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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






2. Sports massage






3. Pertaining to the side of the body






4. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






6. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






7. FSMTB






8. Increasing the angle between two bones






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






10. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






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






12. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






13. John Barnes






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






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






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






17. Gliding massage stroke






18. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






19. Toward the middle or midline of the body






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






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






22. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






23. Known as the father of physical therapy - established the Royal Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm in 1813






24. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






25. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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

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27. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






28. ABMP






29. Offering or providing help






30. Forehead






31. Decreasing the angle between two bones






32. Egyptian






33. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






34. Degeneration






35. Aka Chinese Acupoints






36. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






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






39. Stomach






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






41. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






42. Groin






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






44. James B. Mennell






45. Triangle shaped






46. American Massage Therapy Association






47. Definition: press or rub






48. Pertaining to the femur






49. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






50. James Harvey Kellogg