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Facial Massage Basics

Subjects : industries, health-sciences

Instructions:

Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To do massage correctly and safely - you must have a thorough knowledge of...
Relaxation
3-6
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn

2. Tapotement is also called _____.
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
10-15 minutes
Percussion
Petrissage

3. To properly massage the face - your hands must be...
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Soft and sanitary
Soft - stroking movements
Blanket

4. The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform...
Vibration
Petrissage
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
3-6

5. You can start a facial massage on the...
Relaxation
Kneeding like petrasage
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
The jawbone

6. Massage movements are directed from the ______ to avoid muscle damage.
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Blanket
3-6
Percussion

7. Which of these items will you need for a typical facial massage service?
Kneeding like petrasage
Blanket
10-15 minutes
Relaxation

8. Contraindication for facial massage include...
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Essential oil
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue

9. _____ is the key component of an aromatherapy.
Keep your hands ex foliated
Essential oil
Percussion
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn

10. Acupressure involves applying pressure...
Keep your hands ex foliated
To specific points of the body
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Vibration

11. When performing the tapping component of the facial massage - you should avoid...
Keep your hands ex foliated
3 to 6
The jawbone
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta

12. A basic male facial massage _____ involves movements that go against the growth of the beard.
Never
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
The jawbone
Feather off hands

13. Wringing and rolling are ______ movements.
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Blanket
Petrissage
Vibration

14. Lymph drainage massage help to...
Relaxation
10-15 minutes
Tempo and flow
Removes waste materials from the body

15. Effleurage involves...
Relaxation
Keep your hands ex foliated
3-6
Soft - stroking movements

16. Massage benefits include...
Vibration
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Soft - stroking movements
Friction

17. Consecutively repeating all movements _____ times is a good rule of thumb.
3-6
Never
To specific points of the body
Removes waste materials from the body

18. The areas of the body that an aesthetician can massage include...
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Feather off hands
Friction
10-15 minutes

19. To maintain soft skin - you should...
Vibration
To specific points of the body
Keep your hands ex foliated
Never

20. Which of the following are classical massage movements?
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Client preference
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

21. Massage involving a rubbing movement is called...
Friction
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
3 to 6

22. When stopping massage do what?
Vibration
Relaxation
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Feather off hands

23. What does the rhythmic flow promote?
Soft - stroking movements
Relaxation
Tempo and flow
3-6

24. Petrissage includes...
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Removes waste materials from the body
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue

25. Your touch should be adjusted according to...
The jawbone
Client preference
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Vibration

26. Which of the following describes massage?
Blanket
Feather off hands
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation

27. What is the Dr. Jacquet massage similar to?
3 to 6
The jawbone
Never
Kneeding like petrasage

28. What also helps promote relaxation
Never
Friction
Tempo and flow
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin

29. Most movements are repeated how many times
Client preference
3 to 6
10-15 minutes
Never

30. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately...
10-15 minutes
The jawbone
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Feather off hands

31. 'Fulling' is a form of...
Soft and sanitary
Tempo and flow
Petrissage
To specific points of the body