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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. To press or squeeze together






2. Known as the Father of Medicine






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






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






5. Cancerous growth that may result in death






6. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






7. Roman Baths






8. Buttocks






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






10. Egyptian






11. Roman Empire






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






13. Developer of the massage chair






14. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






15. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






16. Pertaining to the side of the body






17. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






18. Region above the stomach






19. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






20. Constantine






21. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






22. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






23. Abnormal growth (tumor).






24. Region below the stomach






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






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






27. Sports massage






28. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






29. Divides the body into front and back halves






30. American Massage Therapy Association






31. ABMP






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






33. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






34. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






35. Below the surface






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






37. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






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






39. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






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






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






42. Fight or flight






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






44. Increasing the angle between two bones






45. Bernarr MacFadden






46. Pertaining to the femur






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






48. Definition: press or rub






49. Pertaining to the arm






50. Family was prominent in the cereal business