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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






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






3. Towards the origin






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






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






6. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






7. Increasing the angle between two bones






8. Stomach






9. Behind the knee






10. Divides the body into front and back halves






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






12. Buttocks






13. Example: side bends






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






15. Bernarr MacFadden






16. Toward the middle or midline of the body






17. Fight or flight






18. Forehead






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






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






21. Known as the Father of Medicine






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






23. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






25. Offering or providing help






26. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






27. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






28. Front of body






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






30. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






31. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






32. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






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

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34. Hippocrates






35. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






36. Pertaining to the side of the body






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






38. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






39. Pertaining to the arm






40. Pertaining to the femur






41. James B. Mennell






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






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






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






45. Aka the knowledge of life






46. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






47. James Harvey Kellogg






48. Egyptian






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






50. Abnormal growth (tumor).