Choose language:
The Massage [] (of frz. more masser "mass ", too arab. affect "; betasten "and/or hebr. "ointments "and/or griech. chew "; kneads ") is a therapy form of the manual therapy. It serves for the mechanical influence of skin, connective tissue and musculature with stretch, course and pressure pressure. The effect of the Massage extends from the treated place of the body over the entire organism, which includes also the psyche with.
The Massage in the broadest sense is one of the oldest cures of mankind. Franz Kirchberg formulated this appropriate in its book:
The purposeful use from Massagen to the healing has its origin very probably in the east of Africa and in Asia (Egypt, China, Persia). The first mentions are with the Chinese Huang ti, to that already 2600 v. Chr. Massagehandgriffe and gymnastische exercises describe. In connection with ethereal oils and herbs there are also early proofs in the Indian Ayurveda. Over the Greek physician Hippokrates (460-375 v. Chr.) arrives the Massage finally to Europe. Here it plays an essential role with the rehablitation of the Gladiatoren. Hippokrates explores and deepens the secrets of the Massage and writes its realizations and Tipps down for application. The second important physician of the antique ones, the Romans Claudius Galenus (129-199), took care of likewise the manual therapy and wrote innumerable papers over by him sketched the Massageformen and when which illnesses these to use is. Despite its influence, which is enough until far into the Middle Ages, the society loses the interest in Massagen and other prevention and therapys measure.
Only toward end of the Middle Ages, in 16. Century, became the Massage by the physician and Alchimisten Paracelsus (1493-1541) again topic of the medicine. However this against the theories of the Galenus, in particular against the four-juice teachings, and made themselves thereby among its colleagues many enemies. It needed a further physician, the Frenchman Ambroise (1510-1590), in order to establish the Massage in the modern medicine. It uses the Massage as rehablitation therapy after operations.
"The Swedish epoch in such a way specified "in the area of the manual therapy began with Pehr Henrik Ling (1776-1836). Ling was first active as gymnastic and fencing teachers and created later in the year 1813 "Zentralinstitut for welfare gymnastic and Massage "in Stockholm, where he taught his views of Massage and gymnastic. The handles developed by it were called "rubbing, pressures, milling, heels and taverns ". In the advancement of the classical Massage the Dutch physician Johann G. Metzger was likewise considerably involved (1839-1901). This shows the fact that it in particular in the Meyer's Konversations encyclopedia of 1877 in the direct connection with the Massage is called. It becomes completely clearly a butcher for the today's Massage was as important. The Massage the gate was opened by its work in Amsterdam to the science and to the medicine. Their effect could not be denied from then on no more. Interesting it is in this connection also that the technology of the Swedish Massage of the Americans taken over, and only by the citizen of Berlin an orthopedist Albert Hoffa (1859-1907) end 19. Century one introduced to Germany. Hoffa was it also, the Swedish Massage the last fine cross section gave and it in that today admitted form spread. It used the Massage particularly for the movement apparatus and combined it with a joint-specific exercise treatment. After his view only physicians could palpieren and mass "pathological products of the musculature ". Everyone its had to learn and practice therefore the Massage.
Ever more specific Massagegriffe and it developed gave a development, away from the direct effect on skin and muscles. Head (1889) and Mackenzie (1917) discovered the meaning of the reflex elbows and justified thereby the reflex zone therapy. On this knowledge constructing Professor Kohlrausch investigated the influence of internal organs by purposeful attractions of the skin. On this form of the therapy possibility Kohlrausch came by the self attempts of the Physiotherapeutin Elizabeth thickness (1884-1952), which is considered as a nut/mother of the Bindegewebsmassage. At the same time the physician and Physiotherapeut Dr. Paul Vogler invented the Kolonbehandlung as well as the Periostmassage. A few years later the Dane Dr. Emil Vodder as well as his Mrs. Estrid developed the principle Lymphdrainage. This is nowadays beside the classical Massage to most applied treatment from the range of the manual therapy.
Nowadays the Massage and the reflex zone therapy are incumbent on no longer the physicians, but by Masseuren/Masseurinnen and/or Physiotherapeuten/Physiotherapeutinnen are implemented. In Europe there is appropriate training, which enjoys the protection of the law in the meantime in nearly each state.
Since the theoretical bases of the individual Massagearten differ very strongly, and these on completely different treatment theories are based, are very high the number of impacts on the body. Following the most important these impacts are mentioned.
The different forms of the Massage try to attain a healing or a Linderung in two different kinds with the patient. The classical method is the treatment of the skin and the musculature in the place where is massed. This method is as far as possible schoolmedically recognized and appears in the text books and therapy manuals. The second kind is nowadays still very critically and created it to have only few therapies the jump on the service catalogs of the health insurance company. This Massageformen makes itself the reflex elbows too uses and can so also a suffering of the organs treat. Thus not the "ill place" is treated, but the appropriate area, which represents the ill organ. In order to give to both methods a stamping seed name, of a "direct effect" and a "reflektorischen effect" one speaks here. Since the human body is a complex system, a therapy can never develop excluding only on one of both types of treatment. The organization is to only point therefore the direction, not to give however accurate information over the therapy.
We found here 16 articles.
Index | Privacy | Terms Of Use | Sitemap | Feedback
Printer Friendly Format
Bookmark this page
Back to "Therapy"
Back to top