DisputedFrom the people of the place
Swedish massage
noun · first attested 19th century
Swedes call it classic massage; the strokes may be Dutch, not Swedish.
A massage style built on long gliding strokes, kneading, friction, and tapping.
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Swedish massage
The technique is usually credited to Pehr Henrik Ling and his Swedish gymnastics, but the French names for its strokes came through the Dutch practitioner Johann Georg Mezger. In Sweden the same treatment is simply classic massage, and the national label is largely an export product.
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