Terminology Flashcards

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Activities and procedures that can be performed legally buy members of a licensed profession

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Scope of Practice

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Operating principles, and behavioral guidelines that members of a profession are expected to uphold.

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Code of ethics

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A legal responsibility to put the need of the client first

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Fiduciary Responsibility

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Act of safeguarding, entrusted information

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Confidentiality

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Sharing information such as thoughts , feelings and personal history

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Disclosure

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Guidelines, rules, and limits that we create in relationships

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Boundaries

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Relating to the main internal organs, especially near the core of the body

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Viscera

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Bodywork in which the intention is to work with our balance energy

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Energy work

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Manipulating soft tissues of one area of the body to reflect changes in another area of the body

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Reflexology with regards to your Scope of Practice

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cancer treatment perform using radioactive material

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Radiation therapy

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An imbalance of power in a professional relationship, with clients and vulnerable position

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Power differential

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Client transfer of past feelings, conflict, and attitude into present relationships, situation, and circumstances

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Transference

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Therapist transfer a pass feelings, conflicts an attitudes onto the client

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Countertransference

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The overlapping of two or more responsibility/rolls in a relationship with another

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Dual roles

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Appearing in a way that would be viewed as possessing professional qualities and behaviors such as reliable, competent, trustworthy and polish

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Professional Demeanor

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Standard by which behaviors and character traits are judge is right or wrong

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Morals

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Respect in the relationship, sadness of someone as a whole person, acceptance is not necessarily mean agreement. It means value in all thoughts, feelings, and beliefs without judgment.

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UPR

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the desire to understand what another person is experiencing without mistaking it for your own experience?

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Empathy

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Value in all thoughts, feelings, and police without judgement

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Acceptance

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Focused attention, give us a present moments

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Mindfulness

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Being client centered and focusEd

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Presence

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Cognitive and social understanding of the basic purpose process in value of research

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Research literacy

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A problem-solving approach to massage practice day, integrates 1. a systemic search for, critical appraisal of, and synthesis of relevant and best research 2. one’s own clinical expertise and 3. patient preferences and values in order to achieve desire. Patient goals.

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Evidence informed massage practice

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A single case in includes discussions of the participants health, history, the intervention used an outcome

