An Excerpt from The eBook "Nature's Cures"
Massage is an excellent form of passive exercise.
The word is derived from the Greek word
‘massier’ which means to knead. It involves the
scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body.
If correctly done on a bare body, it can be highly stimulating and invigorating.
As far back as 400 B.C. , the great Hippocrates, the father of medicine,
employed massage and manipulation in healing his patients. Since then it has
been used as a mode of treatment for many ailments and it has restored
many a sufferer to health and vigor.
Benefits
The general massage, dealing with all parts of the body, is highly beneficial
in many ways. It tones up the nervous system, influences respiration and
quickens the elimination of poisons and waste material from the body through
the various eliminative organs such as the lungs, skin, kidneys and bowels.
It also boosts blood circulation and metabolic processes. A massage
removes facial wrinkles , helps to fill out hollow cheeks and neck and eases
stiffness, sore muscles and numbness.
Various movements
There are five fundamental modes of manipulation in massage and these are :
- effleurage (stroking),
- friction ( rubbing),
- petrissage ( kneading),
- tapotment (percussion) and
- vibration (shaking or trembling)
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