Touch is one of the basic instincts of man. Touch is able to relax the body, calm it, give rise to thought and trigger the mechanisms of the human mind that lead to self-healing. Massage is a nice relaxing procedure. Today I will tell you exactly about this. We will start as usual in history, and then you will learn about the types of massage and its actions, as well as a lot of useful and interesting.

This "art of touch" was born in ancient times in the East. In one of the medical treatises of Ancient China, the following was written: "to protect against cold" is recommended to "wash" the body. There are similar writings in the peoples of ancient India, where through the rubbing of the body, treated and prevented disease. Similar references are found to the ancient Greeks, both Egyptians and Romans. By the way, the ancient Romans dreamed to improve the massage procedure, at the end of the massage they generously oiled the body with aromatic nourishing skin oils.

Well-known physician of ancient Galen, wrote several treatises on therapeutic massage, making a detailed classification of "movement of the massage therapist's hands" during the massage procedure, and actively used massage in the treatment of many diseases. lived in about 980-1037 Avicenna, summarized in his writings, the accumulated knowledge and experience of Roman, Greek, and Indian doctors, described the methods and types of massage. At about this time, in Europe, the Catholic Church announced "the procedure soot "- a terrible sin, since such was counted as" comforting the flesh. "The Renaissance, returned everything" in circles ". In the sixteenth century. .

But the full "trust" in the massage procedure was only returned at the end of the 19th century. In 1894 the first Society of Professional Massage Therapists was formed. Later, at St. George's Hospital in London, a massage department was opened, and Swedish massage, using the Ling system, soon became an integral part of medical practice in Europe. And only in 1960 did medical massage evolve into a coherent system that still exists today as a complement to basic treatments.