![]() With the formation of the American Massage Therapy Association, state-by-state efforts were made to pass laws that licensed and, thereby, legitimized massage as a medical treatment. However, it was not until World War I and World War II that the benefits were truly recognized in that country. The practice of Swedish massage was first brought to the U.S. The most common form of massage used in the west is known as Swedish massage which was first developed by Per Henrik Ling. Early Egyptian hieroglyphics even depicted “animal healers” using massage techniques, and horse massage was practiced in ancient China and Rome. Massage techniques continued to develop throughout history and are mentioned in the early writings of the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Turks, Persians, and Japanese. The first known documentation of massage was in 2700 BC in China. This masseuse also worked on Caesar's war dogs. Julius Caesar travelled with a personal massotherapist. In India during the development of varmalogy, not only human but animal bodies were charted, resulting in what we refer to as trigger points. The history of canine massage dates back to ancient times. ![]()
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