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Massage And Basic Medical Terms
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1. Cancerous growth that may result in death
Paul St. John
malignant
Ayru-Veda
Esalen Massage
2. Rubbing body part over another to create heat
friction
anatripsis
lateral flexion
eversion
3. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg
dorsiflexion
deltoid
John Upledger
stress
4. 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
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
MBLex
dorsiflexion
auto-immunity
5. Fight or flight
start of the modern day spas
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
alarm phase of stress
6. Region below the stomach
hypogastric
Renaissance period
Pehr Henrik Ling
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
7. Abnormal growth (tumor).
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
cervical
mortality
neoplasm
8. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854
Dr. George Taylor
auto-immunity
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
Pehr Henrik Ling
9. Constantine
Amma
auxiliary
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
10. Triangle shaped
deltoid
dorsiflexion
genetic/congenital
Ambrose Pare
11. Towards the origin
Ayru-Veda
proximal
gluteal
health
12. Behind the knee
deep
definintion of syndrome
popliteal
lateral flexion
13. Pertaining to the arm
James B. Mennell
brachial
auto-immunity
genetic/congenital
14. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy
anatripsis
Tui-na
extension
John Upledger
15. Egyptian
Tui-na
cervical
this massage centered mainly around royalty
NCBTMB
16. Created in Big Sur - California. It includes long flowing strokes with scented oils - incense and a connection to the inner self
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
this massage centered mainly around royalty
Esalen Massage
Bernarr MacFadden
17. Region above the stomach
brachial
epigastric
compressions
flexion
18. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process
malignant
popliteal
trauma
NCCAM
19. Bernarr MacFadden
Ambrose Pare
extension
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
inguinal
20. Aka Chinese Acupoints
this massage centered mainly around royalty
Pehr Henrik Ling
Japanese Tsubo
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
21. Aka Swedish Massage
Ayru-Veda
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
Western Massage
Japanese Tsubo
22. The art of rubbing upward not downward
anatripsis
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
predisposing conditions
Amma techniques
23. A military nurse who figured prominently in the development & training of physical therapists in the U.S.
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
Mary McMillan
predisposing conditions
Pehr Henrik Ling
24. James Harvey Kellogg
COMTA
because of this person - the first resort spa in the U.S. came into being. It promoted vegetarian diets - exercise - various forms of bathing and massage
horse & warrior
morbidity
25. Roman Empire
exhaustion phase of stress
deep
deficiency
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
26. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae
cervical
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
John Upledger
Esalen Massage
27. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion
General Adaptation Syndrome
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
Japanese Tsubo
28. Increasing the angle between two bones
extension
Shiatsu points
epigastric
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
29. Family was prominent in the cereal business
James Harvey Kellogg
Dr. Douglas Graham
Bernarr MacFadden
because of this person - the first resort spa in the U.S. came into being. It promoted vegetarian diets - exercise - various forms of bathing and massage
30. A collection of signs & symptoms usually with common etiology which present a picture of a pathological condition
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
auto-immunity
cervical
definintion of syndrome
31. James B. Mennell
ventral
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
popliteal
deficiency
32. French barber & surgeon - described positive of massage in the healing process & relieving joint stiffness
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
Ayru-Veda
Pehr Henrik Ling
Ambrose Pare
33. Divides the body into front and back halves
Amma techniques
John Upledger
coronal plane
eversion
34. Published a book in 1902 that convinced medical professionals of the therapeutic effects of massage
Dr. Douglas Graham
Paul St. John
stress
MBLex
35. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally
this massage centered mainly around royalty
malignant
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
eversion
36. Through secreting of regulating hormones - it allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm has dissipated
resistance reaction of stress
definition of 'sign'
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
Pehr Henrik Ling
37. Sports massage
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
definition of 'sign'
38. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
James Harvey Kellogg
Paul St. John
NCBTMB
deep
39. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease
AMTA
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
Amma techniques
health
40. Two stances in massage
Ambrose Pare
horse & warrior
femoral
epigastric
41. Massage practiced in China since 3000 B.C.
Dr. Douglas Graham
Pehr Henrik Ling
Chinese amma techniques
deficiency
42. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
Shiatsu points
horse & warrior
MBLex
43. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)
Shiatsu points
Hippocrates
Dr. Douglas Graham
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
44. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
proximal
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
NCCAM
45. Pertaining to the femur
frontal
epigastric
femoral
stress
46. Decreasing the angle between two bones
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
femoral
hypochondrium
flexion
47. Any physiological or physical situation or conditon that causes tension or strain
malignant
medial
stress
Hippocrates
48. Abnormalities of development caused by faulty genetic programming or due to noxious influences in the fetus while in the uterus
Greek massage
genetic/congenital
anatripsis
mastoid
49. Degeneration
cervical
friction
Japanese Tsubo
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
50. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients
mortality
deficiency
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
James B. Mennell
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