According to literary sources, the massage was known for 25 centuries before our era. No people can attribute to themselves the opening of a massage. According to one source, the word "massage" comes from the French verb "masser", which means rubbing. This verb, in turn, is borrowed from the Arabic language: in Arabic "masses" - gently press, touch. Other sources claim that the word "massage" comes from the Greek "mass", which means - to squeeze. There are versions that the word originated from the Latin "mass" - sticking to the fingers, from the Hebrew "machine" - to feel. However it may be, one thing is clear: the massage technique includes all these values.

There are known schools of massage of ancient Egypt, China, Greece, India, Rome, countries of Western Europe, Central Asia, South America, Central Africa.

Doctor of Ancient Greece Hippocrates (459-377 biennium. Before. ), The founder of medicine, wrote that the doctor in many things should be experienced, including in massage. The evidence of the health-improving effect of the massage was left behind by other famous physicians of Greece, for example, Herodikos, Democritus, known as the author of the famous phrase "In a healthy body - a healthy spirit".

The doctor and philosopher Ibn Sina (Avicenna), who lived in Iran and Central Asia in 980-1037, in his works cited the classification of the massage as a weak - relaxing and softening body; Strong - strengthening body; Preparatory - preceding physical exertion; Long - contributing to weight loss; Moderate to prosperity; Calming or restorative - after exercise.

The main object of the massage is our skin. It is rightly called the "mirror of our body". The condition of our skin almost always reflects our well-being. Pink, smooth, firm skin speaks about health and youth, and pale, edematous, wrinkled, languid - about illness and aging. The skin is a protective barrier between the environment and us, a sort of border guard, protecting against viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. In addition, it protects us from overcooling and overheating, from negative chemical and mechanical effects.

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