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Midway Flashcards

1
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Practitioners hands can be cleaned by washing with

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soap and warm water

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2
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Minute unicellular microorganisms exhibiting both plant and animal characteristics

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Bacteria

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Three general forms of pathogenic bacteria

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Cocci, Bacilli and Spirilla

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Antibodies are produced in the body in response to contact with invading bacteria. They increase the bodies resistance to what?

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Antigens

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5
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Four disinfecting steps of bleach and quats

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Wash, rinse, dry and disinfect

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6
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Primary precaution for infection control

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Handwashing

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7
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Antiseptic’s have a higher level of

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Alcohol

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8
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Bacteria/germs/microbes are most numerous in

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Dirt, refuse, and disease skin

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9
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Where can you find an EPA number?

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On any disinfectant

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10
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Organisms that thrive in warm, moist environments. Found mostly in humans on the skin and mucous membrane

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Fungi

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11
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Three examples of fungi

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Candidas, athletes foot, and ringworm

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12
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What are pathogens capable of causing?

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Disease; disease-producing microorganisms

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13
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Is a causal agent for AIDS

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Virus

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14
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4 examples of a virus

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Smallpox, common cold, mumps, and measles

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15
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What is never part of a massage?

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Genitals

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16
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When can you engage with a client in social settings?

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If they initiate/engage first

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17
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Examples of the effects of positive touch

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Reduces stress, lower cortisol in blood, increases serotonin and dopamine

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18
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Spontaneous arousal/erection can cause client to feel

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Uncomfortable or even fearful

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19
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Feeling exhausted/burnout, crossed professional boundaries with client, and change in regular care with client are all reasons for

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Supervision

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20
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Boundaries are

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Contextual, therefore not rigid

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21
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Avoiding what is offensive/disturbing and doing what is most considerate for all

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Tactful

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22
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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.

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Countertransference

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23
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In which a person on one side of the relationship holds more power and the other is in a more vulnerable/submissive role

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Power differential

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24
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Supervision/peer groups meet regularly in a atmosphere of

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Warmth, honesty, and respect

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25
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Signs of transference

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Gifts, invites to social events, wants to be involved

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26
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What is your best defense against transference?

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State and uphold professional boundaries

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27
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Friction massage causes the skin

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To redden

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28
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Standard body temperature range

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96.4° to 99.1°

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29
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Produced in the adrenal medulla

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Epinephrine/norepinephrine

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30
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Examples of mechanical effects

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Enhanced fluid intake in muscles, deforms properoceptive and sensory nerve endings, stretches, and compresses connective tissue

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31
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The nervous system is made up of

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Central and peripheral nervous system

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32
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Two of the several pain reducing neurochemicals.

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Endorphins and Enkephalins

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33
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Percussion can stimulate which nervous system?

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Peripheral

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34
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Serotonin has the ability to counterbalance

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The effects of norepinephrine

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35
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The somatic motor neurons and sensory neurons wake up the cranial and spinal nerves. This is due to the

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Nervous system

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36
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Lighting in a massage room should be

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Indirect, reflective, and soft

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37
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What does the right massage table height depend on?

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Style, size of client, and LMT preference

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38
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A width of ___ is too narrow, not enough room for the arms

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27”

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39
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The massage area always includes

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A stool, lubricant, and bolsters

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40
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Size of massage room must be at least

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10’ x 12‘

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41
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Deep tissue workers prefer

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Lotion

42
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Why should you not use mineral oil?

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Dries out skin, clogs pores, and depletes nutrients

43
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Hypoallergenic products are found to be safe for

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Most people

44
Q

Special properties of massage creams

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Can soothe, cool, warm and stimulate the skin

45
Q

Laundry done weekly gives

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1 1/2 to 2 weeks of linens

46
Q

What are the two most effective ways for practitioner to ask questions of the client?

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Verbal and written

47
Q

Three areas included in operational client interaction policy.

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Missed or late appointments, payment of fees, sexual boundaries

48
Q

Types of services offered/your list of modalities is part of your what?

