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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






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






3. Egyptian






4. Definition: to push or pull






5. James B. Mennell






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






7. Dr. Mathias Roth


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






9. Decreasing the angle between two bones






10. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






11. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






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






13. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






14. Region below the stomach






15. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






16. Hippocrates






17. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






18. Known as the Father of Medicine






19. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






21. James Harvey Kellogg






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






23. An onset of disease process s that are likely to occur






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






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






26. Relating to the neck






27. Fight or flight






28. Aka Swedish Massage






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






30. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






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






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






33. Towards the origin






34. To press or squeeze together






35. Front of body






36. Family was prominent in the cereal business






37. Infection






38. Divides the body into front and back halves






39. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






40. Roman Empire






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


42. Forehead






43. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






44. Buttocks






45. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






46. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






47. Roman Baths






48. Example: side bends






49. John Barnes






50. Triangle shaped