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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Relating to the neck






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






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






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






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






6. Infection






7. James B. Mennell






8. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






9. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






10. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






11. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






12. ABMP






13. Constantine






14. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






15. The art of rubbing upward not downward






16. Fight or flight






17. Two stances in massage






18. Egyptian






19. James Harvey Kellogg






20. Triangle shaped






21. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






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






23. Pertaining to the arm






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






25. FSMTB






26. Example: side bends






27. Ayru-Veda






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






29. Aka Swedish Massage






30. Known as the Father of Medicine






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






32. Region below the stomach






33. Indian and Hindu practices






34. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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


36. Developer of the massage chair






37. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






38. Family was prominent in the cereal business






39. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






40. Behind the knee






41. Below the surface






42. Front of body






43. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






44. Increasing the angle between two bones






45. Toward the middle or midline of the body






46. Dr. Douglas Graham






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






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






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






50. Dr. Mathias Roth