General Knowledge (Everything Else)

Question 1

Name as many of the 6 categories of therapeutic effects of massage as you can?

Answer 1

MECHANICAL
REFLEX
PHYSIOLOGIC
PHYCHOLOGIC
ENERGETIC
PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGICAL

Question 2

A ____________ is a symptom or circumstance that makes a particular treatment inadvisable.

Answer 2

CONTRAINDICATION

Question 3

A ____________ is a change to the initial treatment plan when massage is appropriate for the client, to allow for safe, effective treatment.

Answer 3

MODIFICATION

Question 4

The concepts of absolute contraindication and modifications of treatment are combined in clinical usage into which catch-all phrase?

Answer 4

CONTRAINDICATIONS TO TREATMENT

Question 5

A structured, outcome-based series of massage techniques based on the client’s needs and consistent with the principles of massage techniques is know as?

Answer 5

SEQUENCING

Question 6

1. Summarizing the clinical findings and outcomes
2. Selecting treatment techniques
3. Specifying the scope and duration of techniques
4. Choosing a framing general massage technique
5. Arranging the chosen techniques according to principles

What are these 5 steps for?

Answer 6

5 STEPS IN THE DESIGN OF A MASSAGE SEQUENCE