Neuromuscular Flashcards
Who wrote Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual?
Dr. Janet Travell and David Simons
Who first developed Neuromuscular Therapy in the 1930s?
Stanley Lief
What are some Structural Integration (SI) methods?
Hellerwork & Rolfing
Bringing the physical structure of the body into alignment around a central axis is called:
Structural Integration/ Rolfing
An active trigger point may lead to a/an _____ TrP in another muscle (such as the antagonist or synergist muscles).
satellite TrP
In order to effectively treat TrPs, you must not only deactivate the TrP but also:
Eliminate the activity which activated it
The most common method employed by massage therapists for release of TrP’s is:
Ischemic Compression
A type of TrP which, “is located in another muscle and forms concurrently and because of the same overload or abuse that is the source of the primary trigger point” is:
Associate Trigger Point
A TrP which refers pain, burning or some other sensation to another area of the body, when the therapist digitally compresses it is called a(n):
Active Trigger Point
Muscle Energy Techniques, Trager, and Trigger Point Work are all methods of what type of therapy?
Neuromuscular
A neuromuscular mechanism is made up of three things. What are they?
Nerve – Muscle – Fascia Unit
If a trigger point is too painful to work on, what can we do?
Work on the Antagonist Muscle(s)
Deep tissue massage refers to strokes directed toward deeper structures of muscle and what other type of tissue?
Fascia/Connective Tissues
Tension in muscles and abnormal organ function are caused by _____ according to Structural Integration.
incorrect body alignment
How do we best assess posture?
Clients need to stand still, like they normally stand
