Author: Julie Onofrio
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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
1800’s-Reiki is believed to date back to early Tibetan healing practices. Discovered in the 1800’s by a Japanese philosopher and Christian seminary educator, Dr. Mikao Usui 1804 – The Elements of Kellgrens’ Manual Therapy by James Cryax reports that First historical record of Per Henrik Lings (1776- 1839) was in 1804. THE ELEMENTS OF KELLGREN’S…
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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…
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The Timeline History of Massage (3000BC to 100BC)
ELAP Recommendation: Having completed 1.5 hours of instruction on the evolution of massage and bodywork, the learner is expected to: Demonstrate knowledge of the terms and concepts related to the evolution of massage and bodywork including historical events, knowledge of the current structure of the massage and bodywork profession including massage as part of health…