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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. Forehead






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






3. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






5. Relating to the neck






6. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






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






8. Degeneration






9. Family was prominent in the cereal business






10. Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient/client - what do you see?

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11. Aka the knowledge of life






12. FSMTB






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






14. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic






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






16. Front of body






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

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18. Offering or providing help






19. Example: side bends






20. Hippocrates






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






22. Aka Chinese Acupoints






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






24. Roman Baths






25. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






26. John Barnes






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






28. James Harvey Kellogg






29. To press or squeeze together






30. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






31. Pertaining to the arm






32. James B. Mennell






33. Groin






34. Abnormal growth (tumor).






35. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






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






37. Sports massage






38. Gliding massage stroke






39. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






40. Indian and Hindu practices






41. Constantine






42. Increasing the angle between two bones






43. Aka Swedish Massage






44. Decreasing the angle between two bones






45. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






46. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






47. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






48. Developer of the massage chair






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






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