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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






2. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






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






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






5. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






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






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






8. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






9. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






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






11. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






13. John Barnes






14. Stomach






15. Definition: to push or pull






16. Sports massage






17. Roman Baths






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






19. Developer of the massage chair






20. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






21. Front of body






22. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






23. Below the surface






24. To press or squeeze together






25. 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






26. Triangle shaped






27. James Harvey Kellogg






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






29. Example: side bends






30. Subjective abnormalities as reported by the patient/client - what do they tell you?


31. Dr. Douglas Graham






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






33. Bernarr MacFadden






34. American Massage Therapy Association






35. Region below the stomach






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






37. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






38. Toward the middle or midline of the body






39. Hippocrates






40. Ayru-Veda






41. Behind the knee






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






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






44. Indian and Hindu practices






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






46. Increasing the angle between two bones






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






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






49. Region above the stomach






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