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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Example: side bends
health
start of the modern day spas
Chinese amma techniques
lateral flexion

2. Forehead
Paul St. John
definition of 'symptom'
mastoid
frontal

3. Egyptian
Ayru-Veda
cervical
this massage centered mainly around royalty
Dr. Douglas Graham

4. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
James Harvey Kellogg
Renaissance period
NCBTMB
mastoid

5. French educator - developed the Swedish Movement of Cure around 1800 A.D.
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
deficiency
Pehr Henrik Ling
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release

6. Known as the father of physical therapy - established the Royal Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm in 1813
Shiatsu points
Pehr Henrik Ling
dorsiflexion
flexion

7. French barber & surgeon - described positive of massage in the healing process & relieving joint stiffness
compressions
Ambrose Pare
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra

8. Published a book in 1902 that convinced medical professionals of the therapeutic effects of massage
compressions
Chinese amma techniques
mastoid
Dr. Douglas Graham

9. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished
MBLex
Renaissance period
General Adaptation Syndrome
auxiliary

10. Centered around athletes and gymnasts using massage - exercise and bathing
Greek massage
Amma
Eunice Ingram
lateral

11. Amsterdam physician who characterized the methods of soft tissue manipulation as effleurage - petrissage - friction and tapotement
Johann George Mezger
start of the modern day spas
hypogastric
Hippocrates

12. Aka Swedish Massage
Western Massage
eversion
definition of 'symptom'
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra

13. Region below the stomach
lateral
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
gastric
hypogastric

14. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
COMTA
Chinese amma techniques
Ayru-Veda
Amma

15. American Massage Therapy Association
AMTA
mastoid
friction
Amma

16. Buttocks
definition of 'symptom'
health
gluteal
flexion

17. An onset of disease process s that are likely to occur
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
effleurage
predisposing conditions
Ayru-Veda

18. Infection
body is invaded by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria - virus - fungus - parasites. May cause disease by interfereing with the normal functions of the host
alarm phase of stress
epigastric
Japanese Tsubo

19. Offering or providing help
effleurage
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
Hippocrates
auxiliary

20. ABMP
definition of 'sign'
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
Mary McMillan
resistance reaction of stress

21. Known as the Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
Shiatsu points
definintion of syndrome
Ayru-Veda

22. Family was prominent in the cereal business
Shiatsu points
James B. Mennell
James Harvey Kellogg
deltoid

23. Pertaining to the side of the body
lateral
Shiatsu points
Western Massage
benign

24. Roman Baths
start of the modern day spas
General Adaptation Syndrome
Ayru-Veda
mastoid

25. Help to bind a joint that is too loose
effleurage
deltoid
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
Johann George Mezger

26. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients
compressions
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
mortality
deficiency

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

28. Dr. Mathias Roth

29. Developed modern Reflexology by building on the work of Dr. Fitzgerald
Eunice Ingram
horse & warrior
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra

30. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation
horse & warrior
Emil Vodder
Ambrose Pare
popliteal

31. Definition: to push or pull
Tui-na
proximal
start of the modern day spas
resistance reaction of stress

32. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process
NCBTMB
trauma
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
proximal

33. Behind the knee
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
popliteal
deep
Greek massage

34. Rubbing body part over another to create heat
auxiliary
NCBTMB
friction
auto-immunity

35. Abnormal growth (tumor).
extension
neoplasm
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
gluteal

36. James Harvey Kellogg
hypochondrium
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
AMTA
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association

37. Gliding massage stroke
health
lateral
exhaustion phase of stress
effleurage

38. James Harvey Kellogg
stress
eversion
Ambrose Pare
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort

39. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
Paul St. John
exhaustion phase of stress
benign

40. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion
effleurage
genetic/congenital
extension
General Adaptation Syndrome

41. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy
John Upledger
deficiency
stress
Amma

42. Dr. Douglas Graham
Wrote the first English based book on the Swedish Movement Cure using Mezger's classifications in 1851
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
deficiency
extension

43. Abnormalities of development caused by faulty genetic programming or due to noxious influences in the fetus while in the uterus
this massage centered mainly around royalty
COMTA
genetic/congenital
effleurage

44. To press or squeeze together
friction
General Adaptation Syndrome
compressions
medial

45. Below the surface
MBLex
deep
this massage centered mainly around royalty
Johann George Mezger

46. Sports massage
The tradition of massage for athletes in the U.S.
NCBTMB
Shiatsu points
mortality

47. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae
malignant
this massage centered mainly around royalty
cervical
AMTA

48. Constantine
published a natural health magazine called Physical Culture
mortality
anatripsis
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums

49. Developer of the massage chair
Emil Vodder
David Palmer
auto-immunity
Amma techniques

50. Subjective abnormalities as reported by the patient/client - what do they tell you?