Ch. 10. Massage Movements

Question 1

What stroke requires very light pressure of the fingertips or hands with long flowing strokes?

Answer 1

feather gliding

Question 2

What stoke uses a rhythmic, glancing contact with the body?

Answer 2

slapping

Question 3

What is a back-and-forth movement in which both hands are placed a short distance apart on either side of the limb and work in opposing directions?

Answer 3

wringing

Question 4

What is the change in the quality of the feeling as the end of a movement is achieved?

Answer 4

end feel

Question 5

In what stroke does the practitioner’s hand conforms to the client’s body contours so that light pressure is applied to the body from every part of the hand?

Answer 5

superficial gliding

Question 6

What is a rapid back and- forth movement with the hands, in which the flesh is shaken and rolled around the axis of the body part?

Answer 6

rolling

Question 7

What are movements in which the client actively participates by contracting the muscles involved in the movement?

Answer 7

active joint movements

Question 8

What term describes an abrupt restriction to a joint movement caused by pain?

Answer 8

empty end feel

Question 9

What term describes a bone-against-bone feeling?

Answer 9

hard end feel

Question 10

Describe active range-of-motion.

Answer 10

In active range-of-motion the client moves the limb or the joint without any intervention from the practitioner to assess any limitation in the joint movement.

Question 11

What allows the release of tension by gently shaking a relaxed body part so that the flesh flops around the bone?

Answer 11

shaking

Question 12

What is the practice of sliding the hand smoothly over some portion of the client’s body with varying amounts of pressure

Answer 12

gliding

Question 13

What is fulling?

Answer 13

A kneading technique in which the practitioner grasps the tissue and gently lifts and spreads it out

Question 14

What is hacking?

Answer 14

A rapid striking movement that can be done with one or both hands

Question 15

What is the lightest, most superficial of the percussion techniques?

Answer 15

tapping

Question 16

What does deep gliding indicate?

Answer 16

it indicates that the movement uses enough pressure to have a mechanical effect

Question 17

Describe jostling.

Answer 17

Jostling involves grasping the entire muscle, lifting it slightly away from its position, and shaking it quickly across its axis

Question 18

What is skin rolling?

Answer 18

A variation of kneading where the skin is lifted away from the deeper tissues and rolled between the therapist’s thumb and fingers.

Question 19

Describe feather stokes.

Answer 19

Feather stroke movements use very light pressure of the fingertips or hands, with long flowing strokes

Question 20

What do passive joint movements (PJM) do?

Answer 20

They stretch the fibrous tissue and move the joint through its range of motion.

Question 21

What does PJM stand for?

Answer 21

passive joint movements

Question 22

What is a rhythmic pressing movements directed into muscle tissue by either the hand or fingers?

Answer 22

compression

Question 23

Name the tapotement movements.

Answer 23

Tapotement movements include tapping, slapping, hacking, cupping, and beating.

Question 24

What is rocking?

Answer 24

A push-and-release movement applied to the client’s body in either a side-to side or an up-and-down direction

Question 25

Which movement is the heaviest and deepest form of percussion; it is done over the denser muscular areas of the body

Answer 25

beating

Question 26

What is the movement in which the fingers or palm of the hand move the superficial tissues in a circular pattern over the deeper tissues?

Answer 26

circular friction

Question 27

What is a soft end feel?

Answer 27

A cushioned limitation in which soft tissue prevents further movement, such as knee flexion

Question 28

Which movement involves the flesh being grasped firmly in one or both hands and moved up and down along the bone?

Answer 28

chucking

Question 29

What is soft tissue deformation?

Answer 29

The change in the shape of soft tissues is the result of applying external or internal forces on those tissues

Question 30

What is a continuous trembling or shaking movement delivered either by the practitioner or an electrical apparatus?

Answer 30

vibration

Question 31

Describe cross-fiber friction,

Answer 31

Cross-fiber friction is applied in a transverse direction across the muscle, tendon, or ligament

Question 32

A technique used by respiratory therapists to help break up lung congestion.

Answer 32

cupping