Mt Technique Vocab

Front 1

Prime move/agonist

Back 1

The one muscle responsible for producing a particular movement

Front 2

Synergist

Back 2

Muscles that help produce movement; helper

Front 3

Antagonist

Back 3

Muscle that produces the opposite movement of the prime mover

Front 4

Fixator

Back 4

Stabilizes the joint

Front 5

A.S.I.S.

Back 5

Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

Front 6

P.S.I.S.

Back 6

Posterior Superior Iliac Spine

Front 7

Esthesia

Back 7

Any feeling that affects the senses (sensation) touch, light, sound, and pain

Front 8

Hyperesthesia

Back 8

Above, unusual sensibility to sensory stimuli, increased sensitivity

Front 9

Hypoesthesia

Back 9

Dolled sensitivity to touch

Front 10

Systemic

Back 10

Pertains to the whole body

Front 11

Ambulation

Back 11

To walk from place to place, move about

Front 12

Ambulatory

Back 12

Not confined to bed, walking

Front 13

Ligaments

Back 13

Attach bone to bone

Front 14

Tendons

Back 14

Attach muscle to bone

Front 15

Hyperemia

Back 15

Increased blood flow

Front 16

Ischemia

Back 16

Decreased blood flow

Front 17

Static

Back 17

Stabilization, at rest, not in motion

Front 18

Pathogenic

Back 18

Harmful, causing disease or capable of doing it

Front 19

Non-pathogenic

Back 19

Non harmful, incapable of causing disease

Front 20

Cell

Back 20

Fundamental unit of all living organisms

Front 21

S. A. I. D. /Specific Adaption to Imposed Demand

Back 21

When the body is placed under stress. The body adapts and gets better and with standing the stress; the more you do, the better you get.

Front 22

Formite

Back 22

Inanimate object (doorknob)

Front 23

Cross-contamination

Back 23

Transfer of allergens bacteria etc from one person to another

Front 24

Massage

Back 24

Manipulation of the soft tissue to achieve a desired result or for the purpose of maintaining or improving health.

Front 25

Intention

Back 25

A consciously sought out goal

Front 26

Touch

Back 26

Full of meaning and intention

Front 27

Pressure

Back 27

Applied force

Front 28

Depth

Back 28

Distance traveled into the tissue

Front 29

Excursion

Back 29

Distance of one massage struck

Front 30

Speed

Back 30

Refers to fast or slow

Front 31

Rhythm

Back 31

Repetition

Front 32

Continuity

Back 32

The uninterrupted flow of strokes

Front 33

Duration

Back 33

Refers to the length of time spent in one area

Front 34

Sequence

Back 34

Arrangement of massage strokes

Front 35

Routine

Back 35

Union of the elements of massage: sequence, duration, etc.