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Massage Movements And Body Mechanics Flashcards

1
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During a massage therapist uses feet as?

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Foundation

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During a massage therapist uses legs as?

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Strength

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During a massage therapist uses pelvis/torso as?

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Power

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During massage therapist uses hands and arms for

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Dexterity/ communication with client

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Good use body mechanics helps

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Reduce risk of injury
Improve delivery of massage

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Benefits for self care of therapist

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•helps prevent injuries
•reduces risk of burn out
•longer career

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Self care

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•regular exercise
•proper hydration/ nutrition
•good hygiene
•Stretching and balancing exercises
•sleep

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Ergonomics

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Designing the workplace to fit the people

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Ergonomics benefits

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Reduces incidences of injury and muscle disorders

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Examples of not using Ergonomics properly

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•Having the massage table to high or to low
•Clutter/spills around the massage table
•Space to small to have proper body mechanics

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Common injury sites for massage therapist

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• thumbs
• wrists
• shoulders
• lower back

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Ergonomics + scheduling

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• consider how much you need to make per week
•Be realistic about your physical capabilities
•don’t schedule consecutive massages that require deep work
•consider time in between patients (at least 30 mins in between or even an hour)

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Proper Body movements/ mechanics

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•using breath, posture and movements to distribute stress through body
•high strength plus power available in the movement
•lower risk of personal injury, levels of fatigue and long term health

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Slow deep breathing promotes?

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Relaxation, engages the parasympathetic nervous system

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Shallow breathing increases?

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•stress and reflex for body mechanics

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Centering provides?

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Quality of power, balance and control

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How to accomplish centering?

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By focusing awareness on your center, breathing fully and being self-assured

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What is grounding?

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Connection with client and earth

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What does grounding help?

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•Helps client relieve tension and stress
•help negative energy out of client and positive energy be directed into client through you
•grounding allows these energy transfers to take place without therapist being drained, or picking up unwanted stress

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Correct posture and stance effects on delivery of massage

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Using proper body positioning will enable you to deliver powerful stokes and movements with minimum effort, minimizes stress on muscle system

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Neutral position

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Upright, knees over ankles, hip over knees, shoulder over hips, ears over shoulders

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Benefits of neutral position

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Better nerve + blood circulation to arms and hands

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23
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Horse stance

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•Feet aligned with edge of table
•Knees slightly flexed
•Back erect and relaxed
•Shoulders dropped and back

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24
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Archer stance

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Therapist shoulders at an angle to the table or stepping into it
Feet close together or full stride apart

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Archer stance provides?

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•a solid, stable foundation so therapist can lean into or pull back from movement
•shifting weight from one foot to another, provides long rhythmic strokes while having good posture

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Wrist position

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•Keep as neutral as possible
•Wrinkles indicate to much deviation
•Deviations of more than 20 degrees combined with force increase chance of injury

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Stool or fit ball

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•Maintains good body mechanics/posture
•Conserve energy
•Keeps hips slightly higher than knees
•Tilt the pelvis forward slightly

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Soft tissue deformation

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Change in shape of soft tissue through external or internal forces

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Soft tissue deformation internal

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Gravity, poor body mechanics

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Soft tissue deformation external

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Applied by pushing, pulling or twisting soft tissue affected

31
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The soft tissues directly affected by applying therapeutic forces include?

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•The skin
•Fascia
•Muscle
•Nerve endings
•Blood vessels
•Lymph associated with soft tisssue

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Types of external forces

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•Compressive forces (compression)
•Tensile force (tension)
•Twisting force (torsion)
•Shearing forces

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Whats Compression

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Pushing/pressing into the tissue against bone

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Compression using?

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Fingers, palms, entire hand, fist or elbow
Can be used as an assessment tool>repetitively, resistance, tension, tissue density, or mobility of tissue

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Initial effect of compression

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Press/reduce space between structures

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Secondary effect of compression

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Rebound/opening/expanding tissue
Can shorten a muscle

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Tensile force/ tension is used to?

