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Massage Therapy Vocab

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1. Spine -Acromion process -Vertebral border - Inferior angle -Axillary border






2. Supraspinatus -Infraspinatus -Teres Minor -Subscapularis






3. Extension -Medial rotation -ADduction of Humerus






4. Foramen






5. Stabalizes clavical






6. Distributes impact and compression more easily






7. Backward






8. Lengthening distance of O & A






9. Obliques internal & external






10. Seven 7






11. Opposes Prime mover






12. A holding balancing contraction no movement






13. Slight Free movement yes/no side/side & diagonaly






14. Lateral end of spine-o-scapula forms top of shoulder






15. Vertebrae to Rib






16. Extension -Medial rotation -ADuction of Humerus Lat's Little Helper






17. RadioCarpal -CarpalMetaCarpal -Proximal-MetaCarpal Phalangeal -Distal Inter phalangeal






18. Medial






19. Inward shoulder rotation rounded upper back






20. 4 fused vertebrae






21. Tempromandibular joint






22. Fibro cartlige






23. At the ends of articulating bones covered by Hayaline cartilage and sepparated by Synovial fluid






24. Superficial






25. Epicondile-o-humerus medial & lateral






26. Superior tip of Scapula






27. Medial rotation of Humerus






28. Lateral






29. Bone pushing on nerve






30. Pivot and Rotate






31. Occiput ligamentum nuchae -spinous processes C7-T12






32. Semispinalis Multifidus






33. Deep






34. Traps -SCM -temporalis -semispenalis capititis/cervicis/longissimus






35. Extend -Rotate -Horrizontal ABduction -Abduction( 90 Deg's)Of Humerus






36. Splenius capitus -Splenius Medius






37. RadioUlna/HumeroUlna joint






38. Retraction -downward rotation of scapula






39. Rotatores






40. Glenohumeral






41. Supraspinatus(ABducts only)






42. Stenocleidomastoid






43. Protraction -depression -Downward Rotation of scapula






44. Iliocostalis -Longissimus -Spinalis






45. Twelve 12






46. Atlanto Occipital






47. Synovial






48. Skull -Spine -Sacrum






49. Masseter -temporalis -Buccinator -Orbicularis Oris






50. Scalenes