What is the systematic and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining health?
100
Self Disclosure
What is honest and open sharing of emotions, ideas and insights?
100
To reduce friction
What is the primary purpose for using a massage lotion, cream, gel or oil?
100
Hand washing
What is the best method of preventing the spread of infection?
100
Contraindication
What is the presence of a condition for which massage would have harmful effects
200
Amma
What is the precursor to all other therapies, manual and energetic--the grandparent of all massage techiniques. Developed in China?
200
Confidentiaity
What is nondisclosure of privileged information?
200
mineral oil
What is the ingredient that a massage therapist should aviod in a massage lotion, creme, gel or oil?
200
Pathogen
What is a biological agent capable of causing disease?
200
Local contraindication
What is it called when we can perform massage while avoiding an affected area?
300
Ayurveda
What is the "code of life" --the traditional medical science of India?
300
Scope of Practice
What is a professions working parameters?
300
Loft
What is another name given for the height of the padding on your massage table?
300
Signs
What are objectives changes that can be observed in the body?
300
Reflexive response
What is a response to massage that is a result of nerve stimulation?
400
Johann Mezger
Who is the Dutch physician responsible for giving us the French terminology that we still use in massage therapy today--effleurage, petrissage, tapotement?
400
Duel relationship
What occurs when you have more than one relationship with a client?
400
Portable
These types of tables account for 90-98% of all massage table purchases.
400
Chronic disease
What is a disease that develops slowly and lasts longer than six months?
400
Mechanical response
What is a response to massge that is the result of pressure, force or range of motion?
500
George Henry Taylor and Charles Fayette Taylor
Who are the two brothers who introduced the Swedish Massage system to the US in 1856?
500
Countertransference
What is it called when a therapist brings his or her own unresolved issues or personal needs into the therapeutic relationship?
500
To prevent cross contamination
Why should a therapist us a single use or pump dispenser for their massage media?
500
Subacute
What is a term used to describe a condition in which the client has an absence of measurable signs but is still experiencing symptoms?
500
Endangerment sites
What are areas of the body that contain superficial, delicate anatomical structures?