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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Increasing the angle between two bones






2. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






3. Gliding massage stroke






4. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






5. Definition: to push or pull






6. Aka Swedish Massage






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






8. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






9. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health






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






11. Buttocks






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






13. Developer of the massage chair






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






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






16. Decreasing the angle between two bones






17. Pertaining to the side of the body






18. Disorder resulting from an attack by the body's own immune system. the body identifies one or more tissues as invading organisms and forms an antibody to that tissue






19. Known as the Father of Medicine






20. Divides the body into front and back halves






21. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






22. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






23. Pertaining to the femur






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






25. American Massage Therapy Association






26. Roman Baths






27. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






28. Triangle shaped






29. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






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






31. Region above the stomach






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






33. Dr. Douglas Graham






34. To press or squeeze together






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






36. Behind the knee






37. ABMP






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






39. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






40. Hippocrates






41. Dr. Mathias Roth

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42. Relating to the neck






43. Offering or providing help






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






45. Definition: press or rub






46. John Barnes






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






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






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






50. James B. Mennell







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