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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






2. Cancerous growth that may result in death






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






4. Below the surface






5. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






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






7. Two stances in massage






8. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






9. Groin






10. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






11. Known as the Father of Medicine






12. American Massage Therapy Association






13. Gliding massage stroke






14. The art of rubbing upward not downward






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






16. Definition: press or rub






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






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






19. James Harvey Kellogg






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






21. Bernarr MacFadden






22. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






23. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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






25. Divides the body into front and back halves






26. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






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

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28. Region below the stomach






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






30. Lived (460 to 380 B.C.)






31. Decreasing the angle between two bones






32. Dr. Douglas Graham






33. Abnormal growth (tumor).






34. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique






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






36. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






37. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854






38. James B. Mennell






39. Increasing the angle between two bones






40. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






41. Definition: to push or pull






42. Aka Swedish Massage






43. Example: side bends






44. Fight or flight






45. Relating to the neck






46. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






47. Infection






48. Behind the knee






49. Aka Chinese Acupoints






50. Region above the stomach







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