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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Any physiological or physical situation or conditon that causes tension or strain






2. Definition: press or rub






3. Degeneration






4. First written text in 500 B.C. - Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine






5. Towards the origin






6. Through secreting of regulating hormones - it allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm has dissipated






7. Infection






8. Fight or flight






9. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






10. Forehead






11. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854






12. Indian and Hindu practices






13. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






14. Abnormalities of development caused by faulty genetic programming or due to noxious influences in the fetus while in the uterus






15. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process






16. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






17. Cancerous growth that may result in death






18. Relating to the neck






19. Pertaining to the arm






20. Subjective abnormalities as reported by the patient/client - what do they tell you?


21. Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient/client - what do you see?


22. Aka Chinese Acupoints






23. Buttocks






24. Below the surface






25. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






26. The art of rubbing upward not downward






27. Roman Empire






28. Region below the stomach






29. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






30. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






31. Amsterdam physician who characterized the methods of soft tissue manipulation as effleurage - petrissage - friction and tapotement






32. Lived (460 to 380 B.C.)






33. Known as the father of physical therapy - established the Royal Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm in 1813






34. Aka the knowledge of life






35. Developed modern Reflexology by building on the work of Dr. Fitzgerald






36. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health






37. Created in Big Sur - California. It includes long flowing strokes with scented oils - incense and a connection to the inner self






38. Stomach






39. A collection of signs & symptoms usually with common etiology which present a picture of a pathological condition






40. Constantine






41. Developer of the massage chair






42. French barber & surgeon - described positive of massage in the healing process & relieving joint stiffness






43. Dr. Mathias Roth


44. Two stances in massage






45. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






46. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






47. Wrote about using physcial therapy on soldiers of WWI (1914-1918)






48. Front of body






49. Divides the body into front and back halves






50. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu