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80 specialized sensory receptors called Meissner's corpuscles per square millimeter of skin, as opposed to 20 in a young adult, and 4 in old age (Montagu, p. 7). That's why babies are so over- whelmed by tickles and touches. They feel more than we do. 6. Remove the blindfold and check out your work.

than Lithuanian massage or Uruguayan massage. Actually, Swedish massage is named after a Swedish physiologist and fencing master by the name of Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839), who developed a system of Medical Gymnastics that Included the moves we now use in basic massage. He eventually became known as the fa

ur Power to Heal: The Personal Practice of Therapeutic Touch, Santa Fe, Bear & Co., 1993. Miller, Erica, Day Spa Operations. Albany, Milady, 1995. Montagu, Ashley, Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin, Harper & Row, New York, 1971. Nelson, Dawn, Compassionate Touch: Hands On Caregiving for the

id, 232 parietal bones, 269-270 patesthai, 35 paw pressure, 317-318 The Peaks Spa, 311 pectorals, 56-57 peppermint oil, 166. See also oils Per Henrik Ling, 26 perenium, 40 performance, athletic. See sports massage pesticides, 72 Phalen, George, 222 Phalen's test, 224 phlebitis, 130 Physical Mind

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

6 mint creams, 240 EFTA00008394 --- PAGE BREAK --- Index 347 miser's rub, 145 modalities, massage, 18-19, 20, 69 monkeys, research on, 17 Montagu, Ashley, 35, 273 mood, for massage, 125-127 motion, range of, 133, 151 mud baths, 253 Murphy, Michael, 31 muscle(s) building, for massage, 133-

id, 232 parietal bones, 269-270 patesthai, 35 paw pressure, 317-318 The Peaks Spa, 311 pectorals, 56-57 peppermint oil, 166. See also oils Per Henrik Ling, 26 perenlum, 40 performance, athletic. See sports massage pesticides, 72 Phalen, George, 222 Phalen's test, 224 phlebitis, 130 Physical Mind

id, 232 parietal bones, 269-270 patesthai, 35 paw pressure, 317-318 The Peaks Spa, 311 pectorals, 56-57 peppermint oil, 166. See also oils Per Henrik Ling, 26 perenlum, 40 performance, athletic. See sports massage pesticides, 72 Phalen, George, 222 Phalen's test, 224 phlebitis, 130 Physical Mind

id, 232 parietal bones, 269-270 patesthai, 35 paw pressure, 317-318 The Peaks Spa, 311 pectorals, 56-57 peppermint oil, 166. See also oils Per Henrik Ling, 26 perenlum, 40 performance, athletic. See sports massage pesticides, 72 Phalen, George, 222 Phalen's test, 224 phlebitis, 130 Physical Mind

id, 232 parietal bones, 269-270 patesthai, 35 paw pressure, 317-318 The Peaks Spa, 311 pectorals, 56-57 peppermint oil, 166. See also oils Per Henrik Ling, 26 perenlum, 40 performance, athletic. See sports massage pesticides, 72 Phalen, George, 222 Phalen's test, 224 phlebitis, 130 Physical Mind

id, 232 parietal bones, 269-270 patesthai, 35 paw pressure, 317-318 The Peaks Spa, 311 pectorals, 56-57 peppermint oil, 166. See also oils Per Henrik Ling, 26 perenlum, 40 performance, athletic. See sports massage pesticides, 72 Phalen, George, 222 Phalen's test, 224 phlebitis, 130 Physical Mind