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Case study/ report

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Summary of the study
Abstract
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The process of analyzing the data, Aligning it with the research question and then draw conclusions
Data analysis
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Exaggerative stress
Anxiety
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Massage would be beneficial for the client
Indication
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A group of disorders that involve negative changes in emotional state
Depression
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Nociceptive pain stimuli travel on smaller slower nerves. Non-nociceptive sensory stimuli travel faster to the cord and basically close the information gate
Gate theory
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Self perpetrating cycle of muscle spasms, increased, neural input, and pain
Pain cycle
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The resulting consequence on the way, something works in the body. It happens as a result of the mechanical effects. The resulting consequence on the mental and or emotional state of someone.
Physiological effect
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Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual potential tissue damage
Pain
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A division of the autonomic nervous system that controls energy conservation .
Parasympathetic nervous system
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An additional result of an action, that is not the main intended effect
Secondary effect
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Mind and experience, if it’s the way to body feels physically
Somatic effect
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Response of body to any Daman place on it, stress can be emotional, mental, physical, or chemical, all of which require a response from body
Stress
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A reflective muscle contraction in response to muscle strength, stimuli
Stretch reflex
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A referral response to stimulus of a tendon
Tendon reflex
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Sheets of fibrous tissue envelope in the body beneath the skin, and a closing in compartmentalizing muscle, tissue layers and muscle groups
Fascia
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Pertains to the system of vessels and file with drainage of body fluids
Lymphatic
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Relating to a body system that is involved in digestion( mouth to rectum)
Digestive
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Relating to bones
Skeletal
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The bodies, master communication and regulation system, the nervous system detects stimuli inside and outside the body interpreted, determines a response, and then executes a response by initiating changes and muscles and glands
Nervous
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The system includes the skin , and it’s appendages such as hair, Nails, and glands. It is the largest and heaviest organ system. Making up 7% of the body’s weight
Integumentary
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A body system who’s important functions are hormone production and secretion, regulation of metabolism, stress adaption, chemical composition, and fluid, volume regulation, and reproductive process regulation.
Endocrine
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The range usually expressed in degrees, through which a joint can move or be moved
Range of motion
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The quality of resistance felt by the evaluator at the end of passive range of motion
End feel
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A situation that requires a Therapist to modify techniques are refrain from using them to avoid possible harm
Contraindication
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An area in which massage must be avoided because it is injured or inflamed, is part of a disease process, or has a medical device.
Local contraindication
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Situation in which massage should be postponed
Absolute contraindication
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Inflammation, contain to a specific area and characterized by swelling, heat, a loss of function, redness, and pain
Acute inflammation
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A condition that results from continuous body movements that happen over an extended period of time, and may lead to degeneration diseases
Chronic/repetitive motion syndrome
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Drugs that change tissue response
Anti-inflammatory medication
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Just at work to prevent the formation of new clients by acting on clotting factors. There is a risk for bruising with anticoagulant use.
Anticoagulant medicationS
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Drugs that hinder or kill susceptible bacteria. Nausea is a possible side effect to watch for with antibiotic use.
Antibiotic medication
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Drugs that prolong the availability of various types of neurotransmitters in synapses in the brain
Antidepressant medicationS
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Muscle relaxant medication’s are drugs they can add on the brain, the spinal cord, or in a muscle tissue. The drugs interfere with muscle protection reflexes. There is a significant risk of over treatment with deep tissue, work, ROM exercises, or stretching.
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The amount of pressure it started by blood on vessel walls as the left ventricle of the heart contracts and relaxes
Blood pressure
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Areas of bone that Petru visibly ordering palpation of the area of the body
Bony prominences
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A group of disease is characterized by chronic elevated blood glucose levels and disturbances in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism
Diabetes
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A local or generalized condition in which body tissues contain excessive amount of fluid
Edema
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People who are vulnerable with physical or emotional limits
Special populations
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Altered immunological response otherwise harmless substances
Allergies
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It is generally recommended and important to have a warm environment to better facilitate relaxation for the client
