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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Roman Baths






2. Pertaining to the side of the body






3. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






4. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






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






6. Fight or flight






7. Region below the stomach






8. Behind the knee






9. FSMTB






10. Egyptian






11. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






12. Hippocrates






13. Front of body






14. Abnormal growth (tumor).






15. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






16. Stomach






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






18. Sports massage






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






20. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






21. James B. Mennell






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






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






24. To press or squeeze together






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






26. Relating to the neck






27. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






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






29. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






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






31. Help to bind a joint that is too loose






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






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






34. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






35. Increasing the angle between two bones






36. John Barnes






37. Indian and Hindu practices






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






39. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






40. Known as the Father of Medicine






41. Definition: press or rub






42. Groin






43. Toward the middle or midline of the body






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






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






46. Example: side bends






47. Aka Chinese Acupoints






48. Infection






49. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






50. Family was prominent in the cereal business