Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-18
In the Case of
MASSAGE AND ALLIED
BRANCHES


In the Case of
MASSAGE AND ALLIED
BRANCHES
The Bureau of Medical Education and
Licensure has adopted the term MAS
SAGE AND ALLIED BRANCHES under
WHICH to license certain practitioners of
medicine. The Bureau has defined Mas
sage and Allied Branches especially to
include:
l. Any treatment having any manual.
physical mechanical exercise, appa-
ratus,. appliances or. treatments for a
e@l Gymnastics, (cJ Swedish movements.
sage, (D Any other manual, physical,
mechanical method of exercises, appa-
ratus. appliances or treatment not here
O., Any treatment having water, air.
neat cold, light, sun, earth for base
M tc Sl
(d) ANY other treatment not here speci-
fed but having water, air, heat, cold,
light, sun, earth for u base.
8. Any treatment having electricity
for base, including (a) Electro
Therapy; OBJ Electro, Massage: (c) I1lec-
trio Light Baths, tdl Any other treat
ment having electricity for base.
Admission to the practice of Massage
and Allied Branches in Pennsylvania is
granted by the issuance of a license to
the candidate who passes the licensing
examination and satisfies all the other
legal requirements
1. License by Examination
Applicants for license must meet
ta) Preliminary Requirement
preliminary education prior to en-
tering upon the study of Massage and
Allied Branches of not less than COM
pleted grammar school course.
OBJ Professional Requirement
The satisfactory completion of a
course of study consii g of the fol-
lowing:
ish movements. electro. hydro, hello.
or thermo- -therapy or any branch there
of in q school approved by the Bureau
nf ion on ion Of
the. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
giving course of practical and theo-
retical instruction in all or part of these
anatomy physiology, pathology, and
hygiene' ,eoyeripg an i9struoti0n period
months in a single calendar year.
Cc) Examination
a candidate for admission to the Ii
S25, submit evidence, verified by oath
or affirmation and satisfactory to the
Bureau that he or she (a) is 81 years
(c) is not addicted to the incorporate
use of alcohol or narcotic drugs, and
I'D has met the preliminary and the
professional requirements as set forth
The examinations conducted by the
Bureau are on the subjects of anatomy,
physiology pathology hygiene and
In case of failure in a second final
examination the applicant must enter
In the Case of Cbiropody
Admission to the practice of Chi
ropody in Pennsylvania is granted by
the issuance of a license to a candidate
who passes the licensing examination
and satisfies all other legal require
ments:
Applicants for license must meet
(a) Preliminary Requirement
A preliminary education prior to en-
tering upon the study of Chiropody of
a one year high school course.
OBJ Professional Requirement
The satisfactory completion of
course of study In Chiropody in n school
recognized as competent.
The course of instruction in such a
school must cover not less than one
months lin the same caledar year, of
actual instruction in anatomy tdissec-
tions as well as theory, physiology,
chemistry. pathology, hygiene ana prac-
tice of chiropody.
Cc) Examinations
A candidate for admission to the
licensing examination must pay a fee
of S25 submit evidence, verify by oath
or affirmation and satisfactory tn the
Bureau that he or she (a) is II years
(c) is not addicted to the Incorporate
use of alcohol or narcotic drugs. and
Cd1 has met the preliminary and the
professional requirements as set forth
above.
The examinations conducted by the
physiology, pathology, chemistry as ap-
piled to chiropody, hygiene and prac-
In case Of failure in second final
examination the applicant must enter
DIR. ]. NJ BALDY, Pres.
Philadelphia, Pa.
2219 Delaney St.