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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Front of body






2. Developer of the massage chair






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






4. Towards the origin






5. James B. Mennell






6. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






7. Abnormalities of development caused by faulty genetic programming or due to noxious influences in the fetus while in the uterus






8. Pertaining to the arm






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






10. Constantine






11. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






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






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. Dr. Douglas Graham






15. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






16. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






17. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






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






19. Toward the middle or midline of the body






20. James Harvey Kellogg






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






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






23. Region above the stomach






24. Increasing the angle between two bones






25. John Barnes






26. Region below the stomach






27. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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






29. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






30. Cancerous growth that may result in death






31. Aka Swedish Massage






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






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






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






35. Pertaining to the femur






36. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






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






38. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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


40. Example: side bends






41. Buttocks






42. Degeneration






43. Gliding massage stroke






44. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






45. Indian and Hindu practices






46. FSMTB






47. Below the surface






48. Definition: press or rub






49. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






50. Two stances in massage