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AASM 2022sep-2023aug cohort > Essentials for Therapeutic Massage, ch2 Mechanisms of Health and Disease > Flashcards

Essentials for Therapeutic Massage, ch2 Mechanisms of Health and Disease Flashcards

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acute pain

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usually temporary, sudden onset, localized
can arise from disease or result from medical intervention

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afferent

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toward a center or point of reference

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allodynia

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pain, generally on the skin, caused by something which usually does not cause pain

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anaplasia

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without shape
describing an abnormal or undifferentiated cell that fail to mature into specialized cells
characteristic of malignant cells

*stems cells are undifferentiated, but they tend to be spherical

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benign

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non-threatening
usually used to describe a noncancerous tumour that is contained an does not spread

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biological rhythms

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syn. biorhythm
internal periodic timing of an organism

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cancer

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malignant, nonencapsulated cells that invade surrounding tissue
often metastisize, pieces breaking away and transported to another area of the body as secondary cancer masses

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chakra

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center for a vortex of energy

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chronic pain

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syn. persistent pain
pains that continues or reoccurs over time and lasting longer than 6 months
onset may be obscure
quality of the pain may change

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circadian rhythm

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biological rhythms that work over a 24h period (earth’s spin on its axis) coordinating internal functions

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communicable diseases

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syn infectious, contagious

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congential v inherited

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abnormality present at birth v disease arising in a lifetime related to epigentic phenomena

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disease

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abnormality in the function within the body

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dosha, p32

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from Auyervedic medicine, the 3 basic consitutions or physiological-types
pitta
vatta
kapha

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efferent

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away from a center or point of reference

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entrainment

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synchronization of rhythms…circadian…bio…seasonal

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epidemiology

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study frequency, transmission, occurrence, and distribution of disease

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etiology

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study of the factors involved in the development of disease, nature thereof, susceptibility

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fistula

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abnormal connections between organ or vessel with another or the with the skin

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health

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condition of homeostasis that results in a state of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual well-being

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hyperalgesia

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`abnormally increased sensitivity to pain resulting in hypersensitivity to stimulus

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hyperplasia

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uncontrolled increase in the number of cells of a body part

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idiopathic

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diseases of undetermined causes

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inflammation

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protective response of the tissues to irritation or injury
my be acute or chronic
symptoms = redness, heat, swelling, pain

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malignant

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abnormal and threatening
usually refers to cancerous tissue cell multiplication

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metastases

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neoplasm

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syn. tumour
abnormal growth of new tissue, can be benign or malignant

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neuropathic pain

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pain caused by a lesion or disease o of the somatosensory nervous system

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nociiceptive pain

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pain as a result of the activation of type-C and A-delta nociceptive neurons.
these receptors have high-stimulation thresholds which makes them sensitive to stimuli that can damage normal tissues or may become damaging with prolonged stimulation

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opportunistic pathogens

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organisms that cause disease only when a host’s immunity is impaired

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pain

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unpleasant sensation.
complex, personal, subjective experience with physiological, psychological, and social aspects

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paraesthesia

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abnormal sensation, typically described as pins and needles or crawling insects

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pathogen

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disease-causing organism, infectious agent

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pathology

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study of disease as observed in the structure and function of the body

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pathogenicity

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ability of an infectious agent to cause disease

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pathiogenesis, p36

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development of a disease within a body
latent stage = nonactive
incubation stage = become infectious
covalence stage = disease has run its course and functions of the body return to before onset

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phantom pain

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pain or other sensation experienced in a part of the body that is not present

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remission

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reversal of signs and symptoms
may be temporary or permanent

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resilience

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capacity to recover from difficulties

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salutogenesis

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process of healing, recovery, and repair.

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seasonal rhythms

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rhythms in nature taking place over the course of year (earth’s revolution around the sun)
influences biorhythms

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sensitization

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increased responsiveness to stimuli

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signs v symptoms

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objective v subjective

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sinus

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cavity with the body, mucous tissue lined

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somatic pain and superficial somatic pain and deep somatic pain

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somatic = pain that arises from the body wall

superficial = from the stimulation of receptors in the skin

deep = from receptors in skeletal muscles, joints, tendons, fascia

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stress

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any external or internal stimuli that requires a change or response to prevent imbalance in the internal environment of the body or mental-emotive mind.

initiates chemical processes from activation of the ANS

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syndrome

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group of signs and/or symptoms identifying a pathological condition

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ultradian rhythms

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biological rhythms that repeat at a rate ranging from every 90 minutes to every few hours

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virulent

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quality of organisms that enables them to readily cause disease

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visceral pain

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pain that results from the stimulation of receptors in internal organs
or abnormal condition in the viscera

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TCM

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

5 Elements
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood

Yin & Yang = opposite yet complementary qualities that when in balance is optimal health
yin = feminine principle
yang = masculine principle

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Dx
Tx and RX
Px

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diagnosis
treatment and prescription
prognosis

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causes of disease

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genetic

agents, physical or chemical

malnutrition

degeneration

hypersensitivity of Immune system

immune suppressio or deficiency

pathogenic organism or infectious agent

tumours and cancer

AASM 2022sep-2023aug cohort (12 decks)

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