Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Define massage therapy

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means the health profession in which a person provides, for the purposes of developing, maintaining rehabilitating or augmenting physical function, senileving pain or promoting health, the assessment of soft tissue and joints of the body, and treatment and prevention of physical mobilization and other manual methods.

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2
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Hand washing procedure

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Use warm water
Lather up with soap
Scrub 30-60 sec
Rinse off, hands down
Turn off taps with paper towel

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3
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Proper dress

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Short sleeved shirt
Jeans, sweats, shorts
Comfortable shoes

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4
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A B C D E

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Areas
Benefits
Contradictions
Draping
Empowerment

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5
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An appropriate informed consent consists of

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  1. A description of the treatment including treatment techniques and goals.
  2. A description of the draping (what areas will be undraped to work on).
  3. The patient will be informed of any risks, benefits, contraindications and or possible complications.
  4. The patient will be informed that they can ask at any time for the treatment to be stopped or modified.
  5. The patient will be asked to give a clear YES or NO to the treatment.
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What would be considered a substitute decision maker

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Spouse, adult child, parent, sibling, or anyone else related by birth or adoption to the adult
Must be at least 19 years old and have been in contact within 12 months

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What if there is no one to be a substitute decision maker

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Therapist must contact office of the public trustee

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Can minors who are under the age of 19 consent to treatment

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Yes if the therapist feels they are aware enough

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9
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How to decide table height

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Should be at the level of your knuckles when in an effleurage stance

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10
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Pain scale

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1) light pressure
2) solid pressure
3) therapeutic, hurts but feels good
4) painful but can breath through it
5) too painful stop

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11
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Texture is

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What the skin feels like

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12
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Tone is

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Feeling the muscles

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13
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Ectomorphic

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Slender and wiry, slim

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Mesomorphic

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Muscular, broad

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Endomorphic

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Fleshy, rounded

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16
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Use

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Purpose of the technique that is employed for a given situation or condition

17
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Indication

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Condition that dictates the appropriate techniques to be employed
Why does patient need this technique

18
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Effect

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The physiological response to a technique

19
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Mechanical effects

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result from a direct physical stimulus such as pressure, compression or movement

20
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Reflex effect

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result from a neurological response to a mechanical stimulus

21
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Chemical effects

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result from a chemical response to a mechanical stimulus

22
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CONTRAINDICATIONS TO MASSAGE THERAPY

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when therapy or certain therapeutic techniques are NOT indicated for a given condition or situation

23
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FULL BODY SYSTEMIC CONTRAINDICATION

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when the situation or condition
affects the whole body

24
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LOCAL CONTRAINDICATION

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when the situation or condition affects a particular region or body part

25
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ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATION

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Pathological conditions or symptoms that cannot be treated under any circumstances
Can be full body or local

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RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATION

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Pathological conditions or symptoms that are generally less acute or in a state of remission. May be treated with caution and/or modification of technique(s)
Can be full body or local

27
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General to specific to general

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Massaging on a larger area of the body and working into a smaller area. Palm to thumbs

28
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Superficial to deep to superficial

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Light contact to increased pressure

29
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Proximal to distal to proximal

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The heart is considered most proximal
Start at the part of the limb closest to the heart and work your way down

30
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Peripheral to central to peripheral

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General techniques to patients main concern

31
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Components of massage therapy are viewed with the respect to

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Patient’s health history
Stage of the condition
State of the patient
Treatment goals

32
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Components of application of massage therapy

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Pressure
Rate
Rhythm
Duration

33
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Factors that will very the application of techniques

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Considerations involving the therapist
Considerations involving the patient
Other treatment considerations

34
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Good health may depend on

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Efficient circulatory and respiratory systems
•Healthy bone and joint structures
•Strong and supple soft tissue
•Efficient central and peripheral nervous systems
•The absence of pathological conditions

35
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Rmts want to maintain and/or increase

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• Circulation and tissue fluid exchange
• Respiratory function
• Joint range of motion
• Muscle tone and flexibility
• Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) producing a sedative response

36
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Rmts want to prevent and/or decrease

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• Adhesive tissue formation
• Edema
• Pain
• Muscle hypertonicity
• Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) firing therefore promoting relaxation
• Muscle spasm