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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






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






3. Hippocrates






4. An onset of disease process s that are likely to occur






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






6. Definition: to push or pull






7. Region above the stomach






8. Abnormal growth (tumor).






9. Below the surface






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






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






12. To press or squeeze together






13. Decreasing the angle between two bones






14. James Harvey Kellogg






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






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






17. Definition: press or rub






18. Example: side bends






19. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






20. James B. Mennell






21. Constantine






22. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






23. Sports massage






24. Fight or flight






25. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






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






27. Ayru-Veda






28. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






29. Stomach






30. Wrote about using physcial therapy on soldiers of WWI (1914-1918)






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


32. Divides the body into front and back halves






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






34. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






35. Pertaining to the femur






36. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






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






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






39. Degeneration






40. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






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






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






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






44. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






45. Gliding massage stroke






46. Centered around athletes and gymnasts using massage - exercise and bathing






47. Front of body






48. Aka Swedish Massage






49. Two stances in massage






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