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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Indian and Hindu practices






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






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






4. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






5. Dr. Douglas Graham






6. Pertaining to the side of the body






7. Decreasing the angle between two bones






8. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






9. FSMTB






10. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






11. Known as the Father of Medicine






12. Buttocks






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






14. Offering or providing help






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






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






17. Below the surface






18. Region below the stomach






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






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






21. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






22. Pertaining to the arm






23. Constantine






24. Definition: press or rub






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






26. Hippocrates






27. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






28. Example: side bends






29. James Harvey Kellogg






30. Degeneration






31. Aka Chinese Acupoints






32. Toward the middle or midline of the body






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






34. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






35. Groin






36. Developer of the massage chair






37. The art of rubbing upward not downward






38. Aka the knowledge of life






39. Sports massage






40. Fight or flight






41. French barber & surgeon - described positive of massage in the healing process & relieving joint stiffness






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

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






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






45. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






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






47. To press or squeeze together






48. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






49. Forehead






50. Family was prominent in the cereal business