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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






2. Family was prominent in the cereal business






3. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






4. Degeneration






5. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation






6. Two stances in massage






7. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






8. Constantine






9. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)






10. Aka the knowledge of life






11. Region below the stomach






12. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






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






14. Pertaining to the side of the body






15. Roman Empire






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






17. Region above the stomach






18. Relating to the neck






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






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






21. The art of rubbing upward not downward






22. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






23. An onset of disease process s that are likely to occur






24. Stomach






25. 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






26. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






27. Sports massage






28. Abnormal growth (tumor).






29. Divides the body into front and back halves






30. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






31. Infection






32. Below the surface






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






34. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg






35. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






36. Increasing the angle between two bones






37. Egyptian






38. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






39. Centered around athletes and gymnasts using massage - exercise and bathing






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






41. A military nurse who figured prominently in the development & training of physical therapists in the U.S.






42. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






43. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






44. John Barnes






45. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






46. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic






47. American Massage Therapy Association






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






49. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






50. Hippocrates