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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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1. American Massage Therapy Association






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






3. Ayru-Veda






4. Increasing the angle between two bones






5. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






6. Behind the knee






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






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






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






10. Gliding massage stroke






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






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






13. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






14. Roman Baths






15. Optimal functioning with freedom of disease






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






17. Definition: to push or pull






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






19. Infection






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






21. Pertaining to the side of the body






22. The art of rubbing upward not downward






23. Buttocks






24. John Barnes






25. James Harvey Kellogg






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






27. 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






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






29. Sports massage






30. Offering or providing help






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






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






33. Constantine






34. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






35. Dr. Mathias Roth

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36. Developed cure for lymphedema & other diseases of venous or lymph circulation






37. Disorder resulting from an imbalance of essential nutrients






38. Family was prominent in the cereal business






39. Bernarr MacFadden






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






41. Degeneration






42. Aka the knowledge of life






43. Pertaining to the arm






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

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45. Relating to the neck






46. Hippocrates






47. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






48. Dr. Douglas Graham






49. Known as the Father of Medicine






50. Fight or flight