Massage Theory
This term describes the manual or mechanical manipulation of the body's soft tissues.
What is Massage?
This term describes a code of morals of an individual person, a group, or a profession
what is ethics?
This part of interview process is used to gather and exchange information and to determine the course of treatment.
What is the consultation?
This is the outermost layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
This term describes the study of disease
What is pathology?
Describe 3 physical benefits of massage.
Increases circulation of blood and lymph
Relaxes and lengthens muscles
Relieves pain and spasms
Restores metabolic balance
Improves range of motion
Temporarily reduces blood pressure
minimizes edema
improves the quality of the skin
an imbalance of power inherent in the therapeutic relationship is known as?
what is a power differential?
These types of questions should be asked during the interview and consultation process.
What are open-ended questions?
These glands lubricate the skin and hair
What are Sebaceous glands?
Worldwide diseases transmitted from person to person are known as
what is a pandemic?
Friction, percussion, and vibration have this type of effect on the nervous system:
what is stimulating?
An unconscious tendency of the client to personalize the therapeutic relationship is known as?
What is transference?
Anything that the client tells the therapist, present symptom location, intensity, frequency, duration, and onset, and anything that aggravates or relieves the symptoms is noted in this section of soap note documentation
What is the subjective?
These attach muscle to bone
What are tendons?
Abnormal loss of bone tissue with a tendency to fracture is known as
what is osteoporosis?
This part of the autonomic nervous system causes a fight-or-flight response
what is sympathetic?
Any relationship that combines the therapeutic relationship with a secondary relationship is known as?
What is a dual relationship?
Record of what was done during the session as well as changes in the symptoms or responses to procedures that were used during the session should be noted in this section of SOAP note documentation
what is assessment?
This is the immediate energy source of muscles
What is ATP?
This type of fracture occurs when bone pierces through skin
what is an open fracture?
Longer massage sessions affect this part of the autonomic nervous system causing a relaxing and sedative effect
what is parasympathetic?
These predetermined practices protect the safety of both the client and the therapist.
What are professional boundaries?
This needs to be obtained before engaging in a session with a client
What is written/informed consent?
What is the appendicular skeleton?
An injury which occurs to ligaments caused by a sudden overstretching
what is a sprain?