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HISTORY OF MASSAGE

Massage in some form is the earliest known therapeutic art, with an extensive and well-documented history. Before that we can only speculate that there was an equally strong instinct to stroke or touch the human body.

The earliest Chinese references to massage are in the medical text known as the Nei Ching, from the 25 th century BC, and the following century the art appears to have spread across the civilized world because wall paintings depicting massage have been found in a physician’s tomb in Saqqara, and references by Egyptian, Persian and Japanese physicians to the benefits and usefulness of massage appear.

There are continued references to massage throughout history, from the books of the Indian Ayur Veda in the 19 th century BC to Homer, as well as Greek medical texts of the 5 th century BC. The Romans, too, had various uses for massage: gladiators were given regular treatments to ease muscle fatigue and pain, Julius Caesar was ‘pinched’ all over as a daily treatment for neuralgia.

In the 21 st century, massage has become a mainstream complementary therapy and also a part of integrated medicine, as we know it. It is used throughout society on many levels and has a very important role to play in maintaining a healthy everyday life.