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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. Gliding massage stroke






2. Increasing the angle between two bones






3. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)






4. Bernarr MacFadden






5. Roman Baths






6. Aka the knowledge of life






7. Aka Swedish Massage






8. Abdominal region lateral to the epigastric reagion






9. ABMP






10. 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






11. Lived (460 to 380 B.C.)






12. Degeneration






13. Sports massage






14. Ayru-Veda






15. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






16. Definition: press or rub






17. Constantine






18. Pertaining to the side of the body






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






20. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






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






22. Dr. Douglas Graham






23. Tumor that is usually not life-threatening






24. Known as the Father of Medicine






25. Two stances in massage






26. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






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






28. Pertaining to the femur






29. Front of body






30. Toward the middle or midline of the body






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






32. Example: side bends






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






34. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






35. The art of rubbing upward not downward






36. Developer of the massage chair






37. Towards the origin






38. Massage practices returned to Europe and flourished






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






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. Abnormal growth (tumor).






43. Stomach






44. James B. Mennell






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






46. Triangle shaped






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






48. Through secreting of regulating hormones - it allows the body to continue fighting a stressor long after the effects of the alarm has dissipated






49. Offering or providing help






50. Egyptian