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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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






2. Relating to the neck






3. James Harvey Kellogg






4. Example: side bends






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






6. Below the surface






7. Stomach






8. It takes place if the stress continues without relief






9. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






10. Degeneration






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






12. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






13. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






14. Pertaining to the arm






15. Disorder resulting from an attack by the body's own immune system. the body identifies one or more tissues as invading organisms and forms an antibody to that tissue






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






17. Towards the origin






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






19. Pertaining to the femur






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






21. Region below the stomach






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






23. Increasing the angle between two bones






24. Decreasing the angle between two bones






25. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






26. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






27. American Massage Therapy Association






28. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






29. Divides the body into front and back halves






30. Roman Baths






31. Dr. Douglas Graham






32. Roman Empire






33. Bernarr MacFadden






34. The art of rubbing upward not downward






35. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






36. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






37. Brought the tradition of natural health to the general public instead of limiting it to the rich






38. Pertaining to the side of the body






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






40. Created in Big Sur - California. It includes long flowing strokes with scented oils - incense and a connection to the inner self






41. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






42. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






43. Front of body






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






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






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






47. Triangle shaped






48. Sports massage






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






50. ABMP