Vocabulary words Massage Therapy – Flashcards

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Amma
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To calm by rubbing or press rub (Chinese)
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Anatripsis
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to rub up (Greek/Hippocrates)
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Anmo
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To calm by rubbing. or press rub (Chinese)
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Anma
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to calm by rubbing< or press rub (Chinese)
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Kampo
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the Chinese way (Japanese)
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Makeh
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to Press softly ( Sanskrit)
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Mass
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To press softly (Arabic)
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Mass'h
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To press softly (Arabic)
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Massa
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To touch, Handel, squeeze, Knead ( Latin)
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Massein
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to touch, handle, squeeze, Knead ( Greek)
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Masser
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To knead by hand (French)
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Masso
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to touch, Handle,, squeeze, knead
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Mordan
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to rub (Indian)
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Samvanhanna
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hand rubbing (Indian)
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Bodywork
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is a Manipulative treatment of a clients body that is intended to maintain or improve health
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Massage
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requires manual pressure on clients tissues, applied with the therapist touch, to maintain or improve health
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Anointing
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a process of rubbing oil into the skin, often used to banish evil influences that caused disease
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Swedish Gymastic
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a movement system Includes four categories Aesthetic Educational Medical Military
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Aesthetic
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giving expression to feelings, emotion, thought
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Educational
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developing the innate potential of the body with good posture and control
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Medical
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Correcting bodily defects with active, passive and duplicated movement
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Military
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Strengthening and toughening the body
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Active movement
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activities in which the patient exercised and moved their own bodies
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Passive Movement
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Patients to be relaxed and receive manipulation by the attendant
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Duplicated movement
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required physical work from both patient and attendant, which the attendant physically resisted the patients efforts to move his or her own body
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Masser
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to rub or knead with hands
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Masseur
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male person who kneads with his hands
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Masseuse
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a method of kneading with the hands
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Massage
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a method of kneading with the hands
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Effleurer
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To touch lightly
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Effleurage
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A method of light touching or stroking
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Petrir
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to knead
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Petrissage
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a method of kneading
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Tapoter
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to Tap
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Tapotement
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a method of tapping or patting
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Mechanical
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Clients tissue remains passive while the therapist applies pressure or manipulation to physically change the shape or condition of the clients tissue
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Reflex
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the therapist stimulates the clients sensory neurons which triggers the clients nervous system to change the shape or condition of the tissue in both areas that was addressed and other related areas
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Metabolic
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a combination of mechanical effects and reflex responses in which the whole body is affected
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Modality
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Is a collection of manual therapies that tend to use similar application of movement or massage strokes to reach a similar goal
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Swedish Massage
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most widely recognized and commonly used, the techniques vary from light to vigorous; combination of long gliding (effleurage) Kneading ( Petrissage ), Tapotement (Percussion), and friction strokes applied to the superficial tissue of the body
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Deep Tissue
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are intended to affect the tissue that are deep within the body and are often difficult to palpate. they are usually applied slowly, and specially and typically use long, sustained glided strokes, prolonged, direct pressure and strokes that travel across the muscle, perpendicular to the muscle fiber
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Neuromuscular Moalities
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to create reflex responses, Trigger point therapy, muscle energy techniques, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and reflexology.
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Circulatory Enhancement Modalities
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massage techniques that used purely mechanical effects to manipulate the movement of blood, lymphatic fluid and waste within the body
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Energy Modalities
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use very light touch or off the body application to manipulate the human body's energy field
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Structural and Postural Integration Modalities
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focus on realigning the skeletal system to relieve pain from postural compensations.
