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Massage And Basic Medical Terms
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1. A collection of signs & symptoms usually with common etiology which present a picture of a pathological condition
definintion of syndrome
neoplasm
MBLex
gastric
2. Front of body
popliteal
ventral
definition of 'sign'
stress
3. Help to bind a joint that is too loose
deltoid
cervical
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
4. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
friction
Tui-na
auxiliary
NCBTMB
5. Through secreting of regulating hormones - it allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm has dissipated
Tui-na
popliteal
Hippocrates
resistance reaction of stress
6. Cancerous growth that may result in death
malignant
James B. Mennell
cervical
frontal
7. Gliding massage stroke
Greek massage
Paul St. John
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
effleurage
8. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae
predisposing conditions
deltoid
femoral
cervical
9. Relating to the neck
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
cervical
health
dorsiflexion
10. John Barnes
Amma techniques
horse & warrior
Western Massage
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
11. The art of rubbing upward not downward
Shiatsu points
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
hypogastric
anatripsis
12. Egyptian
morbidity
Amma
NCCAM
this massage centered mainly around royalty
13. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
dorsiflexion
inguinal
compressions
14. Forehead
Eunice Ingram
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
frontal
deltoid
15. To press or squeeze together
compressions
Dr. George Taylor
Renaissance period
Dr. Douglas Graham
16. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process
Paul St. John
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
trauma
17. Pertaining to the side of the body
morbidity
definintion of syndrome
Johann George Mezger
lateral
18. Triangle shaped
deltoid
friction
Greek massage
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. Constantine
lateral
lateral flexion
COMTA
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
20. Bernarr MacFadden
epigastric
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
MBLex
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
21. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy
Pehr Henrik Ling
John Upledger
Johann George Mezger
Shiatsu points
22. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich
Dr. Douglas Graham
Pehr Henrik Ling
Bernarr MacFadden
coronal plane
23. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease
Paul St. John
health
eversion
Eunice Ingram
24. ABMP
cervical
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
mortality
25. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique
Ambrose Pare
Shiatsu points
Pehr Henrik Ling
NCCAM
26. Definition: to push or pull
benign
Tui-na
James B. Mennell
Bernarr MacFadden
27. Definition: press or rub
Emil Vodder
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
Amma
ventral
28. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam
genetic/congenital
auto-immunity
friction
MBLex
29. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation
General Adaptation Syndrome
Emil Vodder
definition of 'sign'
Tui-na
30. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
ventral
morbidity
David Palmer
NCCAM
31. Lived (460 to 380 B.C.)
definition of 'sign'
start of the modern day spas
flexion
Hippocrates
32. FSMTB
Hippocrates
NCBTMB
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
alarm phase of stress
33. Developer of the massage chair
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
gluteal
Johann George Mezger
David Palmer
34. Towards the origin
dorsiflexion
cervical
predisposing conditions
proximal
35. Example: side bends
lateral flexion
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
Japanese Tsubo
trauma
36. Centered around athletes and gymnasts using massage - exercise and bathing
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
Mary McMillan
James B. Mennell
Greek massage
37. James Harvey Kellogg
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
definition of 'sign'
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
38. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
General Adaptation Syndrome
Japanese Tsubo
mastoid
39. Region below the stomach
hypogastric
trauma
NCBTMB
Shiatsu points
40. Increasing the angle between two bones
extension
COMTA
Pehr Henrik Ling
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
41. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health
James Harvey Kellogg
Amma techniques
medial
General Adaptation Syndrome
42. An onset of disease process s that are likely to occur
predisposing conditions
hypochondrium
extension
popliteal
43. Fight or flight
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
alarm phase of stress
frontal
Bernarr MacFadden
44. Buttocks
Ayru-Veda
hypogastric
gluteal
Pehr Henrik Ling
45. A military nurse who figured prominently in the development & training of physical therapists in the U.S.
deltoid
Ayru-Veda
Mary McMillan
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
46. Pertaining to the arm
General Adaptation Syndrome
brachial
femoral
Amma techniques
47. Amsterdam physician who characterized the methods of soft tissue manipulation as effleurage - petrissage - friction and tapotement
John Upledger
Renaissance period
Johann George Mezger
NCCAM
48. Sports massage
neoplasm
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
Bernarr MacFadden
Ayru-Veda
49. Groin
Greek massage
inguinal
Western Massage
Bernarr MacFadden
50. Divides the body into front and back halves
coronal plane
Renaissance period
morbidity
brachial