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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. 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
Amma
exhaustion phase of stress
auto-immunity
cervical

2. French educator - developed the Swedish Movement of Cure around 1800 A.D.
lateral flexion
Hippocrates
Pehr Henrik Ling
definintion of syndrome

3. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu
definition of 'symptom'
Japanese Tsubo
popliteal
Eunice Ingram

4. James Harvey Kellogg
compressions
NCCAM
because of this person - the first resort spa in the U.S. came into being. It promoted vegetarian diets - exercise - various forms of bathing and massage
Ayru-Veda

5. Developer of the massage chair
David Palmer
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
extension
start of the modern day spas

6. Rubbing body part over another to create heat
Shiatsu points
epigastric
friction
trauma

7. Decreasing the angle between two bones
AMTA
eversion
flexion
Greek massage

8. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae
Japanese Tsubo
Greek massage
cervical
Shiatsu points

9. First written text in 500 B.C. - Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine
deep
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
Amma
cervical

10. Egyptian
this massage centered mainly around royalty
medial
Shiatsu points
Ayru-Veda

11. Region below the stomach
hypogastric
Hippocrates
mastoid
John Upledger

12. Forehead
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
frontal
femoral
Japanese Tsubo

13. Dr. Mathias Roth

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14. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion
gluteal
epigastric
definintion of syndrome
General Adaptation Syndrome

15. Pertaining to the femur
femoral
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
compressions
Ayru-Veda

16. Divides the body into front and back halves
Pehr Henrik Ling
coronal plane
Dr. Douglas Graham
deep

17. Roman Baths
start of the modern day spas
resistance reaction of stress
auxiliary
AMTA

18. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease
COMTA
health
Western Massage
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function

19. Amsterdam physician who characterized the methods of soft tissue manipulation as effleurage - petrissage - friction and tapotement
Johann George Mezger
neoplasm
definition of 'sign'
popliteal

20. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam
anatripsis
AMTA
MBLex
hypochondrium

21. Constantine
Amma techniques
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
John Upledger
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host

22. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854
epigastric
frontal
femoral
Dr. George Taylor

23. Fight or flight
Greek massage
flexion
alarm phase of stress
Western Massage

24. James Harvey Kellogg
definition of 'symptom'
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
trauma
auto-immunity

25. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health
John Upledger
General Adaptation Syndrome
cervical
Amma techniques

26. ABMP
Ayru-Veda
stress
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
frontal

27. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
stress
proximal
NCCAM
friction

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

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29. Groin
hypogastric
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
inguinal
start of the modern day spas

30. Pertaining to the side of the body
mortality
auxiliary
lateral
Bernarr MacFadden

31. Lived (460 to 380 B.C.)
Hippocrates
Amma techniques
AMTA
Pehr Henrik Ling

32. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion
General Adaptation Syndrome
Johann George Mezger
Hippocrates
hypochondrium

33. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths
morbidity
Amma
proximal
Eunice Ingram

34. Triangle shaped
deltoid
Johann George Mezger
ventral
Amma techniques

35. Hippocrates
friction
epigastric
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
frontal

36. Toward the middle or midline of the body
General Adaptation Syndrome
medial
this massage centered mainly around royalty
epigastric

37. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique
ventral
coronal plane
mastoid
Shiatsu points

38. Family was prominent in the cereal business
Ambrose Pare
John Upledger
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
James Harvey Kellogg

39. Sports massage
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
lateral
resistance reaction of stress
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra

40. Indian and Hindu practices
Ayru-Veda
Renaissance period
Greek massage
Tui-na

41. Two stances in massage
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
Dr. Douglas Graham
horse & warrior
lateral

42. Definition: to push or pull
extension
Tui-na
Amma
Pehr Henrik Ling

43. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation
neoplasm
deltoid
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
Emil Vodder

44. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)
mastoid
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
gastric

45. Towards the origin
inguinal
brachial
proximal
genetic/congenital

46. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)
Tui-na
eversion
Shiatsu points
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development

47. Massage practiced in China since 3000 B.C.
resistance reaction of stress
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
Shiatsu points
Chinese amma techniques

48. Aka the knowledge of life
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
Ayru-Veda
Tui-na
AMTA

49. Behind the knee
health
Western Massage
popliteal
John Upledger

50. Known as the Father of Medicine
compressions
hypogastric
Hippocrates
Bernarr MacFadden