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Massage And Basic Medical Terms
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1. Fight or flight
alarm phase of stress
COMTA
James Harvey Kellogg
Amma
2. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process
hypochondrium
NCCAM
trauma
John Upledger
3. 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
auto-immunity
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
gluteal
4. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
lateral
inguinal
Dr. George Taylor
5. Two stances in massage
ventral
exhaustion phase of stress
horse & warrior
gastric
6. To press or squeeze together
compressions
morbidity
Shiatsu points
David Palmer
7. Forehead
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
frontal
start of the modern day spas
Paul St. John
8. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg
gluteal
dorsiflexion
Paul St. John
Dr. George Taylor
9. Definition: to push or pull
Tui-na
femoral
Hippocrates
gluteal
10. Developer of the massage chair
deficiency
David Palmer
Ayru-Veda
Shiatsu points
11. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic
Japanese Tsubo
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
Hippocrates
mortality
12. Groin
Amma techniques
morbidity
inguinal
Western Massage
13. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients
deficiency
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
exhaustion phase of stress
Hippocrates
14. Aka Chinese Acupoints
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
Japanese Tsubo
health
stress
15. Roman Baths
start of the modern day spas
auto-immunity
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
deltoid
16. Cancerous growth that may result in death
extension
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
Amma
malignant
17. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)
Hippocrates
malignant
mastoid
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
18. Behind the knee
Paul St. John
popliteal
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
19. Massage practiced in China since 3000 B.C.
Chinese amma techniques
flexion
Hippocrates
malignant
20. Below the surface
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
morbidity
deep
deficiency
21. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae
this massage centered mainly around royalty
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
cervical
medial
22. Family was prominent in the cereal business
James Harvey Kellogg
health
compressions
MBLex
23. John Barnes
trauma
Mary McMillan
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
Hippocrates
24. Egyptian
brachial
popliteal
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
this massage centered mainly around royalty
25. Region below the stomach
hypogastric
NCBTMB
stress
this massage centered mainly around royalty
26. Wrote about using physcial therapy on soldiers of WWI (1914-1918)
James B. Mennell
Ayru-Veda
frontal
flexion
27. Amsterdam physician who characterized the methods of soft tissue manipulation as effleurage - petrissage - friction and tapotement
Renaissance period
Johann George Mezger
femoral
lateral flexion
28. Indian and Hindu practices
exhaustion phase of stress
anatripsis
Amma techniques
Ayru-Veda
29. ABMP
proximal
stress
inguinal
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
30. Towards the origin
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
proximal
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
frontal
31. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening
malignant
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
benign
Hippocrates
32. James B. Mennell
anatripsis
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
MBLex
medial
33. Infection
eversion
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
Esalen Massage
benign
34. Known as the Father of Medicine
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
auto-immunity
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
Hippocrates
35. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
COMTA
health
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
Amma
36. Dr. Douglas Graham
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
alarm phase of stress
frontal
Ayru-Veda
37. Triangle shaped
deltoid
stress
Hippocrates
health
38. The art of rubbing upward not downward
gluteal
anatripsis
Amma
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
39. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam
extension
because of this person - the first resort spa in the U.S. came into being. It promoted vegetarian diets - exercise - various forms of bathing and massage
MBLex
James Harvey Kellogg
40. American Massage Therapy Association
epigastric
gluteal
hypogastric
AMTA
41. Touch Research Institute (TRI)
Eunice Ingram
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
flexion
Shiatsu points
42. Pertaining to the side of the body
this massage centered mainly around royalty
lateral
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
coronal plane
43. Pertaining to the arm
trauma
friction
deficiency
brachial
44. Sports massage
Paul St. John
Esalen Massage
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
45. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation
Shiatsu points
coronal plane
Emil Vodder
Japanese Tsubo
46. Aka Swedish Massage
Western Massage
MBLex
Shiatsu points
extension
47. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich
cervical
Bernarr MacFadden
AMTA
frontal
48. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Dr. George Taylor
NCCAM
predisposing conditions
Mary McMillan
49. James Harvey Kellogg
brachial
because of this person - the first resort spa in the U.S. came into being. It promoted vegetarian diets - exercise - various forms of bathing and massage
coronal plane
morbidity
50. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu
gastric
deltoid
Japanese Tsubo
compressions