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32 Cards in this Set
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Tsubo much like Amma involves pressing specific points on the body to increase to flow of fluids and Kai |
Shiatsu |
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This book primarily focuses on medicine including massage that use of herbs diets and holistic well-being |
The Ayurveda |
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A Roman physicist who wrote a series of books called de medicina |
Celus |
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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 |
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introduce medical gymnastics to the United States where it became known as Swedish gymnastics the precursor for the Swedish massage |
Charles Taylor |
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A Dutch physician simplified medical gymnastics developing massage Strokes effleurage petrissage friction tapotement |
Johan mezger |
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Develop the technique known as lymphatic drainage |
Emil vodder and estrid |
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AIDS in increasing lymph flow and decreasing swelling caused by excessive lymph in an area |
Lymphatic drainage |
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Wrote The Art of Massage which details the physiological effects of Massage Therapy |
John Kellogg |
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Develop a technique known as Therapeutic Touch and energy base modalities similar to rekey |
Delores Krieger |
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A British physician considered the father of orthopedic medicine develop deep transverse friction promotes healthy scar tissue |
James Cyriax |
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Effleurage is performed by the therapist in what stance |
Archer bow stance |
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Consisting of long gliding Strokes that are directed towards the heart increases circulation of blood and lymph removes waste from tissues |
Effleurage |
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Keystroke post-event sports massage it helps flush waste from the muscles and bring fresh oxygen rich blood into them |
Petrissage |
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Utilizes kneading movements lifting and squeezing tissue to increase circulation loosen adhesions that may be present in the tissue and release metabolic waste |
Petrissage |
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Types of friction |
Superficial friction rubbing the surface of the skin parallel friction circular friction and cross fiber friction |
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Consists of Strokes that move across tissue useful and breaking up at heejins and Scar Tissue increasing circulation and stretching muscles |
Friction |
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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 |
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Hacking cupping tapping beating |
Tapotement |
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Shaking a part of the body using trembling action slow is to sedate fast is to stimulate |
Vibration |
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Light also known as feather Strokes are directed towards the heart used at the end of a massage |
Nerve stroke |
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When a client actively performs of movement without assistance helpful during an assessment |
Active joint movement |
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Involves the client performing of movement with assistance helpful in rehabilitative settings |
Active assistive joint movement |
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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 |
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When the client and massage therapists are moving a joint in opposite directions at the same time creating isometric contraction |
Resistive joint movements |
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Elongating or lengthening a muscle |
Stretching |
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A stretch useful and loosening adhesions and scar tissue in muscles beneficial in athletes |
PNF proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
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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 |
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Causes of joint movement or stretch to not move any further |
End feel |
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Muscles and tendons pulling back on the joint preventing any further movement |
Soft end feel |
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Structures primarily bone preventing and Joint from moving further |
Hard end feel |
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Caused by neither muscles nor bones interfering with movement the result of trauma to an area which prevents movement |
Empty end feel |