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In the early 1800s, Peter Henry Ling (also known as Per Henrik Ling) was perhaps the first to notice what numerous others pioneers of physiotherapy have already observed in the past centuries: massage and physical exercises are critical for healing many chronic and acute forms of pain. Even in some way controversial, Ling is widely considered the "Father of Massage". Like many massage therapists and body workers today, he used his own knowledge and experience with pain and injury to craft methods and techniques that shaped the basis of his practice and, ultimately, of massage itself.
This paper talks about the history of physiotherapy.
A look at the life and times of Daniel David “D.D.” Palmer, the “discoverer” and early promulgator of chiropractic healing, is a good way to tie up some threads of my extended look at the explosion of interest in occultism in the 19th and early 20th centuries. (See my papers on Victorian Occultism, Maria B. Hayden, and Dr. Mesmer elsewhere on this site). As we will see, Palmer's wide ranging interests and influences bring together elements of Mesmer’s “magnetic healing,” the spiritualism of the Fox sisters and Mrs. Hayden, and a deep involvement with the various occult systems and metaphysics floating around in the late Victorian era. NOTE: In the description of "magnetic header" Paul Caster, his city of residence is Ottumwa, Iowa - not Ottawa (as spellcheck would have it!).
AMA journal of ethics
History of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Its Ethical Dimensions2015 •
Chiropractic History ISSN 0736-4377
Daniel David Palmer, the father of chiropractic: his heritage revisited. A story of enlightenment, spiritualism and innovationThis paper employed a historical narrative methodology to answer the question: what are the family and personal influences that potentially shaped Daniel David Palmer up until 1886? Data were drawn from more than fifty data sources including Palmer’s writings, historical and genealogical researchers’ reports, newspapers, trade journal advertisements and commentary, and census reports. To establish the authenticity and trustworthiness of the documents, all data were subject to external and internal criticism. After a thematic analysis, five themes emerged from the data. First, Palmer had an adventurous spirit and refined his beliefs, gathering and publishing various knowledge (particularly to do with healing) that he acquired. Second, understanding Palmer’s family exposure to a variety of religious beliefs explained the origin of the spiritual knowledge that Palmer felt was needed to expand his understanding of tone. Third, healthcare practices of the time were varied and randomly available to Palmer to observe human illness and treatments. Fourth, Palmer published his contributions to each of his occupations with examples of the challenges he faced and how he developed skills in critical observation. Fifth, Palmer critically investigated Spiritualism with rigour of proof and an understanding of how and why he valued his beliefs, giving him an additional resource to acquire knowledge about healing and tone. Palmer’s heritage provides us with insight into the religious and healthcare influences that shaped his power of critical observation and his quest to contribute knowledge. These various influences carried through to the origins of chiropractic
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Traditional Thai Massage: A case study of the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders in Chaloeysak-Wat Pho Massage TherapistsThis study is designed to evaluate the physiological strain of Chaloeysak-Wat Pho Massage therapists. In Thailand, the 'Chaloeysak' or 'Wat Pho' Massage is a popular method especially for tourists which subsequently contributes to the employment of massage experts. The massage is built on the centuries-old cultural heritance of manual therapies in which deep muscle massage removes myofascial pain and discomfort. However, techniques used in physical rehabilitation classic medical physiotherapy such as manual traditional massage methods include risks for the biomechanical system of the therapists. At present, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) are a wide spread and persisting cause of health issues because of intensive and repetitive muscle work. Thirty experienced female therapists voluntarily participated in this project, each performing a 45-60 minute treatment followed by 15 minute rest. Patients were tourists who agreed to experience the advantages of a traditional Wat Pho Thai massage relaxation treatment. The study assessed the impact of the traditional therapies on the physical condition of the massagers by evaluating the total cardiovascular load, the local muscle strain and the subjective perceived problems. Compared to standard set thresholds, the results revealed for the set treatment conditions a safe physiological strain for the Chaloeysak or Wat Pho massage therapists (p < 0.05). In the actual conditions, the Chaloeysak massage therapists are safe from WRMSD risks when performing their job and the introduction of a resting period of 15 minutes after each treatment allows them to recover from the physiological strain. This rest period could be introduced into a WRMSD-prevention strategy for the Thai massage business.
Chiropractic History SSN 0736-4377
Before Chiropractors and Osteopaths Did Anything, An English Physician Did It All--A Comparative Review of Edward Harrison's TomeThis paper discusses the understanding Edward Harrison (1766-1838) had of the principles and theories of vertebral subluxation as published in his 1827 book Pathological and Practical Observations on Spinal Diseases, Illustrated with Cases and Engravings also an Enquiry into the Origin and Cure o f Distorted Limbs. Harrison's observations were published fifty-seven years before D.D. Palmer discovered Chiropractic and thirty-seven years before Still discovered osteopathy. Harrison was well versed in the history of spinal care and claimed to originate ideas chiropractors view as their own, including the description of subluxation compared with luxation, the causal relationship of vertebral visceral neuropathology, the theory that subluxation may be involved in nearly all disease, the intervertebral foramina as a source of stretching the spinal nerve sheath, the concept of spinal "tone," the stretching of articular ligaments as a cause of vertebral subluxation, and the use of the "manual thrust" to correct the subluxation. Harrison described the contact areas on the vertebrae for adjustment, was the first to complain about repetitive strain injury while treating the patient, designed a hand held instrument to assist the thrust, formed a theory of "chronic" subluxation, used vertebral "prominence" and position as a diagnostic sign, discarded exercise as a form of treatment for subluxation and used the word "manipulation" to describe his treatment. I'pon the occasional death of his clients, he confirmed the vertebral organ neuropathology by autopsy. This paper discusses Harrison's observations in relation to the later development of chiropractic theory and knowledge especially D.D. Palmer's theories of spinous malposition, vertebral subluxation, nerve tone and spinal adjustment, Langworthy's description of the "Bohemian thrust," Oakley Smith's theory of "ligatite," Swanberg's observations of the IVF, the current value of physical therapy exercise programs, current anatomical observations, Abram's reflexes and adjusting instruments, and to Fuhr's adjusting instrument.
The Later or Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) was a formative period in the development of Chinese Medicine. Two medical practitioners who lived towards the end of this period, Zhang Zhong-jing and Hua Tuo, are well known and have been the topic of much discussion. However, their fame seems to have overshadowed a line of acupuncture practitioners who lived towards the beginning of the Later Han Dynasty. The purposes of this article are to present and comment on the historical source material on these practitioners and on the events that surround the incidents related in the biography.
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Chiropractors vigorously deny the charge that its pur- ported founder, Daniel David Palmer (or D.D. Palmer as commonly referenced), copied osteopathy. Yet, the two schools of thought were nearly identical at their begin- nings, and just a few hours apart by railway. Further, chi- ropractic was “discovered” the same year—1895— that the first class of the American School of Osteopathy (ASO) was graduated. Chiropractors dismiss the sudden emergence of chiropractic so near in time and space to the ASO as a one-in-a-million coincidence. Statisticians, on the other hand, infer that one-in-a-million is not a coincidence.
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