Massage Endangerment sites

Question 1

What are endangerment sites?

Answer 1

Areas where blood vessels, nerves etc become more superficial. Not protected by muscle/ other soft tissue

Question 2

List all 11 endangerment sites?

Answer 2

anterior throat and neck, posterior triangle of neck, axillary area, thoracolumbar (just below floating ribs), sciatic notch, femoral triangle, popliteal space, head of fibula, behind & below medial malleolus, lateral epicondyle of humerus, medial epicondyle of humerus

Question 3

What is in the popliteal space?

Answer 3

Popliteal artery and vein and common peroneal nerve

Question 4

What is at the head of the fibula?

Answer 4

Common peroneal nerve

Question 5

What is in the femoral triangle?

Answer 5

External iliac artery, femoral nerve, femoral artery, femoral vein

Question 6

What is in the sciatic notch (between PSIS and ischial tuberosity)?

Answer 6

Sciatic nerve

Question 7

What is found posterior and inferior to medial malleolus?

Answer 7

Tibial artery and nerve

Question 8

What is in the axillary region (anterior armpit)?

Answer 8

Axillary artery and vein, Brachial artery, Cephalic vein (remember ABC)

Question 9

What and where is the endangerment site in the thoracolumbar region?

Answer 9

Kidneys (top end just deep to lowest floating ribs)

Question 10

What structures are found in the anterior part of throat and neck?

Answer 10

Vagus nerve and carotid artery

Question 11

What/ where is the posterior triangle of neck?

Answer 11

Anterior border is sternocleidomastoid muscle, posterior border is trapezius, inferior border is mid 1/3 of clavicle

Question 12

What structures are found in the posterior triangle of neck?

Answer 12

Subclavian arteries and vein, nerves of brachial plexus, brachiocephalic artery and vein

Question 13

Medial epicondyle of humerus

Answer 13

Ulnar nerve

Question 14

Lateral epicondyle of humerus

Answer 14

Radial nerve