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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wrote about using physcial therapy on soldiers of WWI (1914-1918)






2. Triangle shaped






3. Degeneration






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






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






6. Groin






7. Known as the father of physical therapy - established the Royal Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm in 1813






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






9. James B. Mennell






10. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






11. 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






12. Fight or flight






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

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






15. Indian and Hindu practices






16. To press or squeeze together






17. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






18. Developer of the massage chair






19. Hippocrates






20. Divides the body into front and back halves






21. John Barnes






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






23. Relating to the neck






24. The art of rubbing upward not downward






25. Infection






26. Buttocks






27. Front of body






28. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






29. Offering or providing help






30. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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






32. Bernarr MacFadden






33. Published a book in 1902 that convinced medical professionals of the therapeutic effects of massage






34. Family was prominent in the cereal business






35. Region above the stomach






36. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






37. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






38. Aka the knowledge of life






39. Abnormal growth (tumor).






40. Pertaining to the side of the body






41. Known as the Father of Medicine






42. James Harvey Kellogg






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






44. Roman Baths






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






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






47. Constantine






48. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






49. Cancerous growth that may result in death






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