Vocabulary
A systematic inquiry using prescribed methods to validate or refine existing knowledge or develop new knowledge.
What is Research?
This man is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
This dimension of wellness promotes proper care of our body for optimal health and functioning.
What is Physical Wellness?
A cognitive and social understanding of the purpose, process, and value of research.
What is Research Literacy?
Increased relaxation is an effect of massage on this system.
What is the Nervous System?
The experience of health and includes feelings of comfort, safety, and contentment
What is Wellbeing?
The original name for the American Massage Therapy association.
What is the American Association of Masseurs and Masseuses?
Substances in food or drink that provide nutrition.
What is Nutrients?
Information supporting an idea or conclusion
What is Evidence?
Research suggests that one of the effects of massage on the nervous system is the activation of this response
What is Parasympathetic?
The word massage can be traced back to this word of Hebrew origin
This was the first institute in the world to focus on the effects of massage and touch and its applications in the treatment of diseases.
What is the Touch Research Institute?
Nutrient that is digested and absorbed quickly, causing a rapid rise in blood sugar.
What is a Simple Carbohydrate?
Name the 5th step of the research process.
What is Collect data?
Effects of massage on cardiovascular functions and blood circulation include an increase in capillary flow rate and decreases in blood _____
What is Viscosity?
Foods containing all essential amino acids
What is Complete Proteins?
This man discovered the circulation of blood in 1628.
Who is William Harvey?
This type of exercise involves movement or positions designed to stretch or lengthen specific muscles or muscle groups.
What is Flexibility exercise?
A study that randomly assigns participants to either a treatment group or a control group.
What is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)?
The reduction of scar tissue formation is an effect of massage on which area/system of the body?
What is Connective Tissues?
A study or survey of existing scholarly work with the aim of discussing all published information about a specific topic or research question
What is a Literature Review?
This man wrote the first American textbook on Ling's system of massage, titled "An Exposition of the Swedish Movement Cure"
Who is George Taylor?
This stress management technique is a facilitated exploration of an imagined place.
What is Guided Imagery?
Extraneous variables related to the independent variable but may affect the dependent variable.
What are Confounding Variables?
What do reviews show about the effects massage has on cancer treatment?
All reviews reported weak evidence and the need for larger well-designed studies