Quiz 1 Flashcards
Define massage therapy
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.
Hand washing procedure
Use warm water
Lather up with soap
Scrub 30-60 sec
Rinse off, hands down
Turn off taps with paper towel
Proper dress
Short sleeved shirt
Jeans, sweats, shorts
Comfortable shoes
A B C D E
Areas
Benefits
Contradictions
Draping
Empowerment
An appropriate informed consent consists of
- A description of the treatment including treatment techniques and goals.
- A description of the draping (what areas will be undraped to work on).
- The patient will be informed of any risks, benefits, contraindications and or possible complications.
- The patient will be informed that they can ask at any time for the treatment to be stopped or modified.
- The patient will be asked to give a clear YES or NO to the treatment.
What would be considered a substitute decision maker
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
What if there is no one to be a substitute decision maker
Therapist must contact office of the public trustee
Can minors who are under the age of 19 consent to treatment
Yes if the therapist feels they are aware enough
How to decide table height
Should be at the level of your knuckles when in an effleurage stance
Pain scale
1) light pressure
2) solid pressure
3) therapeutic, hurts but feels good
4) painful but can breath through it
5) too painful stop
Texture is
What the skin feels like
Tone is
Feeling the muscles
Ectomorphic
Slender and wiry, slim
Mesomorphic
Muscular, broad
Endomorphic
Fleshy, rounded
Use
Purpose of the technique that is employed for a given situation or condition
Indication
Condition that dictates the appropriate techniques to be employed
Why does patient need this technique
Effect
The physiological response to a technique
Mechanical effects
result from a direct physical stimulus such as pressure, compression or movement
Reflex effect
result from a neurological response to a mechanical stimulus
Chemical effects
result from a chemical response to a mechanical stimulus
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO MASSAGE THERAPY
when therapy or certain therapeutic techniques are NOT indicated for a given condition or situation
FULL BODY SYSTEMIC CONTRAINDICATION
when the situation or condition
affects the whole body
LOCAL CONTRAINDICATION
when the situation or condition affects a particular region or body part
ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATION
Pathological conditions or symptoms that cannot be treated under any circumstances
Can be full body or local
RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATION
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
General to specific to general
Massaging on a larger area of the body and working into a smaller area. Palm to thumbs
Superficial to deep to superficial
Light contact to increased pressure
Proximal to distal to proximal
The heart is considered most proximal
Start at the part of the limb closest to the heart and work your way down
Peripheral to central to peripheral
General techniques to patients main concern
Components of massage therapy are viewed with the respect to
Patient’s health history
Stage of the condition
State of the patient
Treatment goals
Components of application of massage therapy
Pressure
Rate
Rhythm
Duration
Factors that will very the application of techniques
Considerations involving the therapist
Considerations involving the patient
Other treatment considerations
Good health may depend on
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
Rmts want to maintain and/or increase
• Circulation and tissue fluid exchange
• Respiratory function
• Joint range of motion
• Muscle tone and flexibility
• Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) producing a sedative response
Rmts want to prevent and/or decrease
• Adhesive tissue formation
• Edema
• Pain
• Muscle hypertonicity
• Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) firing therefore promoting relaxation
• Muscle spasm
