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MASSAGE:
THE ANCIENT ART OF HEALING HANDS
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For thousands of years the "Laying
On Of Hands" or Massage in many different forms has been used to
heal the sick.
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To the Ancient Greeks and Romans Physicians
massage was the way of healing and relieving pain.
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Early in the Fifth Century, Hippocrates,
the father of medicine wrote: "Rubbing can bind a joint that is
too loose and loosen a joint that is too rigid". "Rubbing"
or massage was used to relieve asthma.
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Julius Caesar who suffered from epilepsy
was "pinched" all over daily to relieve headaches and neuralgia.
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Massage was known to disperse toxins
found in muscles which were not expelled by exercise.
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Evidence shown by wall paintings from
Ancient Egypt dating from 2330 BC depicts several forms of "Healing
Hands".
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The word Massage comes from the Greek
- To Knead. The effects of massage depend on the knowledge and skills
of the therapist.
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Through skillful treatment all systems
and organs will benefit to many and varied conditions.
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" THE DOCTOR OF THE
FUTURE WILL GIVE NO MEDICINES BUT WILL INTEREST HIS PATIENTS IN THE
CARE OF THE HUMAN FRAME - IN DIET AND THE CARE AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE".
THOMAS EDISON (INVENTOR OF THE LIGHT BULB AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS)
WRITTEN 1890.
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