Massage Therapy: Beck Therapeutic Massage

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Douglas Graham

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First popularized the term massage

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Johann Georg Mezger

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Dutch man to which the term massage, the common names for strokes, and frictions, is generally attributed

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Tui-na

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Term for Chinese medical massage, literally meaning "push-pull"

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Tsubo

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Points on the body that are sensitive to pressure applied during shiatsu

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Shiatsu

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Massage technique from Japan in which points of stimulation are pressed to affect the circulation of fluids and ki (life force energy)

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Tschanpua

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Hindu technique of massage in the bath

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Gymnasium

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Center where exercise and massage are combine to treat disease and promote health

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Hippocratic Oath

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Code of ethics for physicians

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Asclepius

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Greek priest-physician who founded the first gymnasium in 700 BCE and was later worshipped as a god of medicine

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Hippocrates

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Known as the father of medicine

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Anatripsis

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Art of rubbing a body part upward

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Chirugy

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Healing with the hands

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Medical gymnastics

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Gymnastics applied to the treatment of disease consisting of active, duplicated, and passive movements

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Effleurage

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A succession of strokes applied by gliding the hand over an extended portion of the body

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Petrissage

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Lifts, squeezes, and presses the tissues; also called kneading

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Tapotement

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Movements include tapping, slapping, hacking, cupping, and beating; also called percussion

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Dr. Vodder's manual lymph drainage

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Method of gentle, rhythmic massage along the superficial lymphatic that aids in lymphatic system functioning and treats chronic lymphedema

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Connective tissue massage

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Massage directed toward the subcutaneous connective tissue, thought to affect vascular and viceral reflexes related to a variety of pathologies and disabilities

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Deep transverse friction massage

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Massage that broadens the fibrous tissues of muscles, tendons, or ligaments, breaking down unwanted adhesions and restoring mobility to muscles

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Sports massage

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Method of massage designed to enhance an athlete's performance

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Chair massage

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A better choice for people unable to or not amenable to receiving full-body massage on a table

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Polarity therapy

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Uses massage manipulation derived from Eastern and Western practices

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Rolfing

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Aligns the major body segments through manipulation of the fascia or the connective tissue

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Reflexology

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Stimulates particular points on the surface of the body, which in turn affects other areas or organs of the body

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Touch for health

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Simplified form of applied kinesiology that involves techniques having both Eastern and Western origins

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Neuromusculartechniques

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A group of techniques that assess and address soft tissue dysfunction by affecting the neurological mechanisms that control the muscle

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Craniosacral therapy

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Gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of the craniosacral system