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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. John Barnes






2. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






3. Known as the Father of Medicine






4. Two stances in massage






5. Stomach






6. Indian and Hindu practices






7. Fight or flight






8. Pertaining to the arm






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






10. Roman Empire






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






12. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






13. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






14. Developer of the massage chair






15. Pertaining to the side of the body






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






17. Aka Swedish Massage






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






19. To press or squeeze together






20. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






21. American Massage Therapy Association






22. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






23. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






24. Below the surface






25. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






26. Cancerous growth that may result in death






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






28. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






29. 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






30. Decreasing the angle between two bones






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






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






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






34. Example: side bends






35. Forehead






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






37. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






38. Region below the stomach






39. Pertaining to the femur






40. Dr. Douglas Graham






41. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






42. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






43. Divides the body into front and back halves






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






45. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






46. Constantine






47. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






48. Definition: to push or pull






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






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