Vibromassage

The history of vibromassage through mechanical devices is not very long, although the vibration itself as a massaging technique dates back thousands of years.

[1] Massage, of which vibration has always been an essential part, was known to Ancient Greeks and Romans, Chinese and Slavs; in the 5th century B.C.

Herodicus compelled his patients to have their body rubbed, as he firmly believed in the efficacy of massage.

In the middle of the 19th century, Zander constructed mechanical motion devices for treating neuralgia; Taylor of New York and Kellogg of Michigan were also among pioneer inventors which constructed and used mechanical apparatuses for massage, which could perform vibrating, shaking, rolling, percussion, compression, and friction.

[1] The next step of vibromassage advancement took place when inventors introduced mechanical apparatus by means of which treatment could be more localized.