National Institute of Massotherapy
College/University - New Franklin, OH, US
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The Massotherapy Profession Massage is medicine; exercise is medicine. Physicians throughout history and across the globe have espoused the value of both for health and wellness. While historical figures as early as Herodicus and Hippocrates espoused manipulation, massage and exercise as fundamental to medical practice, specialization in massage began in the 19th century. Physicians practiced and wrote about the treatment of conditions for which massotherapy was especially effective. Massotherapy was described as distinct from massage, or simple "rubbing." Education in medical school and attention to anatomy and physiology separated the practitioners of massotherapy from the layman. At the about the same time, physical education/fitness instructors and practitioners of Medical Gymnastics began to emphasize anatomy and massage. The turn of the century in the United States saw an emphasis on licensure and regulation of medicine. States enacted laws requiring licensure of physicians. In 1916, Ohio was the first to establish licensure for massage and remained the only state to have any regulation of massage practice until 1943. While there are five states that as of yet do not have any regulations governing the practice of massage, Ohio remains the only state in which massage is a regulated by a medical board. Massage was a part of nursing education and a role performed by nurses in hospitals in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century. Massage manipulations were part of the role of the first physical therapists. Massage was used by nurses as part of comforting patients, while massage and medical gymnastics were used by physical therapists as treatment for medical/orthopedic conditions. While medical professions have incorporated massage in the past, most today leave massage to trained/licensed massage therapists. The licensed massage practitioner's focus on quality touch is now viewed by many as bringing a broader and deeper level of skill to the trea...
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