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Movement Modalities
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to reorient the body for more optimal function; is a movement therapy that teaches the body awareness, coordination, and flexibility thought movement techniques
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Special Population
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are group of clients who have special condition or require special consideration to receive massage and bodyworks comfortably or safely the therapist must understand their specific needs to determine which technique are appropriate and which should be avoided
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Accountability
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the quality of accepting the consequences of your actions and claiming responsibility for your decision
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Body od knowledge
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the essential knowledge concepts, skills and attitude of a profession. as defined by the relevant professional association which must be mastered to achieve success
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Certification
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the act of issuing someone a certificate of completion or validation of authenticity
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Client centered
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when attitudes, decisions, and activities, of a practice are in the best interest of the clients health and well being
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Code of Ethics
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commonly accepted guidelines or principles of conduct that govern professional conduct
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Direction of Movement
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the direction the strokes moves in relation to the clients body ( toward or away from the heart, across the muscles fiber
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Excursion
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the length of the stroke along the clients skin ( a sweeping stroke may travel along 10 to 15 inches per second)
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Rate of Movement
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the speed in which a stroke moves along a clients skin (sweeping strokes often travel about 1 to 2 inches per second
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Rhythm
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the patterns and speed of repeated strokes ( percussive strokes have a fast stroke, even rhythm of approximately 10 to 20 strokes per second, whereas sweeping strokes are applied at a slower rhythm of 1 stroke every 5 to 10 seconds)
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Pressure
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the amount of force applied directly into the clients tissues
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Slip
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sliding movement of your skin across the surface of the clients skin
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Grounding
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is a process that is typically used before a massage to create a kind of boundary between yourself and client
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Centering
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is the process of focusing your attention on the massage session and being present in the moment
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Resting Strokes
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involves no movement, no slip and no application of pressure, but its requires that you touch your client with a therapeutic intent
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Compression
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stroke applies pressure to soft tissue to squeeze them together without any slip; can be used to warm the tissue, decrease muscular tension and reduce pain
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List 3 ancient Greek and Roman medical text and their references to the use of massage treatment?
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Hippocrates, Asclepiades, Claudius Gelenus regimen included combination of exercise, massage and bath
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What 4 areas in the world where the ancient river valley cultures were established?
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The Yellow river, the Indus river, the Tigris and Euphrates river and the Nile river
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The Yellow river valley culture is?
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China or Ancient China
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Cong fu
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use of medical plants, controlled breathing, and a system a of exercises' and positions for healthcare
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Nei Ching
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medical dialogue or discussion than a medical reference book and serves as a foundation for traditional Chinese medicine
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Indus river
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largest ancient river valley civilization of India, did not leave a lot of written records
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How did the Mesopotamia document their history?
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Cuneiform clay tablets and painting on the walls of the tombs shown evidence of massage being used for health care
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where did the Mesopotamia civilization begin?
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Tigris and Euphrates river ( middle east, Iraq)
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What is the Code of Hammurabi
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oldest code of medical ethic, Eye for a Eye
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What civilization was located in the Nile river?
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Egypt ( now called Northern Africa)
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How did the Egypt document their history ?
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Heiroglyphics and papyrus paper made from the papyrus plant
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How was the Father of Medicine? why?
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Hippocrates greeh physician first to observe health and disease as a result of natural causes and establish medicine as a science first to introduce medical code Hippoicrate Oath
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What is the Hippocratic Oath?
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is a statement in which physicians swear the respect, honor, and share knowledge with their teachers: promise to treat their patients to the best of their abilities and with good intentions: swear that they will not prescribe a deadly drug or treatment under any circumstance, and vow patients confidentiality in hopes of enjoying life and gaining respect from others
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What was Hippocrates original Holistic methods
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Exercise, massage, fresh air, diet and cleanliness
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Superficial Friction
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is a brisk variation of light effleurage intended to increase circulation in the superficial tissue and dissipate body heat
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Deep Fiber Friction
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is it a deep localized application of pressure, without any slip on the skin. primarily used to break up fascial adhesion and separate the muscle fiber
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Effects of Superficial Friction
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is to create heat and increase the blood flow to treated area or local hyperemia
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Effects Of Deep Friction
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increases circulation in the deep fascia and muscle tissues, break up fascial adhesions and scar tissue and separate the different components within the muscle
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Vibration
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is a stroke that involves high frequency shaky hand movement
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Effects of Vibration
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can stimulate muscle contractions; initially stimulates the nervous system and organ activities
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where should you avoid performing Tapotement?
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over open or contagious skin conditions, bruises, varicose veins, injuries, inflammation, or infection; caution applying it to the back in the kidney region
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Where should you avoid preforming Petrissage?
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over open or contagious skin conditions, bruises, moderate to severe varicose veins and areas of acute injury and inflammation, or infection
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