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History
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The sense of touch is a powerful and
highly sensitive form of communication. All of
us respond to each other mostly through this natural
reaction. A bonding develops unknowingly, when a
mother cuddles her baby, or through caress, or
while stroking pets etc. Now, due to the increasing
popularity of various touch therapies, we are
discovering the healing powers of therapeutic
massage.
Along with the feel-good factor,
research indicates that massage helps in
reducing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure,
increasing blood circulation and lymph flow,
relaxing tensed muscles, increasing endorphins, the
body's natural painkillers etc. At the same
time, therapeutic massage enhances medical treatment
and helps people feel less anxious and stressed. |
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The Chinese were
among the first to
recognize the healing powers of
massage at around 3000
BC. Physicians mostly
of the Greek and Roman era, prescribed it both for its
restorative powers and for
general preservation of the body and
mind. Thus, the art of massage slowly
became part
of a daily ritual for relaxation.
Herbalists from
various eons have used massage to heal body
and soul. Massage became popular throughout Europe,
due to the work of Henrik
Ling (1776-1839) during the eighteenth and
nineteenth century. Ling who was a Swede,
traveled to
China and mastered their massaging methods. The
massaging methods was based on a variety of movements,
involving pressure, friction, vibration and
rotation. As the techniques of massage spread,
medical as well as non-medical professions
worldwide began exploring the benefits of massage. Eventually
the basis of massage was established. |
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