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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. American Massage Therapy Association






2. Region above the stomach






3. Below the surface






4. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






5. Dr. Douglas Graham






6. Degeneration






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






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

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






10. Definition: to push or pull






11. Gliding massage stroke






12. Increasing the angle between two bones






13. Buttocks






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






15. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






16. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






17. Two stances in massage






18. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






19. Pertaining to the femur






20. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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






22. Constantine






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






24. Aka the knowledge of life






25. Developer of the massage chair






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






27. Hippocrates






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






29. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






30. FSMTB






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






32. The art of rubbing upward not downward






33. Egyptian






34. Divides the body into front and back halves






35. Definition: press or rub






36. James Harvey Kellogg






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






38. ABMP






39. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






40. Bernarr MacFadden






41. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






42. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






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






44. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






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






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






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






48. John Barnes






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






50. Ayru-Veda