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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






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






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






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






5. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






6. Pertaining to the arm






7. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






9. Dr. Douglas Graham






10. 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






11. Degeneration






12. Increasing the angle between two bones






13. Front of body






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






15. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process






16. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






17. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






18. Roman Empire






19. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






20. Pertaining to the femur






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






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






23. James B. Mennell






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






25. Towards the origin






26. Forehead






27. Known as the Father of Medicine






28. To press or squeeze together






29. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






30. American Massage Therapy Association






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






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






33. Below the surface






34. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






35. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






36. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






37. Created in Big Sur - California. It includes long flowing strokes with scented oils - incense and a connection to the inner self






38. Triangle shaped






39. James Harvey Kellogg






40. Family was prominent in the cereal business






41. Egyptian






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






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






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






45. Stomach






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






47. Aka Swedish Massage






48. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






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






50. Relating to the neck







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