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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Cancerous growth that may result in death






2. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






3. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg






4. 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






5. Fight or flight






6. Region below the stomach






7. Abnormal growth (tumor).






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






9. Constantine






10. Triangle shaped






11. Towards the origin






12. Behind the knee






13. Pertaining to the arm






14. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






15. Egyptian






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






17. Region above the stomach






18. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process






19. Bernarr MacFadden






20. Aka Chinese Acupoints






21. Aka Swedish Massage






22. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






24. James Harvey Kellogg






25. Roman Empire






26. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






27. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






28. Increasing the angle between two bones






29. Family was prominent in the cereal business






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






31. James B. Mennell






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






33. Divides the body into front and back halves






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






35. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






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






37. Sports massage






38. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






39. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






40. Two stances in massage






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






42. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






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






44. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






45. Pertaining to the femur






46. Decreasing the angle between two bones






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






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






49. Degeneration






50. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients







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