Swedish Massage Quiz 1

Question 0

Taking care of your space

Answer 0

Make space for table
put belongings outside table area/below table
adjust table height
adjust lighting
adjust music
maintain quiet peaceful atmosphere
have bolster & blanket ready

Question 1

Main benefit of Swedish massage

Answer 1

Improved circulation

Blood and lymph flow

Question 2

Taking care of yourself & client

Answer 2

remove jewlery
wash hands
enter gently
establish intent
maintain good body mechanics
stay grounded and sensitive

Question 3

What are the rules for good body mechanics.

Answer 3

Good posture
breathing
stacking
Core strength
Balance
Weight transfer
Back straight
Warm up

Question 4

Name the basic massage strokes

Answer 4

Resting
Effleurage/ gliding
Petrissage/ kneading
Vibration
Joint movement/R.O.M.
Percussion/tapotement 
Friction

Question 5

relationship to client

Answer 5

You need to be:
sensative
caring
compassionate
respectful
loving
give them what they want/not what you think they need

Question 6

What are the components in the application of massage techniques?

Quality of touch

Answer 6

How do you use all the tools?

• depth of pressure
• drag,
• direction,
• duration,
• speed,
• rhythm
• frequency -

Question 7

What is the resting position-why is it so important?

Answer 7

Initial touch

Acclimated them to your touch
First entry into their personal space

Question 8

Define sympathetic and parasympathetic states.

Answer 8

Sympathetic: fight or flight
Parasympathetic: rest or relax

Question 9

What are some specific uses of gliding strokes?

Answer 9

Apply lotion
Assessment
Transition
Increases lymph and venous flow*****
Most versatile stroke
Warms up the tissue
Allows deeper work

Question 10

depth of pressure

Answer 10

light, moderate, deep, variable

pressure through each layer (skin, superficial fascia, middle, deep, etc)

Question 11

Define petrissage

Answer 11

Kneading or milking

Soft tissue is lifted, rolled and squeezed

Question 12

Drag

Answer 12

amount of pull or stretch
lotion effects
also return stroke

Question 13

Define skin rolling.

Answer 13

Separating skin from muscle and rolling it

Question 14

Direction

Answer 14

away from midline-Centrifugal
toward misline- centripetal
origion to insertion or reverse
with or across fibers

Question 15

duration

Answer 15

length of time method lasts

length of time remain in one location

Question 16

Define compression

Answer 16

Pressing superficial against deeper and holding

Question 17

What are the beneficial effects of petrissage and compression.

Answer 17

Reducing motor tone

Enhancing circulation or blood flow

Question 18

speed

Answer 18

fast
slow
variable

Question 19

What massage method is safe to use over the spine?

Answer 19

Skin rolling

Question 20

rhythm

Answer 20

refers to regularity

rhythmic (predictable)

Question 21

What conditions interfere with the use of petrissage?

Answer 21

Scaring
Excessive weight
Over development of muscles
Excessive body hair

Question 22

frequency

Answer 22

how many times repeat strokes before moving on

3 times approximately

Question 23

What type of vibration is used when the muscles seem extremely tight?

Answer 23

Shaking

Question 24

Qualities of touch

additional components

Answer 24

inntention
flow
transitions
continuity
medium used
positions of client and therapist

Question 25

Which massage method is used to achieve entrainment?

Answer 25

Rocking

Question 26

What is the best massage technique for stimulation?

Answer 26

Tapotement or percussion

Question 27

Percussion techniques include what 6 movements?

Answer 27

Hacking
Cupping
Slapping
Tapping
Beating
Pounding

Question 28

What is best stroke to break up congestion in the lungs?

Answer 28

Cupping

Question 29

Where on the body should tapotement never be performed?

Answer 29

Over the spine

Any area in pain

Question 30

What are the distinguishing characteristics of friction?

Answer 30

Generates heat
Deep movement
Small, local area

Question 31

Name three ways to produce friction?

Answer 31

With the muscle fiber
Across/transverse the muscle fiber
Circular

Question 32

List the therapeutic effects of friction

Answer 32

Best for breaking up adhesions/scar tissue
Produces hyperemia (heat)
Especially useful over tendons/joint spaces

Question 33

Which type of joint movement is useful in cases of weakness or pain with movement?

Answer 33

Active assisted

Question 34

What is movement produced by the client called?

Answer 34

Active

Question 35

What is movement produced by the massage practitioner called?

Answer 35

Passive

Question 36

Which technique stimulates the production of synovial fluid?

Answer 36

Joint movement

Question 37

Friction.

General notes from class review

Answer 37

Friction - most beneficial for breaking up adhesions/scar tissue
Effective for tendons and joint spaces
Produces hyperemia -generates heat/blood flow
Used in small local areas
Not surface

Superficial tissue against deep tissue with movement - compression plus movement

With fiber, across fiber or circular

Question 38

Vibration

General notes from class review

Answer 38

Wakes up the nerves - stimulating moves
Used for short periods
Similar to mechanical massage tools

Sub-categories:
shaking - lift
rocking - calming movement, put person in entrainment or synchronization to a rhythm

Question 39

Joint movement or range of motion

General notes from class review

Answer 39

• Active: client does work–assessment
• Passive: therapist does work (most common)—take client through a stretch
• Active assisted: together, mostly client with therapist assist– help with pain
• active restive: client mostly against therapist using antagonist muscle–increase range of motion
• produces synovial fluid
  Hinge joints - hard end feel
  Other joints - soft end feel

Range of motion produces synovial fluid