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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)






2. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






3. Egyptian






4. Bernarr MacFadden






5. Gliding massage stroke






6. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






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






8. Triangle shaped






9. Example: side bends






10. American Massage Therapy Association






11. Known as the Father of Medicine






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






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






14. Fight or flight






15. Toward the middle or midline of the body






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






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






18. Definition: press or rub






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






20. Towards the origin






21. Region below the stomach






22. ABMP






23. James Harvey Kellogg






24. Degeneration






25. Offering or providing help






26. 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






27. Roman Empire






28. Below the surface






29. Constantine






30. Groin






31. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






32. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






33. Dr. Mathias Roth


34. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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






36. Region above the stomach






37. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






38. Pertaining to the femur






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






40. Infection






41. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






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






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






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






45. Roman Baths






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






47. James B. Mennell






48. Pertaining to the side of the body






49. James Harvey Kellogg






50. Subjective abnormalities as reported by the patient/client - what do they tell you?