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Elongate tissue by pulling layers of tissue apart from each other

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How to apply tensile force/ tension

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•Engaging tissue with 2 hands + moving hands away from each other
•Also applied by pulling, tractioning + stretching

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Tensile force/ tension helps?

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•Elongate shortened tissue
•Reduce adhesions
•Improve range of motion
•Improves elasticity of fascia

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What does Twisting/torsion/ torque do?

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Deforms tissue by compressing/twisting one end of a structure in one direction, while holding other end + twisting opposite direction

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Twisting/ torsion/ torque helps

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•Break up adhesions bonds between tissue
•Enhance local circulation
•Make muscle more pliable

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How does Shearing work

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Deforms tissue by shifting structures against each other

43
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Shearing movements

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Friction techniques
By using fingers pushed in deeply and moving back/forth or circular movements

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Shearing helps

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•Generate heat
•Create therapeutic inflammation
•Reduce adhesions
•Reorganizing collagen/ fiber

45
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7 common massage methods

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•static
•gliding
•torsion
•shearing
•oscillating
•percussion
•joint movement

46
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Static method movements

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Hands are positioned + help for a fixed length of time
Can gently rest hand on body or pressing into trigger point or supporting body

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Static method helps

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•Help in establishing trust (opener or closer)
•Creates stillness
•Sedate or stimulate nervous system

48
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Types of static

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•Stationary touch
•Ishemic compression
•Holding
•Muscle energy technique

49
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3 Static methods

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•superficial touch
•Deep touch
•Holding

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How to apply Gliding methods

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•Applied with smooth continuous motion, do not lose contact with client
•Can be light, moderate or deep pressure

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Gliding methods is applied with

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Finger tips, palm of hand, soft fist or forearm

52
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Lighter gliding methods

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•Apply oil
•Warm up tissue
•Introduce client to deeper techniques
•Promote relaxation

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Deeper gliding methods used to

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•Deform tissue
•Introduce therapist touch
•Gather information on quality of tissue

54
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4 types of gliding methods

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•Aura stroking
•feather stroking
•effleurage movements/ superficial gliding
•Deep gliding

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Torsion methods used to

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•Deform tissue by compressing/ twisting
•Used to loosen/ soften superficial tissue
•Broadens + stretches fascia

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4 types of torsion methods

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•Skin rolling
•Fulling
•Kneading/ petrissage
•Wringing

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Shearing methods

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Pulling/moving perpendicular against each other

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Shearing methods helps?

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•Produce heat
•Increase blood flow
•Stretch/broaden tissue
•Reduce adhesions

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3 types of shearing methods

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•Circular
•Cross fiber
•Linear friction

60
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What does Oscillating methods do?
How is it created?

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Deform soft tissue with momentum created by back and forth vibrating, rocking motion

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Benefits of oscillating methods?

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•Stimulating/ relaxing nervous system
•Loosens muscles
•Stimulating peristalsis
•Releasing emotion holding
•Lower tension in muscles
•Creat movement + opening joints
•Reduce tension on attachments
•Revealing holding patterns
•Moving stagnant energy

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4 Types of oscillating methods?

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•Vibrating
•Shaking
•Rocking
•Jostling

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Percussive methods include

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Rapid, rhythmic contact

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Percussive methods are used to

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•Initially stimulate/ pro long will sedate tissue (+30 seconds)
•Warms muscle
•Stimulate nervous system

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5 types of percussive methods

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•Tapping
•Slapping
•Cupping
•Hacking
•Beating

66
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Types of joint movements

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Passive joint movements
Passive stretching
Active joint movement
-Active assisted
-Active resisted

67
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Passive joint movements

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Your moving them

68
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Active joint movements

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Client is moving themselves

69
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2 Types of joint movements

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MET (muscle energy technique)
PNF

70
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MET joint movement helps

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•Encourage more freedom of movement by stretching muscle + fascia
•Stimulates the production synovial fluid to lubricate joints
•Stimulates lymph + blood flow in area

71
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Factors that influence massage strokes

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•Intention
•Direction
•Speed
•Length
•Duration
•Rhythm
•Pressure

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