Remedial and Sports Massage Skills

Question 1

What are the 6 types of headaches?

Answer 1

Tension, cluster, dehydration, rebound, sinus and migraine

Question 2

What is a primary headache?

Answer 2

A simple standalone headache: not caused by another ailment (migraine, tension and cluster headaches)

Question 3

What is a secondary headache?

Answer 3

Headache due to an underlying structural problem in the head, neck, sinus, teeth, hangover..

Question 4

What is the Windlass Test?

Answer 4

Have the client sit on the table with their feet hanging off the edge. Hold the client’s foot and extend the ankle towards dorsi flexion. With the other hand extend the big toe. If positive, the client should experience pain as the toe is extended.

Question 5

What is arthritis

Answer 5

Arthritis is an umbrella term for over 100 medical conditions that cause painful inflammation in your joints

Question 6

What are the 4 types of arthritis?

Answer 6

Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Juvenile Arthritis

Question 7

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Answer 7

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints and other areas of the body.

Question 8

What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

Answer 8

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that targets the joints of the spine. It first affects the sacroiliac (SI) joint, where the spine attaches to the pelvis and then starts to affect other areas of the spine. The hips and shoulders can be affected, and so can the eyes, skin, bowel and lungs.

Question 9

What is Juvenile Arthritis?

Answer 9

Juvenile arthritis is a general term that describes all types of arthritis diagnosed in someone under the age of 16 years.

Question 10

What is Lordosis?

Answer 10

Lordosis refers to your natural lordotic curve, which is normal. However, if your curve arches too far inward, it is called lordosis, or swayback

Question 11

What is Scoliosis?

Answer 11

When looking at the posterior view of the spine, it runs straight down the back. Scoliosis is when the spine curves laterally/to the side. This can be small or large and can present as a “C” bend or “S” bend

Question 12

What is Kyphosis?

Answer 12

Kyphosis is a forward rounding of the back. Some rounding is normal, but the term “kyphosis” usually refers to an exaggerated rounding of the back