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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Toward the middle or midline of the body






2. Pertaining to the femur






3. Cancerous growth that may result in death






4. Aka Swedish Massage






5. Region below the stomach






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






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

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






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






10. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






11. Roman Empire






12. FSMTB






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






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






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






16. Stomach






17. Behind the knee






18. Fight or flight






19. James Harvey Kellogg






20. Relating to the neck






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






22. Definition: press or rub






23. Abnormal growth (tumor).






24. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






25. Any physiological or physical situation or conditon that causes tension or strain






26. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






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






28. Dr. Mathias Roth

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29. James Harvey Kellogg






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






31. Divides the body into front and back halves






32. Gliding massage stroke






33. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






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






35. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






36. Front of body






37. Infection






38. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






39. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






40. 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






41. Two stances in massage






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






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






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






45. Region above the stomach






46. Sports massage






47. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






48. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






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






50. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished