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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Sports massage






2. Towards the origin






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






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






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






6. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






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






8. Infection






9. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






10. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






11. Divides the body into front and back halves






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






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






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






15. Behind the knee






16. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






17. Pertaining to the femur






18. Aka Chinese Acupoints






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






20. A collection of signs & symptoms usually with common etiology which present a picture of a pathological condition






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






22. Constantine






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






24. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






25. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






26. To press or squeeze together






27. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health






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






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






30. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






31. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






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






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






34. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






35. Definition: to push or pull






36. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






37. Degeneration






38. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






39. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






40. Increasing the angle between two bones






41. Abnormal growth (tumor).






42. Developer of the massage chair






43. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






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






45. Forehead






46. Relating to the neck






47. Pertaining to the side of the body






48. Roman Empire






49. The art of rubbing upward not downward






50. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion