Midway Flashcards
Practitioners hands can be cleaned by washing with
soap and warm water
Minute unicellular microorganisms exhibiting both plant and animal characteristics
Bacteria
Three general forms of pathogenic bacteria
Cocci, Bacilli and Spirilla
Antibodies are produced in the body in response to contact with invading bacteria. They increase the bodies resistance to what?
Antigens
Four disinfecting steps of bleach and quats
Wash, rinse, dry and disinfect
Primary precaution for infection control
Handwashing
Antiseptic’s have a higher level of
Alcohol
Bacteria/germs/microbes are most numerous in
Dirt, refuse, and disease skin
Where can you find an EPA number?
On any disinfectant
Organisms that thrive in warm, moist environments. Found mostly in humans on the skin and mucous membrane
Fungi
Three examples of fungi
Candidas, athletes foot, and ringworm
What are pathogens capable of causing?
Disease; disease-producing microorganisms
Is a causal agent for AIDS
Virus
4 examples of a virus
Smallpox, common cold, mumps, and measles
What is never part of a massage?
Genitals
When can you engage with a client in social settings?
If they initiate/engage first
Examples of the effects of positive touch
Reduces stress, lower cortisol in blood, increases serotonin and dopamine
Spontaneous arousal/erection can cause client to feel
Uncomfortable or even fearful
Feeling exhausted/burnout, crossed professional boundaries with client, and change in regular care with client are all reasons for
Supervision
Boundaries are
Contextual, therefore not rigid
Avoiding what is offensive/disturbing and doing what is most considerate for all
Tactful
When a therapist/practitioner personalizes a therapeutic relationship by unconsciously projecting characteristics of someone from a former relationship onto a client. Almost always detrimental to therapeutic relationship.
Countertransference
In which a person on one side of the relationship holds more power and the other is in a more vulnerable/submissive role
Power differential
Supervision/peer groups meet regularly in a atmosphere of
Warmth, honesty, and respect
Signs of transference
Gifts, invites to social events, wants to be involved
What is your best defense against transference?
State and uphold professional boundaries
Friction massage causes the skin
To redden
Standard body temperature range
96.4° to 99.1°
Produced in the adrenal medulla
Epinephrine/norepinephrine
Examples of mechanical effects
Enhanced fluid intake in muscles, deforms properoceptive and sensory nerve endings, stretches, and compresses connective tissue
The nervous system is made up of
Central and peripheral nervous system
Two of the several pain reducing neurochemicals.
Endorphins and Enkephalins
Percussion can stimulate which nervous system?
Peripheral
Serotonin has the ability to counterbalance
The effects of norepinephrine
The somatic motor neurons and sensory neurons wake up the cranial and spinal nerves. This is due to the
Nervous system
Lighting in a massage room should be
Indirect, reflective, and soft
What does the right massage table height depend on?
Style, size of client, and LMT preference
A width of ___ is too narrow, not enough room for the arms
27”
The massage area always includes
A stool, lubricant, and bolsters
Size of massage room must be at least
10’ x 12‘
Deep tissue workers prefer
Lotion
Why should you not use mineral oil?
Dries out skin, clogs pores, and depletes nutrients
Hypoallergenic products are found to be safe for
Most people
Special properties of massage creams
Can soothe, cool, warm and stimulate the skin
Laundry done weekly gives
1 1/2 to 2 weeks of linens
What are the two most effective ways for practitioner to ask questions of the client?
Verbal and written
Three areas included in operational client interaction policy.
Missed or late appointments, payment of fees, sexual boundaries
Types of services offered/your list of modalities is part of your what?
Massage policies and procedures
An outline a practitioner can follow for giving treatment
Treatment plan
Signs of discomfort in body language
Fidgeting, flinching, and muscle contractions
Documentation used by therapist containing the work done on a client
Client file
How can you personalize a consult?
Listen attentively, use their name and visual eye contact
Therapist having enough information to determine any contraindications
Consent paragraph
When do you explain policy and procedures?
During initial consultation
What do you do when there is an error on your SOAP notes?
Put a single line through it and initial
How can body diagrams be helpful?
Help identify sore and painful areas
Most intake forms come from
Business software
Vibration is an
Oscillating method
Five massage movements of percussion/tapotement
Tapping, cupping, slapping, hacking, and beating
Shifting one layer of tissue over or against another
Shearing
Deep friction softens
Amorphous ground substance
What is fulling classified as in Swedish massage?
Torsion method
Strokes away from the heart are more
Stimulating and energizing
Involves grasping the entire muscle, lifting it slightly away from its position and shaking it quickly across its axis
Jostling
What determines the depth of a stroke?
Density of tissue, intention, and condition of the tissue
A push-and-release movement applied to the client’s body in either a side-to-side or an up-and-down direction
Rocking
What are you sensing when engaging with the body?
It’s integrity
Where is tapping used?
On the face
What can be used if the client has an emotional release or reacts with pain?
Static/stationary touch
For prolonged periods of time, vibration has an ________ effect
Anesthetizing
Uses extensive shaking and rocking to locate and release tension
Trager
Proper stances/posture aids in
Balance
How can you conserve energy when doing deep tissue?
Use elbows and forearms
Where is the geographical center?
2 inches below your navel
Designing the workplace to fit the individual
Ergonomics
Should have a minimum of ___ on all sides of the table
3ft
Most commonly used stance
Archer stance
What exercise has you tilt your pelvis forward and upward?
Grinding corn
When doing the wheel exercise, your ____ foot is turned out a ____ angle
Left, 45°
At which point must you maintain contact with client?
After undraping and lotion is applied
Should you spend equal time on each body part?
No
Lotion from bottle directly onto client is
Too cold
When applying lubricant use
Long superficial gliding strokes
At the start of each day always check
Client schedule, massage room for necessary equipment, and linens needed
Reason for placing support under chest
Take strain off the cervical spine
When doing a general arm massage knead from
Shoulder to wrist
When client is prone, placing a bolster under the ankle prevents
Hyper extension of the knees
Avoid strokes around the eyes when
Client is wearing contacts
Standard massage positions
Prone, supine, and side–lying
Refers to pattern or design of massage
Sequence
Short, repeating, gliding strokes, using alternating hands
Shingle strokes
How many sheets does full sheet draping use?
One full size sheet
Inhibited blood flow to an area of the body
Ischemia
What can a fever of more than 106° cause?
Damage to the tissue, liver, organs, brain and can even cause death
Two source languages of massage terminology
Greek and Latin
On a wellness scale what does a zero represent?
No perceivable sickness
The scientific study of muscular activity and the mechanics of body movement
Kinesiology
A _______ of disease is perceivable by the client. A ____ of disease is observable by another person.
Symptom, Sign
Protective tissue response characterized by swelling, redness, heat, and pain
Inflammation
Means against, counter to
(Prefix) contra
Means painful condition
(Suffix) -algia
How long do you wash your hands for?
60 Seconds
