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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






2. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






3. Pertaining to the arm






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






5. Hippocrates






6. Aka Swedish Massage






7. ABMP






8. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






9. 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






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






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






12. John Barnes






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






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






15. Decreasing the angle between two bones






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






17. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






18. James B. Mennell






19. Constantine






20. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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






22. Offering or providing help






23. Roman Empire






24. Aka the knowledge of life






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






26. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






27. James Harvey Kellogg






28. Definition: press or rub






29. Definition: to push or pull






30. Forehead






31. Known as the Father of Medicine






32. Divides the body into front and back halves






33. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






34. Increasing the angle between two bones






35. Below the surface






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

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37. Used plants - exercise & massage for treatment of disease and to maintain health






38. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)






39. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






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






41. Buttocks






42. Pertaining to the side of the body






43. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






44. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






45. To press or squeeze together






46. Indian and Hindu practices






47. Pertaining to the femur






48. James Harvey Kellogg






49. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






50. Roman Baths