History of Massage
The manipulation of the muscles and other soft tissues of the body by a massage therapist for therapeutic purposes
What is the definition of massage therapy?
Building an evidence-based practice allows us to..
Validate techniques that work based on independent research.
To reduce friction and control the amount of drag and glide. Helps to keep the massage movement fluid required in different therapeutic techniques.
What is the purpose of massage?
The study of right and wrong conduct. From Greek, meaning "arising from habit."
What are ethics?
The primary way we build professional relationships; set a, maintain and negotiate boundaries; empower clients, and resolve conflicts.
What is communication?
The history of massage started during this period when the Chinese wrote the oldest book written about massage, later translated to French in the 1700's.
When is 3000 BC?
Type of research investigating phenomena in an in-depth and holistic fashion, through the collection of rich narrative materials in a flexible design.
What is Qualitative research?
Draping is to provide the client with warmth and ______ during the massage session.
What is privacy?
Client centeredness, safety, privacy a clear structure, and a power differential.
What is a therapeutic relationship?
Unconcious redirection of feelings from one person to another.
What is transference?
Invented Swedish gymnastics & is credited as 'Father of Massage".
Who is Per Henrik Ling?
This form of research is measureable and numbers based.
What is quantitative research?
The face and the arms do not have to be draped. True or False.
True
The action of understanding, being sensitive to, and identifying wit another person's situation, feelings, thoughts, and motives.
What is empathy?
Transference occurring from practitioner to client.
What is Countertransference?
A gymnast and instructor of gymnastics, he started practicing French 'friction methods' on patients suffering from minor sprains.
Who is Johann Mezger?
The key to validating the techniques we work with and establishing the efficacy of massage therapy and its broad ability the address clients' needs.
What is Scientific Research?
Strokes working towards the heart.
What are centripetal strokes?
Between parent & child; teacher & student; employer & employee; practitioner & client.
What are the different types of relationships that have Power differentials?
Scope of Practice.
What is the where, when, and how a practitioner may provide services or function as a professional?
The number of identified types of human trafficking in the US.
25 different types
SOAP
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Name the 5 Client positions and detail them.
Prone...
Supine..
Sidelying..
Partially Reclined..
Seated massage..
A fiduciary role.
What is a professional in whom the client places his/her trust?
Minimum of six (6) months.
What is the timeframe for initiating a relationship with a former client?