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Arising from and directed against the individual tissues
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A stage of injury or infection that is short term and severe
Acute
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Having low intensity, lasting a long time refers to a disease or disorder
Chronic
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A cleansing agent that helps prevent the growth of disease causing agents when you use
Anti-septic
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Minimum infection control measures used in healthcare settings, regardless of suspected or confirmed Infection status of client.
Standard precautions
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The transference of a micro organisms, such as bacteria from one source to another
Cross contamination
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Biologic agents capable of causing infectious disease
Pathogens
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Showing growth of abnormal cells that have uncontrolled cell division, lack, programmed cell, death, and can accumulate into masses, are tumors
Cancerous
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Cancerous, harmful
Malignant
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Simplest form of animal life and causes protozoal diseases
Protozoa
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A short, acute infection, and it usually causes no long lasting damage. One exposure creates lifelong immunity.
Hepatitis A
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A viral attack that is spread through contact with intimate fluids and causes long-term infections with subtle symptoms.
Hepatitis B
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A viral attack that damages the liver so slowly that symptoms may not be available until the decades after exposure
Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis A, B, and C are all viral attacks against liver cells
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Evaluation of a individuals, health status, stress, or pain levels, levels of function, pre-and post treatment and presence of possible massage contraindications.
Assessment
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An essential component of health assessment, and is used to establish or maintain rapport.
Client interview
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A health questionnaire which encompasses a variety of information such as the clients personal and contact information, health and medical information and massage information as past experiences and preferences
Intake forms
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Disease transmission through a vector to spread infectious agents between two or more host; most vector borne disease are transmission can be classified as food borne, waterborne, or airborne
Vector transmission
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Disease transmission through a common vehicle or source , such as food, water , air and in some cases, blood distributed by transfusion service
Vehicle transmission
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The relationship between the bones and joints the internal and external forces that act upon them to either make us move or stabilize static postures. How the muscles behave
Biomechanics
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Muscles causing specific or desired movement
Agonist
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Muscles that lengthen while prime movers and their synergistic contract and shorten to produce the desired action
Antagonist
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A muscle that supports the prime mover
Synergist
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A muscle that shortens while generating force
Concentric
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Muscle that lengthens while generating force
Eccentric contraction
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Tendency of bodies internal environment to remain relatively constant with narrow range of change
Homeostasis
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1.pain, 2.tense, spasm, or contracted muscle, 3.decrease in blood flow, 4. buildup of metabolic waste
Pain cycle
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The application of gliding movements that follow the contours of the body.
Effleurage can provide overall continuity to the session, lower heart rate and systolic blood pressure, reduce stress levels, improve health related quality of life immediately after massage, increase skin and intramuscular temperature.
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Involves compression, lifting, or decompression, and then release in soft tissues, searches skin and muscle. Also called kneading.
Petrissage may reduce muscle stiffness, decreased lower, limb, for tea, improve, pilling performance, reduce stress levels short term
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Involves rubbing one body surface against another, while, maintaining a constant and equal pressure in all directions.
Friction. Friction can be effective in reducing tenderness of myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle, generate heat to the area.
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Friction technique in which the therapist would place the thumb or fingertips on treatment area and compress, then move the clients skin back-and-forth over to treated fibers at right angles are perpendicular to the tissue fibers
Cross-fiber friction
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A non-gliding technique of pressure application.
Compression
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A repetitive striking motion variations, are tapping, pants meant, hacking, cooking, pounding and clapping.
Tapotement. activates muscle spindle fibers and loosens up phlegm and mucus.
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A shaking or trembling motion.
Vibration. Can use during an event massage for helping, stimulating the soft tissues, or near the beginning of a session to help bring more circulation into an area that appears ischemic.
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A massage stroke/technique that uses light pressure applied with the weight of the fingers or hands as they glide down the body.
Nerve stroke
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Type of local contraindications that contain tissues, such as nerves, blood vessels, and glands are vulnerable to harm from pressure
Cautionary sites/ Endangerment sites
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The range usually expressed in degrees, through which a joint can move or be moved.
ROM
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The movement of articulating surfaces, with the intention to improve flexibility to the muscles and improve range of motion of the joint.
Joint mobilization and therapeutic face and uses .
