{"subtitle": "A Practical Manual for the Nurse, the Student and the Practitioner", "dewey_number": ["615.8/22"], "title": "The art of massage", "covers": [822964], "first_sentence": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "MASSAGE, or systematic rubbing and manipulation of the tissues of the body, is probably one of the oldest of all means used for the relief of bodily infirmities."}, "first_publish_date": "1895", "key": "/works/OL2451044W", "authors": [{"type": {"key": "/type/author_role"}, "author": {"key": "/authors/OL340056A"}}], "excerpts": [{"excerpt": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "MASSAGE, or systematic rubbing and manipulation of the tissues of the body, is probably one of the oldest of all means used for the relief of bodily infirmities."}, "page": "First sentence"}], "type": {"key": "/type/work"}, "subjects": ["Massage", "Massage therapy"], "description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "A classic manual the learner and the practitioner will find enlightening. Its comprehensive coverage of the physiological effects of massage, as well as the illustrated techniques, are as timeless and unchanging as the human form. Particularly helpful are the detailed therapeutic massage procedures for specific health needs."}, "latest_revision": 7, "revision": 7, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2009-12-09T23:42:22.151707"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-12-18T20:20:32.505599"}}