would predate written history).

762 BC: In the Iliad and the Odyssey, massage with oils and aromatic substances is mentioned as a means to relax the tired limbs of warriors and as a way to help the treatment of wounds. 700 BC: Bian Que, the earliest known Chinese physician, uses massage in medical practice.

500 BC: Jivaka Komarabhacca was an Indian physician who according to the Pali Buddhist Canon was Shakyamuni Buddha's

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