Theory And Practice Midterm

Front 1

Health

Back 1

A condition of physical, mental and emotional and social well being and the absence of disease

Front 2

The amount of calories that make up a pound are...

Back 2

3500

Front 3

Stress is..

Back 3

The response of the body to any demand placed on it

Front 4

Code of ethics..

Back 4

Is a summary of the standards by which a group of people agree to base their behavior

Front 5

If we follow confidentiality standards we should not

Back 5

Use creative accounting

Front 6

Stances we use for the body workers are

Back 6

Bow and horse

Front 7

The hows of all techniques

Back 7

Pressure

Excursion

Rhythm and speed

Continuinity

Duration

Sequence

Front 8

Palpation

Back 8

To examine by touch, often in a medical context

Examine by the sense of touch and pressure

Front 9

The P's of Palpation

Back 9

Patience

Practice/persistance

Pressure

Front 10

Why is palpation important?

Back 10

Palpation lies at the heart of the assessment, which directs us to our work. We are reading the signs and signals the body offers.

Front 11

2 major objectives when assessing muscles

Back 11

Feel for Tone and texture

Locate target muscle

Front 12

What informs our decision regarding treatment?

Back 12

Integrity of the muscle

Front 13

Who is Tiffany Fields?

Back 13

Psychiatry professor that massaged her premie baby and started doing research of the effects of touch. She founded the touch research institute

Front 14

How much physical activity should you do?

Back 14

150 min. A week

2.5 hours a week

Front 15

Rule of 3

Back 15

You

Your client

Your next client

Front 16

Fascia

Back 16

Connective tissue that covers, protects and binds body organs

Front 17

Myofascial

Back 17

Skeletal muscles and their related fascial coverings

Front 18

Tendons are part of what system?

Back 18

Muscular

Front 19

Ligaments are part of what system?

Back 19

Skeletal

Front 20

Name 7 body mechanics

Back 20

Prepare yourself

Suitable workspace

Foot stances

Align your spine

Move from center of gravity

Techniques and lubricants

Relax

Front 21

What do good body mechanics do for you

Back 21

Positively influence the excursion of the massage

Decreases therapy fatigue and discomfort

Helps prevent injury

Front 22

Prone position

Back 22

Client lying face down

Front 23

Supine position

Back 23

Client lying face up

Front 24

Side lying

Back 24

Client is reclined while laying on side

Front 25

Seated position

Back 25

Client is seated usually with the torso erect, knees bent with the butt supported

Front 26

Cautionary sites

Back 26

Areas where deep vigorous techniques and prolonged deep pressure should be continuously applied or avoided because the area contains super fascial blood vessels and nerves

Front 27

Inappropriate application of massage can cause

Back 27

Dislodge plaque

Blood clots

Damage compromised blood vessels

Front 28

Contridiction

Back 28

Situation that requires you to modify techniques or refrain from using them to avoid possible harm

Front 29

A

Back 29

Without or lacking

Front 30

Dys

Back 30

Difficult or bad

Front 31

Hypo and hyper

Back 31

Below

And

Above

Front 32

Patho

Back 32

Disease

Front 33

Sub

Back 33

Under

Front 34

Itis

Back 34

Inflamation

Front 35

Algia

Back 35

Pain

Front 36

Narco

Back 36

Sleep

Front 37

Necro

Back 37

Death