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TEST BANK Massage Therapy 7/E Susan Salvo

Personal Fitness Nov 6, 2025
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Chapter 01: History of Massage: Pr ehistoric Times to the Modern Era and Professional Societies, Organizations, and Associations.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction fo r clinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes?a.Acupuncture b.Ayurveda c.Polarity therapy d.Massage therapy

ANS: D

Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and decompression/traction for clinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness and self-care purposes.

2.Which origin for the word massage is Greek?a.Mashesh b.Masso c.Masser d.Makeh

ANS: B

The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the Hebrew mashesh, the Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the Sanskrit makeh, and the French masser.

3.When was the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?a.1600s b.1700s c.1800s d.1900s

ANS: C

By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based cultures. Historically, massage was referred to by its techniques such as friction or rubbing.

4.The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BCE in which country?a.India b.China c.Egypt d.Greece

ANS: B

Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to 3000 BCE in China. Acupuncture was not mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BCE.

5.Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine? T EST BANK Massage Therapy 7/E Susan Salvo

  • Tao Te Ching
  • Nei Ching
  • Ayur-Veda
  • Corpus Hippocraticum

ANS: B

At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the Yellow Emperor (died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine known as the Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE, and this work contains detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal medicines.

  • What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and energetic
  • therapies?

  • Polarity
  • Shiatsu
  • Acupuncture
  • Amma

ANS: D

Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other Chinese therapies, manual and energetic.

  • Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
  • Ayurveda
  • Shiatsu
  • Amma
  • Polarity

ANS: A

Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and massage became part of Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great medical texts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom (about 1800 BCE) and recommend massage as an indispensable healing procedure.

  • Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure applied
  • from the practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?

  • Ayurveda
  • Shiatsu
  • Massage
  • Amma

ANS: B

Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts as acupuncture —energy flows in the body through streams called channels or meridians.Acupuncturists use needles at specific points to balance the flow of energy; shiatsu practitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even their knees and feet.

  • Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
  • Galen
  • Celsus
  • Rhazes
  • Hippocrates

ANS: D

Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of numerous books, and advocated the use of massage or “rubbing.” These works are collectively known as the Corpus Hippocraticum, and summarized much of what was known about disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians should avoid causing harm to patients.

  • Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in both
  • the East and the West?

  • Rhazes
  • Celsus
  • Avicenna
  • Hippocrates

ANS: C

A text entitled or Canon of Medicine was written by one of the greatest Persian physicians of his era, Avicenna (980-1037). He was also known as Ibn Sina. The Canon of Medicine is the most famous book in the history of medicine in both the East and the West.

  • Which individual discussed the effects of massage and used friction on joints in the 1500s?
  • Paré
  • Harvey
  • Galen
  • Mezger

ANS: A

Ambroise Paré (1515-1590) was a famous French surgeon who was among the earliest individuals in this era to discuss the effects of massage. He used friction to treat dislocated joints and other orthopedic conditions.

  • Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circulation due to muscular
  • contraction of the heart?

  • Paré
  • Galen
  • Harvey
  • Mezger

ANS: C

English scientist William Harvey (1578–1657) discovered the circulation of blood in 1628, and his writings did much to promote the acceptance of massage as a treatment measure.Harvey observed the hearts of living animals and determined that active phase of the heart muscular contraction (systole) pumped blood through arteries and veins.

  • Who developed the Swedish Movement Cure, which included the use of massage?
  • Johann Mezger
  • Pehr H. Ling
  • George Henry Taylor
  • John Harvey Kellogg

ANS: B

Pehr Henrik Ling (1776 to 1839) developed his own system of massage and exercises or gymnastics, the latter of which consisted of four types—educational, military, medical, and esthetic. This system was called the Swedish Remedial Massage and Exercise, the Swedish Movement Cure, or simply the Ling system.

  • Which term describes a component of the Ling System?
  • Shiatsu
  • Ayurveda
  • Thai massage
  • Swedish massage

ANS: D

The term Swedish massage was used to describe the massage component of Ling’s system.For this reason, Ling is regarded as the father of Swedish massage.

  • Which individual is credited with having introduced French terms still in use to describe
  • massage techniques?

  • Johann Mezger
  • William Harvey
  • Pehr H. Ling
  • Charles Taylor

ANS: A

French was the international language in the nineteenth century. The Dutch physician Johann Mezger (1838 to 909) is credited with having introduced the French terminology still used to describe massage techniques (e.g., effleurage, pétrissage, tapotement) which is still used in massage legislation, medical insurance billing codes, and massage curricula.

  • Who is the founder of modern nursing, which included massage as part of care?
  • Tiffany Field
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Charles Fayette Taylor
  • John Harvey Kellogg

ANS: B

Florence Nightingale (1829 to 1910) of England, founder of modern nursing, took care of wounded soldiers during the Crimean War (1853 to 1856). She developed a standard of care for patients, and massage was an integral part of care. When nurse training was developed, massage was included in the curriculum and massage was provided to patients as part of their comfort measures.

  • French physician Lucas-Championniere used massage and exercise to treat soldiers injured
  • during which event?

  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Civil War
  • Viet Nam War

ANS: A

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Chapter 01: History of Massage: Pr ehistoric Times to the Modern Era and Professional Societies, Organizations, and Associations. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.Which method is defined as manipulation of soft t...