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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






2. Example: side bends






3. Published a book in 1902 that convinced medical professionals of the therapeutic effects of massage






4. Aka the knowledge of life






5. Constantine






6. Fight or flight






7. Sports massage






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


9. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






10. Family was prominent in the cereal business






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






12. James B. Mennell






13. Definition: press or rub






14. Stomach






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






16. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






17. Aka Swedish Massage






18. Pertaining to the arm






19. Ayru-Veda






20. Aka Chinese Acupoints






21. ABMP






22. Known as the Father of Medicine






23. FSMTB






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






25. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






26. Towards the origin






27. Infection






28. Region above the stomach






29. Relating to the neck






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






31. Buttocks






32. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






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






34. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






35. Behind the knee






36. Developer of the massage chair






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


38. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






39. American Massage Therapy Association






40. Increasing the angle between two bones






41. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






42. Forehead






43. Massage practiced in China since 3000 B.C.






44. Triangle shaped






45. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






46. Hippocrates






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






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






49. Pertaining to the side of the body






50. Divides the body into front and back halves