Book 1 Flashcards
Therapeutic massage is what?
Manipulation of soft tissue
Three common reasons for massage therapy?
- stress relief
- stress relief
- treating medical conditions
Hippocrates
Author of physicians oath
Per Henrick Ling
Developed Swedish massage
Chareles Fayette Taylor
Brought massage to the us
Swedish massage emphasizes
Relaxation
As a result of massage burn patients experience reduction of
Itching
Massage aids in the recovery of digestive disorders such as
Constipation
Diarrhea
Spastic colon
What % of disease is thought to be stress related?
80%
Mental health disorders treats by massage are
Depression
Anxiety disorders
Pressure point therapy is used as
Treatment for injury
What body system is most affected by massage
Nervous
Allergies and headaches
Can be relieved by massage
One disease massage is contraindicated for is
Phlebitis
Swedish massage incorporates
Long strokes
Kneading and friction
When in balance mind and body are in harmony
Yin yang
Shiatsu
Pressure of the fingers
Effleurage
Applying increasing pressure using slow rhythmic gliding strokes in direction of blood flow to the heart
Acupuncture
Encourage flow of body’s own energy
Energetic body work approaches
Therapeutic touch
Jin shin
Zero balancing
Hydrotherapy
Stimulates circulation by alternating hot and cold
Polarity therapy
Treatment that includes energy based bodywork, diet, exercise, self awareness
Petrisage
Alternately tightening and lessening grasp on muscles using kneading pressing and rolling
Trigger points
Waste build up around nerve receptor
Reflexology
Stimulating specific points on the surface of the body
Facia
Connective tissue that binds body structures together
Myofacial release
Stretching technique used to treat patients with soft tissue problems
Rolfing
Apply heavy pressure with knuckles forearms and elbows
Applied kinesiology
Assessing health with general exam and muscle testing
Structural and postural integration
Manipulating connective tissue structure to restore body alignment
Integrated massage
Combining bodywork approaches designed to treat a specific problem
Deep tissue
Physiological and emotional release of tension and tissues
Lymphatic massage
Developed by Emil voddder
According to Chinese thought energy circulates through
Meridians
How many acupoints are there
Over 300
Rosen practitioner uses what
Genial direct touch that focuses on easing chronic muscle tension
Reiki
Means universal life force energy in Japanese and is a form of energy body
Hyper irritable spots that that are painful when compressed
Trigger points
Reflexology is a form of
compression massage
Cranial sacral
Subtly manipulate the bones of the face head vertebral column and membranes been ash the skull
According to Rolfing philosophy structural problems and muscle tension can interfere with the functioning of
Organs
What kind of therapy can be done through clothes
Bowen therapy
Human biology
Study of how the body is put together and how it works in health and disease
Anatomy
The science of the structure of the body
Gross anatomy
Parts of the body that can be studied with a microscope
Microscopic anatomy
Parts of the body that have been revealed by the microscope
Physiology
Study of how the body works
Macro and micro
Pathology
Study of body when anatomy and physiology are abnormal
Contraindications
Parts of the body that shouldn’t be massaged
Transverse section
Divides body in top and bottom
Saggital section
Divides body in left and right
Coronal section
Divides body in front and back
Superior
Top
Inferior
Under or bottom
Midsaggital
Divides body in equal right and left halves
Parasaggital
Unequal right and left portions
Cephalad
Towards the top of the head
Caudad
In opposite direction of the head
Medial
Closer to the midline
Lateral
Farther away from the midline
Anterior
In front of
Posterior
Behind
Ventral
On belly side
Dorsal
On spine side
Proximal
Nearer to the center of the body
Distal
Father away from the center of the body
Superficial
Close to skin or surface
Central
Near the center
Peripheral
Near rim or edge