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The origins of massage therapy are based on an ancient Indian and Hindu medical practices, which were a long time pre-eminently developed, and then became an well-established Western medical and health practice. The history of massage therapy goes back to around 3000 BCE (earlier) in India in the time when it was thought to be a divine natural healing system. According to legend, Lord Buddha once gave an ointment to King Ajatsatru, which healed the sick King. The legend also states that the King returned from his journey with news that Ajatsatru had cured him and began the practice of massaging the body of the kings of the kingdom with herbs and oils to heal. It was also during this time that massage therapy was first introduced.
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