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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






2. Through secreting of regulating hormones - it allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm has dissipated






3. Dr. Douglas Graham






4. Buttocks






5. Degeneration






6. FSMTB






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






8. The art of rubbing upward not downward






9. Sports massage






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






11. Decreasing the angle between two bones






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






13. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






14. James Harvey Kellogg






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






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






17. 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






18. Bernarr MacFadden






19. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






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






21. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic






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






23. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






24. Pertaining to the side of the body






25. Relating to the neck






26. Aka Swedish Massage






27. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






28. To press or squeeze together






29. Cancerous growth that may result in death






30. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






31. Constantine






32. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg






33. Aka the knowledge of life






34. Roman Baths






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






36. Developer of the massage chair






37. Below the surface






38. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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






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


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






42. Family was prominent in the cereal business






43. ABMP






44. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






45. Pertaining to the femur






46. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






47. Region above the stomach






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






49. Massage practiced in China since 3000 B.C.






50. It takes place if the stress continues without relief