Category: History of Massage

Practical Massage: Introduction to the Private Instructions in the Art of Massage By Dr. J.D. Balkam Page 1 2  Editor’s introduction: This article comprises one of the smallest books on the subject of massage, only twenty-one pages in length. It was written by the author in 1887 while he was a practicing physician and proponent…

25 Years History in the Making by Ruth Williams   1943-1968 All links are PDF Files! Forward and Dedication 1944-1952 1953-1956 1957-1961 1962-1964 1965-1967 1967-1968 1969-1970 Summary, Important Dates

Sports Massage has long been popular in European Countries and is a primary source of care. Trainers and coaches in the US used massage for restorative purposes, especially in boxing and track and field. Jack Meagher, author of “Sports Massage” encountered the techniques of sports massage while in France in WWII and developed the system…

This unique History of Massage is the modern version of what it really took to get us where we are today.  The heck with Ling and all those guys.  These are the days of our lives.  2000 -2010 2000 – Mississippi, Illinois, Kentucky, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and…

By Carl W. Nelson Information collected For Use in Martin Ashley, Massage: A Career at Your Fingertips (Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1992; Carmel, NY: Enterprise Publishing, 2nd Edition, 1995; 3rd Edition, 1999; 4th Edition, 2003), the number of massage schools in the USA is listed as 190 in May 1991, as 316 in January…