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Massage And Basic Medical Terms
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1. Towards the origin
David Palmer
Eunice Ingram
proximal
Dr. Douglas Graham
2. Front of body
ventral
definition of 'symptom'
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
inguinal
3. A military nurse who figured prominently in the development & training of physical therapists in the U.S.
Emil Vodder
Pehr Henrik Ling
alarm phase of stress
Mary McMillan
4. Recognized for the U.S. development of Neuromuscular Therapies
Pehr Henrik Ling
proximal
Paul St. John
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
5. Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient/client - what do you see?
6. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished
Ambrose Pare
MBLex
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
Renaissance period
7. Example: side bends
genetic/congenital
lateral flexion
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
Amma techniques
8. Cancerous growth that may result in death
mortality
malignant
definition of 'sign'
NCBTMB
9. Bernarr MacFadden
hypochondrium
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
Emil Vodder
10. Known as the father of physical therapy - established the Royal Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm in 1813
Pehr Henrik Ling
proximal
Dr. George Taylor
Paul St. John
11. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths
Shiatsu points
alarm phase of stress
Dr. Douglas Graham
morbidity
12. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
mortality
Ayru-Veda
alarm phase of stress
13. 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
horse & warrior
auto-immunity
brachial
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
14. Rubbing body part over another to create heat
Bernarr MacFadden
frontal
friction
eversion
15. Fight or flight
alarm phase of stress
benign
definition of 'symptom'
eversion
16. Hippocrates
effleurage
neoplasm
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
definintion of syndrome
17. Abnormal growth (tumor).
frontal
neoplasm
Eunice Ingram
anatripsis
18. Pertaining to the arm
Mary McMillan
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
this massage centered mainly around royalty
brachial
19. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease
health
Pehr Henrik Ling
dorsiflexion
lateral flexion
20. Help to bind a joint that is too loose
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
proximal
Japanese Tsubo
mastoid
21. First written text in 500 B.C. - Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine
Amma
compressions
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
Dr. George Taylor
22. Stomach
gastric
Ayru-Veda
dorsiflexion
Hippocrates
23. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich
Western Massage
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
Bernarr MacFadden
24. Definition: press or rub
deficiency
Amma
popliteal
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
25. Pertaining to the side of the body
hypochondrium
alarm phase of stress
lateral
COMTA
26. French educator - developed the Swedish Movement of Cure around 1800 A.D.
Esalen Massage
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
Pehr Henrik Ling
Renaissance period
27. James B. Mennell
Renaissance period
horse & warrior
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
Bernarr MacFadden
28. The art of rubbing upward not downward
ventral
Amma
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
anatripsis
29. Increasing the angle between two bones
David Palmer
benign
extension
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
30. Roman Empire
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
gastric
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
31. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
neoplasm
Tui-na
NCCAM
Dr. Douglas Graham
32. Created in Big Sur - California. It includes long flowing strokes with scented oils - incense and a connection to the inner self
Esalen Massage
predisposing conditions
frontal
femoral
33. Toward the middle or midline of the body
Hippocrates
start of the modern day spas
medial
NCBTMB
34. Gliding massage stroke
auxiliary
effleurage
popliteal
Pehr Henrik Ling
35. FSMTB
morbidity
neoplasm
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
Shiatsu points
36. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health
auxiliary
definition of 'sign'
Amma
Amma techniques
37. Groin
inguinal
Shiatsu points
Pehr Henrik Ling
health
38. Buttocks
genetic/congenital
neoplasm
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
gluteal
39. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients
health
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
resistance reaction of stress
deficiency
40. Behind the knee
Tui-na
Dr. Douglas Graham
popliteal
ventral
41. Aka Chinese Acupoints
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
effleurage
Japanese Tsubo
definintion of syndrome
42. To press or squeeze together
compressions
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
Pehr Henrik Ling
Mary McMillan
43. Relating to the neck
MBLex
Pehr Henrik Ling
anatripsis
cervical
44. Divides the body into front and back halves
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
Japanese Tsubo
coronal plane
dorsiflexion
45. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam
coronal plane
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
Esalen Massage
MBLex
46. Published a book in 1902 that convinced medical professionals of the therapeutic effects of massage
Dr. Douglas Graham
Hippocrates
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
AMTA
47. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854
NCCAM
lateral flexion
Dr. George Taylor
NCBTMB
48. Family was prominent in the cereal business
friction
James Harvey Kellogg
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
Chinese amma techniques
49. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique
Shiatsu points
mastoid
definintion of syndrome
lateral
50. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)
James Harvey Kellogg
Japanese Tsubo
AMTA
Shiatsu points