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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Forehead






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






3. Sports massage






4. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






5. National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork






6. Aka the knowledge of life






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






8. Example: side bends






9. Towards the origin






10. Pertaining to the femur






11. Constantine






12. Pertaining to the arm






13. Definition: to push or pull






14. Degeneration






15. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






16. The art of rubbing upward not downward






17. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg






18. Behind the knee






19. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






20. ABMP






21. Triangle shaped






22. American Massage Therapy Association






23. Known as the Father of Medicine






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






25. Below the surface






26. Toward the middle or midline of the body






27. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






28. Groin






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






30. Gliding massage stroke






31. Stomach






32. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






33. James Harvey Kellogg






34. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






35. Divides the body into front and back halves






36. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)






37. Dr. Douglas Graham






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






39. Pertaining to the side of the body






40. Indian and Hindu practices






41. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






42. To press or squeeze together






43. John Barnes






44. Buttocks






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






46. Family was prominent in the cereal business






47. An onset of disease process s that are likely to occur






48. Aka Swedish Massage






49. Two stances in massage






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