Author: Julie Onofrio
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History of Massage 1850-1899
1850s– Karl von Reichenbach discovered kerosene and paraffin 1858 – Bindgewebs term – The term itself was first mentioned by Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist according to Wikipedia. Later became Connective Tissue Massage created by Emily Dicke. 1858 – Gerard : Des frictions et du massage dans le traitement de…
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Massage Jobs – Working for chiropractors
Working for chiropractors is often challenging but if you like doing injury work and seeing a lot of clients who were in car accidents and who are in pain from sitting too much on the computer, a massage job in a chiropractors office could be what you are looking for. Massage and chiropractic work can…
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Evidence-based vs Evidence Informed Massage Therapy
Can massage therapy be evidence based or is it evidence informed? The two are often used interchangeably when they are two separate things. Many massage therapists will call themselves evidence based rather than evidence informed. Evidence-based medicine was defined by Sackett et al. as the following: “Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious…
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History of Massage 1800-1849
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History of Massage 100AD – 1800
6th Century AD. – The Chinese method of anmo was transplanted into Japan during the 6th Century A.D. The Japanese later refined this into the therapeutic version of amma (Japanese for massage).The points of stimulation remained much the same as the Chinese pressure points but wasreferred to tsubo (sue-bow), and After World War II, advanced…