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A form of joint mobilization
PNF stretching, which is a set of stretching with active and passive ROM to be performed.
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Movement produced by external forces with no voluntary muscle contraction on the clients in.
Passive movementS
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Movement produced by voluntary muscle contraction on the clients end.
Active movements
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Client actively performs joint mobilization or stretch while therapist provides resistance to clients movement.
Active Resisted movements
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A manual method that uses skin stretching techniques to release, restricted fascia.
Myofascial release
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Therapy Focused on treating/preventing soft tissue pain and limited joint movement.
Myotherapy
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A noninvasive form of bodywork that uses gentle movements and body positions to help change stress and pain patterns
Othiobionomy
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Related to musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic massage focuses on rehab of orthopedic condition, such as sports injury by using manipulation and movement of soft tissue with the goal of reducing pain and dysfunction.
Orthopedic
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A low impact, body, maintenance and rehab program designed to help strengthen muscles, open joints and release tension and result in improve posture, and he’s a movement during daily activities, recreation and sports.
Pilates
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Therapy is centered on the human energy field and uses touch, verbal interaction, nutrition, and exercise to seek to balance, and restore, the natural flow of energy from the universe and into the body through the chakras
Polarity
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A series of 10 treatments over 10 weeks that includes soft tissue manipulation and movement education. Focusing on alignment of the body.
Rolfing
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A group of technique developed by physical therapist Kabat and Knott in the late 1940s to increase motor function in activities of daily living among individuals who have mobility impairment. Helps client reset this functional muscles. Alternate periods of contraction and relaxation with the goal of resetting the nervous system
PNF: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
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A method of natural healing in which the therapist issues, high frequency, energy out through the hands into another person to correct any imbalance in the receive. A type of “EnergyWork”
Reiki
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Gentle, hands on form of working with chronically tight muscles with the aim to bring the clients with a better understanding of their physical and emotional state.
Rosen Method
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A form of healing therapy that includes massage and talk therapy.
Rubenfield
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A Japanese ABT method that uses apply pressure along energy channels to restore, maintain or balance, the flow of ki. Means “finger(shi)pressure
Shiatsu
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Of or relating to the body
Soma
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A system of hands on connective, tissue manipulation and movement education Aim at releasing stress patterns and helping a client move and function with greater freedom and effortlessly maintaining a more upright posture
Structural integration
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And ABT method consisting of stretching and compression a long energy pathways and on points to balance, energy and restore health.
Thai massage
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The use of sea water specifically
Thalasstherapy
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And energy exchange therapy in which a therapist uses the hands as a focus the hill with the healing process and put clients a deep relaxation.
Therapeutic touch
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A system of kinesiology that uses muscle testing to identify energy and balances, and a holistic approach to rebalance the bodies energies and activate the bodies interesting healing process to help the body better heal itself.
Touch for health
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A modality that uses holding and rocking to encourage the body and to give up held patterns of tension, two-part therapy in which first is passive table, work, and second is active exercise as a form of aftercare.
Trager
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Bodywork/massage in which the therapist located in deactivate triggerpoints
Trigger point therapy
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A gentle, hands on, osteopathic technique that works on the fascia of the abdominal organs to alleviate points of tension throughout the body
Visceral manipulation
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A modality that is performed in water with the assistance of a massage therapist. Beneficial for pregnancy, trauma, neuromuscular, injuries, stress, chronic pain.
Watsu
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A hands on body and mind system developed by Dr. phriz Smith in which the aim is to a Line body energy with the bodies physical structure
Zero balancing
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Application of pressure to specific points on the feet or hands, these points are believed to correspond with certain areas of the body
Reflexology
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Justified and not wanting to receive our continue in activity or service
Right of refusal
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Receiving back from an action giving
Reciprocity
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Sharing information, such as thoughts, feelings, and personal history.
Disclosure
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The unfair treatment of a person or group of people, because of one or more particular characteristics.
Discrimination
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The Main consequence of an action
Primary effect
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An action to one area reflects a reaction from another area.
Reflex effect
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A result, that last for a brief amount of time
Short term effect
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Relating to our body system that is involved with circulation of blood, and what blood carries in the body.
Circulatory
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Pertains to the system of vessels involved with drainage of bodily fluids.
Lymphatic
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Related to respiration
Respiratory system
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Related to mental or emotional state
Psychological
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Massage would be beneficial for the client
Indication
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Changes to normal setup
Adaptive measures
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Using a pillow or a cushion for support in a client in various positions
Bolstering
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The resulting consequence on the mental and or emotional state of someone.
Psychological effect
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A type of protein fiber found that is tough and durable, and makes up approximately 25% of all proteins in the body. It makes fascia highly resistant to over stretching, and Tearing. He plays a key role in the development of adhesions and it’s main component of scars.
Collagen fiber
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A type of protein fiber that is flexible and elastic. Makes fascia flexible and stretchy, allowing it to reshape as the body moves in every direction possible.
Elastin
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A muscle that carried out an action.
Prime mover
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Muscles whose length remains the same and it generated force ; movement does not occur.
Isometric contraction
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Muscle generating force, which cause muscle length to change
Isotonic contraction
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Movement produced by voluntary muscular contraction.
Active ROM
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Movement produced by external forces without voluntary muscle contraction
Passive ROM
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Movement of a joint against opposing resistance
Resisted ROM
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A reversible transformation in which a substance can move from a dense (soul) state to a liquid state(gel), or sol-gel conversion
Thrixotrophy
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The gel-like substance that surrounds connective tissues
Ground Substance
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Solids suspended in liquid
Sol State
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She’s a fibrous tissue, enveloping the body beneath the skin, and in closing in compartmentalizing muscle, tissue layers and muscle groups.
Fascia
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Sheets of connective tissue that provides support and shot absorption for the structures of the body
Fascial Bands
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Tracks within the fascia matrix that supports common lines of muscle actions, along which strain and tension are transmitted through the body to move the skeleton, linking the structure in all directions
Fascial lines
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Fascia that forms the sacs that hold our organs within their cavities and are named according to the Organ they support
Visceral fascia
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Recent harm to the body
Acute injury
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The joining or uniting of two surfaces. Layers of connective tissue may adhere which limits movement, and increases the risk of injury.
Adhesions
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Greater than normal tone
Hypertonicity
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Less than normal tone
Hypotonicity
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Area of increased tension
Taunt
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Formation of tough fibrous tissue
Fibrosis
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A local our generalize condition in which body tissue containing excessive amount of fluid .
Edema
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Protective response to tissue damage, resulting from a variety of causes, including infection and trauma.
Inflammation
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A type of mechanical receptor that is a stretch, sensitive receptor, wrapped around intrafusal muscle fibers, and that monitor changes in muscle length, and the rate of change; Muscle spindles are activated and calls reflective contraction when muscles are stretch rapidly or overstretched.
Muscle spindles
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A spot in a skeletal muscle, that shows evidence of an excessive prolong response to stimuli ; the spot is palpated as a nodule within a taut band of muscle fibers
Myofascial trigger point
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Have the same characteristics as active trigger points but cause no pain until they are compress and the person does not recognize pain as familiar.
Latent Trigger point
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Pain fill in an area of the body, other than it’s source or site of origin.
Referred pain
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When blood pressure persistently is elevated above 140mm Hg systolic and 90mm Hg diastolic.
High blood pressure/Hypertension
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Areas of bone, that protrude visibly or doing palpation of an area of the body.
Bony prominences
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Bundles of nerve fibers in the PNS
Nerves
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Uncontrollable growth of abnormal and purposeless cells that can accumulate into a mass called a malignant tumor or neoplasm may metastasize to other parts of the body.
Cancer
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A group of diseases characterized by chronic elevated blood glucose levels and disturbances in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism
Diabetes
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Type of local contraindications that contain tissues, such as nerves, love vessels, and glands that are vulnerable to harm from pressure
Endangerment sites / cautionary sites
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The process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion
Critical thinking
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An abnormally high body temperature
Fever
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Bean shaped structures located at intervals along lymphatic chain
Lymph nodes
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People who are vulnerable with physical or emotional limits
Special populations : older adults(elderly 70and older) children(3-18yrs) pregnancy
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Loss of normal bone density
Osteoporosis
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A result that is not the intention of the therapy
Side effect
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An abnormal state of a session or all of the skin
Skin conditions
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Hey, documented statement from clients doctor saying that it is OK for client to receive massage
Physicians released to massage
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Surgeries: Blood clot risk is something to be aware of, especially for major surgeries. It’s a good idea and may even be required to have a physicians released to massage both pre-and post surgery.
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Vessels that return blood to the heart
Veins
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Altered immunologic response to otherwise harmless substance is
Allergies
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Cleanliness of self
Personal hygiene
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Smells in the environment
Aromas
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A substance which carries our whole something to be applied.
Medium
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A substance that provides less resistance to movement between two or more things can include creams, lotions, butters, oils, and gels.
Lubricants
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Top selling massage lubricant that is moisturizing and hydrating,
Creams
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Vessels that hold something
Containers
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A substance that is sourced from nuts, seeds, or vegetables, and tend to be thick
Gels
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A top selling massage lubricant that is moisturizing hydrating.
Lotion
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Cloth or fabric massage linens are used to drake the client, massage equipment, and related accessories
Linens
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Pieces of equipment used to position clients in a variety of ways they help the client receive massage and bodywork, comfortably and safe.
Massage table and equipment
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The atmosphere created by the therapists/surrounding influences. (such as weather, other people). It is generally recommended to have a warm environment to better facilitate relaxation.
Environment
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Arising from and direct against the individual tissues
Autoimmune
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Stage of injury or infection that is short term in severe.
Acute
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Having low intensity, last thing, a long time, and refers to a disease or disorder
Chronic
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A cleansing agent that helps prevent the growth of disease causing agents we useD
Antiseptic
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Minimum infection control measures used in health care settings regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status of client
Standard precautions
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The transference of a micro organisms, such as bacteria from one source to another
Cross-contamination
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Single cell organisms, can be spiral or rod shaped, yeah, I don’t know probably just put it in there throw it in there. make a piercingly are in chains.
Bacteria
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Disease transmission that occurs from physical contact between an infected person in a non-infected person, this includes touching, kissing, or sexual acts
Direct contact
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Disease transmission from contaminating for mites or objects and Infected droplets
Indirect contact
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Biologic agents capable of causing infectious disease
Pathogens
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A condition of abnormal function involving anatomic structures are body systems
Disease
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The control/reduction of the spread of pathogens
Infection control
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Caused by pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, and pathogenic animals
Infectious disease
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Disease transmission through a common vehicle, our source, such as food, water, air, and in some cases, blood distributed by transfusion service; vehicle transmission can be classified as foodborne, waterborne, come, or airborne.
Vehicle transmission
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Disease transmission through a vector, (usually an animal or insect) to spread infectious agents between two or more host; most vector born diseases are transmitted by bites, stings, or infestation of tissues.
Vector transmissions
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A substance that sanitize is what it is applied to
Disinfectant
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Showing growth of abnormal cells that have uncontrolled cell division, lack programmed cell death, and can accumulate in to masses are tumors
Cancerous
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Cancerous, harmful
Malignant
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Denoting the mild character of a illness or nonmalignant character of a neoplasm.
Benign
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Nonliving entities that depend on a wholesale for growth and replication
Virus
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Single, celled, micro organisms that can survive outside of a host.
Bacteria
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Proteinaceous infectious particles involved in central nervous diseases and are rare
Prions
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Simplest form of animal life and causes protozoan diseases
Protozoa
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Natural volcanic material/stone
Basalt
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Legal responsibility
Liability
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External use of water for therapeutic, palliative, recreational, or hygienic purposes
Hydrotherapy
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No heat on open wound or area at risk for hemorrhaging, burns, bruising, or open skin, or any acute injuries
Hydrotherapy and Hot Stone contraindications
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Learned, proactive, delivery, purposefully, and continuous activities to reduce stress, avoid burn out, prevent illness and injury, and live a more balanced life.
Self care
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What are five options you will implement to care for your body as a massage therapist?
Self-care, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, water
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Massage given it before, during, or after an event
Event massage
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Massage offered at an employees place of work. For example, as a staff appreciation event, or during lunch break.
Corporate chair massage
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One of the abdominal muscles, is contraction flexes until the pelvis posteriorly.
Rectus abdominis
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A large, triangular bone at the inferior end of the vertebral column
Sacrum
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If I were a structure that runs parallel with the rectus abdominis at the interior abdomen.
Linea Alba
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An increase in muscle tension, with or without changing overall length.
Contraction
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The process of giving birth. Three stages. Includes dilation of the service, expulsion of the fetus, and expulsion of the placenta.
Labor
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Getting into a particular position for a specific task
Positioning
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Labor that occurs between 37 weeks of pregnancy
Preterm labor
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A reduction in frequency of bodily movement from the fetus.
Decreased fetal movement
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A pregnancy and we should babies develop me normally and Mother is progressing normally through pregnancy with no abnormalities
Healthy pregnancy
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An object that elicits a reaction. Can have a temperature that is perceived as hot or cold.
Stimulus Hot-cold
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The mechanism in the body in which the body reacts to something that is not normal in order to elicit a change to help bring the body into balance.
Negative feedback mechanism
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When fluid moved into an area of the body, it is decreasing in another area of the body .
Hydrostatic effect
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Enlargement of widening of a lumen , usually a blood vessel
Vasodilation
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Blood flow moved and increases volume in treated area , is drawn out of another area
Derivation
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Increased local blood flow
Hyperemia
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Increased sweating in an area to help with over heating
Diaphoresis
249
Pain relief as a result
Analgesic effect
250
Hyperthermia
The state in which the body is producing heat that the body cannot get rid of fast enough to keep it in a homeostatic state
251
A state of the body that is caused by lack of enough fluid and displays symptoms of headache , nausea, hair erection on the upper arms and chest, chills, profuse sweating , rapid but weak pulse and could result in shock
Heat exhaustion
252
An emergency resulting from the body’s heat control system failing
Heat stroke
253
Tissue dies due to lack of circulation and oxygen
Tissue death
254
Narrowing of a lumen, usually a blood vessel
Vasoconstriction
255
Decreased blood flow in an area( blood is driven into deeper or more distant tissues)
Retrostasis
256
Decreased local blood flow ( cold muscle, whiting of the skin)
Ischemia
257
The nerve endings are numbed as a effect
Anesthetic effect
258
The state in which the body cannot produce enough heat to keep up with the heat loss of the body
Hypothermia
259
Death of tissue from extreme cold and decreased circulation
Frostbite
260
A fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of numerous books , advocated for the use of massage or “rubbing “
Hippocrates
261
A man who wrote an article that said it was better to use water to bring down patients fever than to bleed them
Dr. Sydenham
262
Temporary loss of consciousness, resulting from a drop in blood pressure
Syncope
263
Client that is at high risk for syncope including uncontrolled blood pressure. Chair massage contraindications
264
Client position when he or she is lying on his or her side, usually with the hips and knees slightly flexed
Sidelying
265
The order in which techniques are arranged during the session
Sequence
266
Being aware of one’s body in relation to its environment and factors that are affecting the body
Body Awareness
267
The use of one’s body that is safe, is energy-conserving, reduces physical stress and strain , and is anatomically and physiologically efficient.
Body mechanics
268
Positions of the therapist feet used to provide the therapist base of support during massage
Foot positions
269
The proliferation of pathogens inside the host
Infection
270
Controlling speed
Pacing
271
Having client take deep and slow inhalation and exhalation to assist the body to relax and release tension
Use of Breath( client)
272
The level in which you use your palpating tools to access the body
Quality of touch
273
Use and organized plan on which to provide bodywork
Sequencing
274
Pushback of tissue against force of pressure
Tissue resistance
275
Addressing the body from the perspective that is based in clinical education and the desired effect of treatments on the body is for therapeutic purposes
Clinical approaches
276
Addressing the body from a perspective that is based on Eastern principles
Eastern approaches
277
Addressing the body from a perspective that is based in energetic principles
Energetic approaches
278
Working to support healing and maintenance of the body through encouraging one or more forms of movement of the body.
Movement approach
279
Addressing the body from a perspective based in focusing on the fascia of the muscles
Myofascial approach
280
Addressing the body from a perspective based in addressing and supporting the relationship of the nervous and neuromuscular systems
Neuromuscular approach
281
A tool used to measure/record pain before and after a massage . Some examples include : visual analog scale, numeric rating scale, verbal descriptor sale
Pain scale
282
A superficial petrissage technique that compresses and lifts the skin, then moves or rolls the lifted skin across adjacent areas
Skin rolling
283
An injury to the body resulting from repeated use of certain parts of the body
Repetitive stress injury
284
Abnormalities of the skin in which an area or areas would become irritated / have an adverse reaction due to one or more particular stimuli
Skin sensitivites
285
The effect of fake treatment , the participants are given a “treatment” that is not really a treatment at all, but may believe it is and therefore think they are gaining a benefit from it.
Placebo effect
286
Precise steps to conduct experiment
Methods
287
Treatments that are placebo or alternative treatments
Controls