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Tsubo much like Amma involves pressing specific points on the body to increase to flow of fluids and Kai

Shiatsu

This book primarily focuses on medicine including massage that use of herbs diets and holistic well-being

The Ayurveda

A Roman physicist who wrote a series of books called de medicina

Celus

A Swedish physiologist developed a system of active and passive movements used to improve physical conditions he is known as the father of medical gymnastics

Per Henrik Ling

introduce medical gymnastics to the United States where it became known as Swedish gymnastics the precursor for the Swedish massage

Charles Taylor

A Dutch physician simplified medical gymnastics developing massage Strokes effleurage petrissage friction tapotement

Johan mezger

Develop the technique known as lymphatic drainage

Emil vodder and estrid

AIDS in increasing lymph flow and decreasing swelling caused by excessive lymph in an area

Lymphatic drainage

Wrote The Art of Massage which details the physiological effects of Massage Therapy

John Kellogg

Develop a technique known as Therapeutic Touch and energy base modalities similar to rekey

Delores Krieger

A British physician considered the father of orthopedic medicine develop deep transverse friction promotes healthy scar tissue

James Cyriax

Effleurage is performed by the therapist in what stance

Archer bow stance

Consisting of long gliding Strokes that are directed towards the heart increases circulation of blood and lymph removes waste from tissues

Effleurage

Keystroke post-event sports massage it helps flush waste from the muscles and bring fresh oxygen rich blood into them

Petrissage

Utilizes kneading movements lifting and squeezing tissue to increase circulation loosen adhesions that may be present in the tissue and release metabolic waste

Petrissage

Types of friction

Superficial friction rubbing the surface of the skin parallel friction circular friction and cross fiber friction

Consists of Strokes that move across tissue useful and breaking up at heejins and Scar Tissue increasing circulation and stretching muscles

Friction

Consist of percussion Strokes activate spindle cell activity in the muscles loosen any phlegm or mucus in the respiratory tract and is helpful with asthma and bronchitis

Tapotement

Hacking cupping tapping beating

Tapotement

Shaking a part of the body using trembling action slow is to sedate fast is to stimulate

Vibration

Light also known as feather Strokes are directed towards the heart used at the end of a massage

Nerve stroke

When a client actively performs of movement without assistance helpful during an assessment

Active joint movement

Involves the client performing of movement with assistance helpful in rehabilitative settings

Active assistive joint movement

Involves the massage therapist moving the joint with the client completely relaxed not being helped at all helpful for performing stretches feeling for restrictions

Passavant movements

When the client and massage therapists are moving a joint in opposite directions at the same time creating isometric contraction

Resistive joint movements

Elongating or lengthening a muscle

Stretching

A stretch useful and loosening adhesions and scar tissue in muscles beneficial in athletes

PNF proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

A therapist moves a client's joint into a stretch once resistance is met the client will actively resist the movement forcing the muscle into isometric contraction

Pnf

Causes of joint movement or stretch to not move any further

End feel

Muscles and tendons pulling back on the joint preventing any further movement

Soft end feel

Structures primarily bone preventing and Joint from moving further

Hard end feel

Caused by neither muscles nor bones interfering with movement the result of trauma to an area which prevents movement

Empty end feel