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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Buttocks






2. Below the surface






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






4. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






5. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






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






7. Definition: to push or pull






8. Aka the knowledge of life






9. Indian and Hindu practices






10. Roman Empire






11. Aka Swedish Massage






12. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






13. American Massage Therapy Association






14. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






15. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






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






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






19. Ayru-Veda






20. James Harvey Kellogg






21. Roman Baths






22. Pertaining to the arm






23. FSMTB






24. Groin






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






26. Fight or flight






27. Toward the middle or midline of the body






28. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






29. John Barnes






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






31. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






32. Abnormal growth (tumor).






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






34. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






35. Aka Chinese Acupoints






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






37. Forehead






38. Increasing the angle between two bones






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






40. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






41. The art of rubbing upward not downward






42. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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. Region above the stomach






45. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






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






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






48. Known as the Father of Medicine






49. Divides the body into front and back halves






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