Chapter 21 Beck Test Flashcards
What is a more affordable option for clients?
Chair massage
What symptoms could a client experience from a chair massage?
Because the client is seated rather than prone, they may experience a sudden drop in blood pressure, possibly leading to symptoms of fainting
Change to ____ once you get close to the lower back
Fists instead of thumbs
When doing stone massage what should you avoid on older clients?
A full body treatment
What are the best and most commonly used stones in stone massage?
Basalt stones
What should a set of stones consist of?
Stones of designated sizes (large, medium, and small) as well as ones for specific placement (hand, foot sacrum, belly, finger and toe)
How should marble stones be washed?
With warm or cool water
Heated stones should be what temperature?
130°F / 54.4°C
Where is the Sacrum stone and belly stone placed?
On sacrum and base of the spine
What stones should be used for skin rolling?
Small oblong shaped stones
The art and science of stimulating the bodies own healing forces by locating and stimulating certain points on the body that affect organs or functions in distant parts of the body
Reflexology
There are ___ zones, running longitudinally from the top of the head to the hands and feet
10
Certain points on the big toe are said to relieve what?
Headaches and tension
Work the toes by pressing them between your thumb and finger being careful and lessening the pressure on the nails
Pincer or tweezer grip
Is the vital life force in all living matter
Bioenergy
Which is this? Feminine, dark, cold, passive, weak, front of body, lower body.
Yin
Which is this? Masculine, light, hot, active, forceful, back of body, upper body.
Yang
There are ____ acupoints located on the organ Meridian, where the qi flows more superficially
365
What is the kidney organ Meridian associated with?
Yin, water, bottom of foot and along inside of leg to upper chest
Usually coupled with assessment of the tongue where aspects like the color, shape, markings and coating of the tongue all have specific meaning and are used for assessment
Pulse diagnosis
Pressure of the fingers or digits, although practitioners may use elbows, knees, or feet as well
Shiatsu
Like acupuncture, _______ recognizes strategic points or energy pathways situated on the Meridian
Shiatsu
Primary assessment technique of Zen shiatsu, and is often used in the prescribing of herbs and acupuncture
Hara diagnosis
Utilizes yoga like stretches as the major means to achieving the ends
Thai massage
Thought to be rotating energy vortices located along the central line of the body and are considered focal areas for the reabsorption and transmission of energy
Chakras
Five element shiatsu is considered what technique?
Energy technique
