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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Two stances in massage






2. Roman Baths






3. Any physiological or physical situation or conditon that causes tension or strain






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






5. Ayru-Veda






6. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






7. James Harvey Kellogg






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






9. Centered around athletes and gymnasts using massage - exercise and bathing






10. Pertaining to the side of the body






11. Aka the knowledge of life






12. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






13. Aka Chinese Acupoints






14. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






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






16. Abnormal growth (tumor).






17. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






18. James B. Mennell






19. Roman Empire






20. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






21. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






22. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






23. 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






24. Developer of the massage chair






25. Front of body






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






27. Dr. Mathias Roth

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






29. Behind the knee






30. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






31. To press or squeeze together






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






33. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






34. Region above the stomach






35. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich






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






37. Forehead






38. Infection






39. Offering or providing help






40. Egyptian






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






42. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






44. Decreasing the angle between two bones






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






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






47. American Massage Therapy Association






48. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






49. Increasing the angle between two bones






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