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Massage And Basic Medical Terms
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1. Front of body
this massage centered mainly around royalty
definition of 'symptom'
John Upledger
ventral
2. Developer of the massage chair
Shiatsu points
David Palmer
Includes Greece - Italy & Egyptian civilizations
Amma
3. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation
popliteal
Emil Vodder
effleurage
Dr. George Taylor
4. Towards the origin
proximal
James Harvey Kellogg
Amma
Hippocrates
5. James B. Mennell
genetic/congenital
hypochondrium
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
6. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths
Esalen Massage
morbidity
COMTA
Amma
7. Abnormalities of development caused by faulty genetic programming or due to noxious influences in the fetus while in the uterus
genetic/congenital
start of the modern day spas
flexion
extension
8. Pertaining to the arm
anatripsis
benign
brachial
Shiatsu points
9. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)
mastoid
hypochondrium
Ambrose Pare
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
10. Constantine
hypogastric
this person abolished massage and destroyed baths & gymnasiums
hypochondrium
gastric
11. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Bernarr MacFadden
believed that all physicians should be trained in massage as a method of healing
NCCAM
Pehr Henrik Ling
12. Recognized for the U.S. development of Neuromuscular Therapies
Amma techniques
Japanese Tsubo
Paul St. John
alarm phase of stress
13. Through secreting of regulating hormones - it allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm has dissipated
mastoid
Pehr Henrik Ling
Tui-na
resistance reaction of stress
14. Dr. Douglas Graham
Shiatsu points
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
malignant
Japanese Tsubo
15. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening
health
benign
Emil Vodder
effleurage
16. Stimulates nerves in the finger pressure technique
horse & warrior
Mary McMillan
Shiatsu points
Hippocrates
17. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished
Ayru-Veda
alarm phase of stress
Renaissance period
deep
18. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic
mortality
Pehr Henrik Ling
Chinese amma techniques
MBLex
19. Toward the middle or midline of the body
trauma
Esalen Massage
medial
Hippocrates
20. James Harvey Kellogg
Amma
friction
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
exhaustion phase of stress
21. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg
deep
compressions
dorsiflexion
epigastric
22. First written text in 500 B.C. - Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine
friction
Amma
lateral flexion
NCCAM
23. Region above the stomach
inguinal
deltoid
benign
epigastric
24. Increasing the angle between two bones
compressions
Ambrose Pare
malignant
extension
25. John Barnes
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
Pehr Henrik Ling
NCBTMB
Ayru-Veda
26. Region below the stomach
deltoid
gastric
stress
hypogastric
27. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion
anatripsis
Ayru-Veda
James Harvey Kellogg
hypochondrium
28. Wrote about using physcial therapy on soldiers of WWI (1914-1918)
Hippocrates
definition of 'symptom'
MBLex
James B. Mennell
29. Rubbing body part over another to create heat
friction
NCCAM
this massage centered mainly around royalty
Bernarr MacFadden
30. Cancerous growth that may result in death
Japanese Tsubo
flexion
malignant
promoted biological living at his natural healing resort
31. Aka Swedish Massage
hypochondrium
Western Massage
Bernarr MacFadden
Pehr Henrik Ling
32. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process
trauma
benign
effleurage
Chinese amma techniques
33. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich
benign
Bernarr MacFadden
medial
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
34. A military nurse who figured prominently in the development & training of physical therapists in the U.S.
Mary McMillan
health
James B. Mennell
deep
35. Pertaining to the femur
femoral
COMTA
Dr. Douglas Graham
considered by some as the Father of Swedish Massage in the U.S. & the founding father of the American Physical Education Association
36. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients
deficiency
start of the modern day spas
hypochondrium
Amma
37. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854
neoplasm
Dr. George Taylor
Western Massage
Greek massage
38. It takes place if the stress continues without relief
exhaustion phase of stress
Dr. George Taylor
cervical
inguinal
39. Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient/client - what do you see?
40. Example: side bends
popliteal
lateral flexion
this massage centered mainly around royalty
MBLex
41. Buttocks
genetic/congenital
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
James Harvey Kellogg
gluteal
42. Degeneration
David Palmer
normal process of aging - gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
AMTA
Physical Therapist who developed Myeofacial Release
43. Gliding massage stroke
resistance reaction of stress
effleurage
gastric
NCCAM
44. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
NCBTMB
Emil Vodder
Amma techniques
Pehr Henrik Ling
45. Indian and Hindu practices
Ayru-Veda
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
Created in 1992 & was the first centered devoted to basic and applied research in the use of touch in human health development
lateral flexion
46. FSMTB
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
Mary McMillan
COMTA
auto-immunity
47. Below the surface
anatripsis
Shiatsu points
deep
Associated Bodywork & MassageProfessionals
48. Definition: press or rub
Amma
AMTA
hypogastric
Greek massage
49. Help to bind a joint that is too loose
NCCAM
Dr. Douglas Graham
rubbing in massage is a way to do this
improved the timeline for recovery of soldiers of WWI
50. Two stances in massage
inguinal
horse & warrior
Given to a Hindu seer by the God Indra
definintion of syndrome