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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Forehead






2. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






3. Hippocrates






4. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






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






6. Constantine






7. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






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






9. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






10. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






11. Bernarr MacFadden






12. 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






13. Family was prominent in the cereal business






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






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






16. Two stances in massage






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






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






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






20. Ayru-Veda






21. James Harvey Kellogg






22. Below the surface






23. Abnormal growth (tumor).






24. Triangle shaped






25. Increasing the angle between two bones






26. Sports massage






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






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






29. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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






31. Pertaining to the side of the body






32. Behind the knee






33. Degeneration






34. Buttocks






35. James Harvey Kellogg






36. Aka the knowledge of life






37. Toward the middle or midline of the body






38. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






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






40. Towards the origin






41. ABMP






42. James B. Mennell






43. John Barnes






44. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






45. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






47. FSMTB






48. Region below the stomach






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






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