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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Definition: press or rub






2. American Massage Therapy Association






3. Abnormal growth (tumor).






4. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






5. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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

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7. Pertaining to the femur






8. FSMTB






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






10. Dr. Mathias Roth

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11. Definition: to push or pull






12. Cancerous growth that may result in death






13. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






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






15. Region above the stomach






16. Degeneration






17. Family was prominent in the cereal business






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






19. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






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

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






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






23. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






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






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






26. John Barnes






27. Buttocks






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






29. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






30. Gliding massage stroke






31. Fight or flight






32. James Harvey Kellogg






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






34. Offering or providing help






35. Below the surface






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






37. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






38. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






39. Roman Baths






40. Sports massage






41. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






42. To press or squeeze together






43. Aka Swedish Massage






44. Towards the origin






45. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






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






47. Toward the middle or midline of the body






48. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






49. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






50. Increasing the angle between two bones