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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. ABMP






2. Constantine






3. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






4. Toward the middle or midline of the body






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






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






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






8. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






9. American Massage Therapy Association






10. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






11. John Barnes






12. Below the surface






13. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






14. FSMTB






15. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






16. Behind the knee






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






18. Roman Empire






19. Two stances in massage






20. Front of body






21. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






22. Increasing the angle between two bones






23. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






24. Aka Chinese Acupoints






25. Indian and Hindu practices






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






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






28. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






29. Fight or flight






30. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






31. Triangle shaped






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






33. Ayru-Veda






34. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






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






36. Groin






37. 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






38. Divides the body into front and back halves






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






40. Aka Swedish Massage






41. Definition: to push or pull






42. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






43. Towards the origin






44. The art of rubbing upward not downward






45. Offering or providing help






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






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






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






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






50. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork