Massage Therapy Effects/ Chapter 6 – Flashcards
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Reddened skin associated with increase blood flow
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Hyperemia
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Used to asses electrical activity in muscles
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Electromyography
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According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. massage is part of what domain?
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Manipulative and body-based methods
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Massage can cause this specific effect, which may lead to the formation of strong and more mobile scars.
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Increased fibroblast activity
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Neurotransmitter that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
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Dopamine
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Complementary therapy with one of the highest physician referral rates.
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Massage Therapy
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Neurotransmitter that regulates mood, appetite, sleep, and memory
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Serotonin
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Massage promotes killer T-Cell levels and stimulates immune response in which population?
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Persons with HIV infection and cancer.
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General massage effect that includes changes in blood pressure and neurotransmitter levels
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Physiological effect
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Hormone produced by the body in response to psychological stress
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Cortisol
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General massage effect that includes reduced anxiety and heightened sense of well-being.
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Psychological effect
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Commonly prescribed modality after breast cancer surgery
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Manual Lymph Drainage
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Psychological stress causes an increase in production of this hormone
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Cortisol
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A systematic review of massage found what kind of relationship between use of complementary and alternative medicine and self reporting health status ?
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Positive
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Studies indicate that massage improves this skin condition
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Eczema
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Interrelationship of of physical health with the state of one's mind of spirit
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mind-body-connection
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Massage interrupts this cycle
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Pain
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Massage has been shown to decrease the severity of this gastrointestinal condition
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Constipation
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Research is questioning our understanding of flexibility and the value of which activity
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Stretching
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Massage is effective for this respiratory condition, especially in children
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Asthma
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Studies indicate the massage may change production and absorption of which hormone?
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Insulin
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Massage decreases post-exercise soreness, also called
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Delayed-onset-muscle soreness
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Massage has positive effects on which type of knee injury?
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Ligamentous
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Massage has a positive effect of this cardiovascular disease, which is common in individuals with long term diabetes
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Peripheral arterial disease