A

Massage policies and procedures

49
Q

An outline a practitioner can follow for giving treatment

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Treatment plan

50
Q

Signs of discomfort in body language

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Fidgeting, flinching, and muscle contractions

51
Q

Documentation used by therapist containing the work done on a client

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Client file

52
Q

How can you personalize a consult?

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Listen attentively, use their name and visual eye contact

53
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Therapist having enough information to determine any contraindications

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Consent paragraph

54
Q

When do you explain policy and procedures?

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During initial consultation

55
Q

What do you do when there is an error on your SOAP notes?

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Put a single line through it and initial

56
Q

How can body diagrams be helpful?

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Help identify sore and painful areas

57
Q

Most intake forms come from

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Business software

58
Q

Vibration is an

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Oscillating method

59
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Five massage movements of percussion/tapotement

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Tapping, cupping, slapping, hacking, and beating

60
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Shifting one layer of tissue over or against another

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Shearing

61
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Deep friction softens

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Amorphous ground substance

62
Q

What is fulling classified as in Swedish massage?

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Torsion method

63
Q

Strokes away from the heart are more

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Stimulating and energizing

64
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Involves grasping the entire muscle, lifting it slightly away from its position and shaking it quickly across its axis

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Jostling

65
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What determines the depth of a stroke?

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Density of tissue, intention, and condition of the tissue

66
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A push-and-release movement applied to the client’s body in either a side-to-side or an up-and-down direction

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Rocking

67
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What are you sensing when engaging with the body?

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It’s integrity

68
Q

Where is tapping used?

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On the face

69
Q

What can be used if the client has an emotional release or reacts with pain?

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Static/stationary touch

70
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For prolonged periods of time, vibration has an ________ effect

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Anesthetizing

71
Q

Uses extensive shaking and rocking to locate and release tension

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Trager

72
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Proper stances/posture aids in

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Balance

73
Q

How can you conserve energy when doing deep tissue?

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Use elbows and forearms

74
Q

Where is the geographical center?

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2 inches below your navel

75
Q

Designing the workplace to fit the individual

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Ergonomics

76
Q

Should have a minimum of ___ on all sides of the table

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3ft

77
Q

Most commonly used stance

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Archer stance

78
Q

What exercise has you tilt your pelvis forward and upward?

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Grinding corn

79
Q

When doing the wheel exercise, your ____ foot is turned out a ____ angle

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Left, 45°

80
Q

At which point must you maintain contact with client?

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After undraping and lotion is applied

81
Q

Should you spend equal time on each body part?

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No

82
Q

Lotion from bottle directly onto client is

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Too cold

83
Q

When applying lubricant use

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Long superficial gliding strokes

84
Q

At the start of each day always check

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Client schedule, massage room for necessary equipment, and linens needed

85
Q

Reason for placing support under chest

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Take strain off the cervical spine

86
Q

When doing a general arm massage knead from

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Shoulder to wrist

87
Q

When client is prone, placing a bolster under the ankle prevents

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Hyper extension of the knees

88
Q

Avoid strokes around the eyes when

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Client is wearing contacts

89
Q

Standard massage positions

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Prone, supine, and side–lying

90
Q

Refers to pattern or design of massage

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Sequence

91
Q

Short, repeating, gliding strokes, using alternating hands

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Shingle strokes

92
Q

How many sheets does full sheet draping use?

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One full size sheet

93
Q

Inhibited blood flow to an area of the body

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Ischemia

94
Q

What can a fever of more than 106° cause?

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Damage to the tissue, liver, organs, brain and can even cause death

95
Q

Two source languages of massage terminology

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Greek and Latin

96
Q

On a wellness scale what does a zero represent?

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No perceivable sickness

97
Q

The scientific study of muscular activity and the mechanics of body movement

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Kinesiology

98
Q

A _______ of disease is perceivable by the client. A ____ of disease is observable by another person.

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Symptom, Sign

99
Q

Protective tissue response characterized by swelling, redness, heat, and pain

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Inflammation

100
Q

Means against, counter to

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(Prefix) contra

101
Q

Means painful condition

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(Suffix) -algia

102
Q

How long do you wash your hands for?

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60 Seconds

IBS 100 (13 decks)

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