Massage Therapy
Stance with feet placed perpendicular to the massage table
Horse Stance
Determining customer volume, products or treatments to offer, where to spend money and competition
Market analysis
Satisfying an impulse by substitution
Displacement
Constant internal environment
Homeostasis
Hyper-curvature of the thoracic vertebrae caused by tight pectoralis minor and serratus anterior
Kyphosis
Action performed by the brachialis
Elbow flexion
Section in SOAP notes detailing measurable information
Objective
Gliding strokes directed towards the heart
Effleurage
Attachment to 1040 filed to the IRS sole proprietors detailing income for a business from the previous year
Schedule C
Type of question used when seeking a yes-or-no response
Close-ended question
Suture connecting the two parietal bones
Sagittal suture
Protrusion of thew nucleus pulposus through the annulus fibrosus
Herniated disc
Insertion of the Brachioradialis
Styloid process of radius
Section in an intake form detailing meds, surgeries or current conditions a client may be experiencing
Health history
Modern Chinese massage
Tuina
Money owed to a business from an outside party services rendered or products provided
Accounts receivable
Listening to information the client is providing and interpreting the information given
Active listening
Organ the creates bile and detoxifies blood
Liver
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
Muscle that inserts on the mastoid process of the temporal bone
Sternocleidomastoid
Analyzing a person's body based on their walking pattern
Gait analysis
Massage therapist moving a joint without assistance from the client
Passive Joint Movement
Jurisdictional requirement used to regulate the practice of massage therapy
License
Information and conversation between the massage therapist and client flowing freely
Permeable boundary
Tissue responsible for separating structures
Connective tissue
Erosion of the articular cartilage, causing inflammation in a joint
Osteoarthritis
Plane that elbow flexion moves in
Sagittal plane
Pain experienced over a short period of time usually associated with trauma
Acute pain
Treatment in which a vacuum effect is used against the skin to draw fluids to the area
Cupping
Insurance used to protect a business in cases such as accidental falls to a client that result in injury
General liability insurance
Guiding moral principles used to direct a massage therapist in proper professional course of action
Ethics
Anatomical law stating bone density and strength will increase when under load
Wolff's law
Swelling of veins due to malfunctioning valves
Varicose veins
Origin of the temporalis
Temporal fossa
The client authorizing services based on all information being provided
Informed consent
Kneading strokes
Petrissage
Form of alternate dispute resolution in which a third party is used to determine a binding income
Arbitration
A massage therapist performing treatments and techniques they are qualified to perform
Scope of practice
Anatomical law stating a nerve that innervates a muscle that crosses a joint will also innervate the skin and joint itself
Hilton's law
Injury to a ligament caused by over-stretching
Sprain
Action shared by tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior
Inversion
An area of the body that requires extra caution while being massaged
Endangerment site
Stance with feet placed parallel to the massage table
Bow or Archer stance
Lawyer performing work without being compensated
Pro bono
Information the client shares about themselves during a massage session
Self disclosure
"Rest and digest" response
Parasympathetic response
Lack of cortisol production caused by damage to the adrenal cortex
Addison's disease
Muscle inserting onto the radial tuberosity
Biceps brachii
Form submitted by the client before the massage to help a therapist understand the client's needs
Intake form
Client moving a joint without assistance from the massage therapist
Active joint movement
A massage license in one jurisdiction being recognized as being valid in another jurisdiction
Reciprocity
Refusal to acknowledge a given situation
Denial
Muscle contraction with constant tension and decreasing muscle length
Concentric contraction
Epidermal growth caused by the human papilloma virus
Wart
Prime mover of shoulder abduction
Deltoid
An area of the body that must be avoided while massage is performed
Local contraindication