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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Infection






2. Dr. Douglas Graham






3. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






4. Definition: to push or pull






5. Toward the middle or midline of the body






6. Developer of the massage chair






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






8. Published a book in 1902 that convinced medical professionals of the therapeutic effects of massage






9. Decreasing the angle between two bones






10. Abnormal growth (tumor).






11. Buttocks






12. Hippocrates






13. Recognized for the U.S. development of Neuromuscular Therapies






14. Region below the stomach






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






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






17. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






18. John Barnes






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






20. Triangle shaped






21. Relating to the neck






22. Divides the body into front and back halves






23. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






25. The art of rubbing upward not downward






26. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






27. Forehead






28. Aka Chinese Acupoints






29. French educator - developed the Swedish Movement of Cure around 1800 A.D.






30. Towards the origin






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






32. Stomach






33. Groin






34. Egyptian






35. Region above the stomach






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


37. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich






38. Disorder resulting from an attack by the body's own immune system. the body identifies one or more tissues as invading organisms and forms an antibody to that tissue






39. Massage practiced in China since 3000 B.C.






40. Indian and Hindu practices






41. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






42. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






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


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






45. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






46. James Harvey Kellogg






47. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)






48. Family was prominent in the cereal business






49. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






50. Roman Empire