The origins of therapeutic massage are in the instinctual response to hold and rub a hurt or pain.
Therapeutic massage is found in all cultures as an integral part of health care and maintenance.
Hippocrates, the Father of Western Medicine, considered massage of prime importance in any health regime. Likewise, Galen and the Romans also greatly prized the health benefits of massage. With the re-emergence of holistic health theories and therapies, therapeutic massage is regaining its rightful place in preventative health care. Copyright 1999 by the Vermont Massage Guild. All rights reserved.