Chinese medicine developed the type of massage therapy known as ________.

• A. Ayurvedic massage
• B. Shiatsu
• C. Thai massage
• D. Acupressure

Answer: (D)

Acupressure is a massage technique developed within Chinese medicine that uses finger pressure on specific acupuncture points along the body's meridians to balance qi and restore the flow of energy. This approach is rooted in traditional Chinese theories about how energy moves through the body and how its balance affects health. The other options come from different cultural traditions—Ayurvedic massage from India emphasizes oils and marma points, Thai massage blends stretches and pressure from Thai practice, and Shiatsu is Japanese and adapts similar meridian-based concepts. So acupressure is the massage form most closely tied to Chinese medicine.