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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Developer of the massage chair






2. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






3. Fight or flight






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






5. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






6. Region above the stomach






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






8. Egyptian






9. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






11. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






12. Sports massage






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






14. James B. Mennell






15. Bernarr MacFadden






16. Dr. Douglas Graham






17. Pertaining to the femur






18. Degeneration






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






20. The art of rubbing upward not downward






21. Hippocrates






22. Offering or providing help






23. Family was prominent in the cereal business






24. Roman Empire






25. Aka Swedish Massage






26. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






27. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






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






29. Example: side bends






30. American Massage Therapy Association






31. Towards the origin






32. Ayru-Veda






33. Subjective abnormalities as reported by the patient/client - what do they tell you?


34. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






35. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






36. Groin






37. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






38. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






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






40. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






41. Toward the middle or midline of the body






42. John Barnes






43. Two stances in massage






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






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






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






47. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






48. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






49. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






50. Pertaining to the arm