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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Constantine






2. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






3. James B. Mennell






4. Towards the origin






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






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






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






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






9. Buttocks






10. James Harvey Kellogg






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






12. Aka the knowledge of life






13. Degeneration






14. Example: side bends






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






16. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






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






18. 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






19. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






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






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






22. ABMP






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






24. Aka Swedish Massage






25. Ayru-Veda






26. Developer of the massage chair






27. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






28. Indian and Hindu practices






29. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






30. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






31. Sports massage






32. Offering or providing help






33. John Barnes






34. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






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






36. Triangle shaped






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






38. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






39. Pertaining to the side of the body






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


41. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






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






44. Relating to the neck






45. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






46. Front of body






47. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






48. Behind the knee






49. Decreasing the angle between two bones






50. Fight or flight