Benefits and Physiological effects of massage
What is Petrissage
These are sweat glands not attached to hair follicles, responsible for thermoregulation and remove bodily waste by secreting water and electrolytes
What are eccrine glands
It is the motion that the joint allows entirely under the therapists control
What is passive rang of motion
These infections are characterized by spongy or discolored nails; most often the nail will be abnormally thick and textures and appear yellow or black. These infections are highly contagious
What is Onychomycosis? (fungal infection in toenails)
These are adhesions, which are bands of muscle fibers that stick together as a result of injury.
What are knots
The best way to handle an ethical issue
Gather as much information as you need to make an informed decision then determine who will be affected by your decision and consult the code of ethics for jurisdiction.
These can include acupuncture needles, hypodermic needles, and more. These must be disposed of according to FDA regulations.
What are sharps
This therapy is a form of bodywork whereby the practitioner uses therapeutic touch to manipulate the synarthrodial joints, by sensing and manipulating the subtle, rhythmic movments of living tissue.
What is Craniosacral
These are oil glands attached to hair follicles. They secrete sebum that moisturizes skin, keeps skin elastic, and its slight acidity provides chemical defense against bacterial and fungal infections
What are Sebaceous glands
A bundle of fibers covered by connective tissue called perimysium.
What is a fascicle
Sessions with these clients are extremely gentle and no longer than 20 minutes
What is Infant massage?
Client will have an elevated pelvis on the compromised side in order to allow their toes to clear the ground and may demonstrate drop foot when the heel strikes the ground in stance phase. Due to weakness in the dorsiflexors.
What is a steppage gait.
The nature of the therapeutic relationship
The relationship between and massage therapist and their clients.
These are a set of control practices set forth by the CDC to limit the spread of infection. Closely related to universal precautions, these include such common practices as frequent hand-washing and changing sheets between clients.
What are standard precautions.
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These are sweat glands attached to hair follicles that are only active post-puberty. During stress or arousal, they secrete a thicker, viscous substance that is attractive to bacteria, leading to the unpleasant smell in armpit, feet & the groin.
What are Apocrine Glands
This muscle extends the thigh, flexes the knee and laterally rotates the leg (especially when the knee is flexed)
What is the Bicep Femoris
Harmful microbes that cause localized or systemic damage to the body. Massage therapist must get as much information as possible from client. Performing massage on client that is untreated is dangerous for the client and the practitioner
what is infection?
The client moves their joints themselves, stopping when they experience resistance and/or pain.
What is active range of motion / AROM
The role of ethics for massage therapists
Defines the roles and responsibilities assigned to the massage therapists to ensure the b est service for their clients
This is a specific style of relaxation massage developed in California. This modality requires many hours of training, and is highly sought after by clients at upscale hotels and spas.
What is Esalen
A percussive technique, these strokes should be quick and well-aimed. The client should feel invigorated, but never bruised.
What is Tapotement.
This type of capillary have larger openings and allow proteins and blood cells through
What are Sinusoidal Capillaries
This muscle flexes the thigh, also affects lateral flexion of the vertebral column. Important postural muscle.
What is the Psoas Major?
Skeletal Muscle that is attached
What is Pitted Edema?
This client may stagger or weave, their movements are jerky due to lack of balance, sensation and poor muscle coordination caused by issues with the cerebellum. In can indicate neurological problems or intoxication.
What is an ataxic gait
3 reasons a massage therapists licensed may be revoked
violation of the code of ethics, convicted of a felony while practicing as a massage therapist, willfull negligence, abuse, deceptive advertising
This style of bodywork focuses on the client's fascia, or connective tissue. It is usually performed without oil or lotion. It represents a way to stretch muscles and tendons, break up adhesions, and eliminate scare tissue.
What is MFR or Myofascial Release.
How the therapist breathes during a session
Deeply because it will oxygenate the practitioners blood and encourages the client to breathe deeply as well which will help them relax.
These hormones are lipid, nonpolar substances, and diffuse more easily across cell membranes where they bind to a receptor and affect gene expression
What are Steroid Hormones
Is muscle retracts, elevates and rotates the scapula
What is the Rhomboid Major
While not contagious on its own, it can indicate a high risk of broken skin which can be dangerous to the massage therapist. It also can be painful to receive pressure on skin.
Acne
This is when the hip drops down on the affected side (side with a weak or misfiring glute medius) during the stance phase.
What is Trendelenburg's sign
How massage therapists handle issues related to sexuality
Therapist needs to be careful to maintain appropriate sexual boundaries during their professional work
What is an independent contractor
Joint mobilization is an example of
Passive Range of motion where the therapist does gentle movements of the clients joint
These are small sac-shaped structures at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange takes place during respiration.
What are the Alveoli
The only body part that opposition occurs in
What is the thumb
This drug make it impossible to know when the therapists pressure is excessive
Clients taking analgesics is contraindicated
This technique helps correct forward head posture and lordosis, both postural imbalances that cause the erector spinae muscles running alongside the spine to contract
What is Positive Rest position?
Scope of practice for wellness massage
the list of activities a given professional has the right to perform under on their license. The list changes in every state
It is the maximum amount of money an insurance plan will allow a patient to pay for care in a given year.
What is an out-of-pocket maximum
Often called the "love hormone", this hormone is instrumental in the ability of humans to bond with each other.
What is Oxytocin
This tissue supports and connects tissues and organs in the body, it is composed of cells dispersed throughout a matrix which can be gel, liquid, protein fibers or salts
What is connective tissue.
This muscle extends the lumbar region of the spine.
What is the iliocostalis lumborum
Herbal supplements
This position helps correct the forward head posture and medial rotation of the shoulders associated with kyphosis
What is Bruegger's Relief Position
How the Hippocratic Oath applies to massage practitioners
It's primary message is to do no harm, avoid over treatment and warmth, understanding and compassion are vital to a person's care
This is a catch-all term used to describe medicine that considers the client's entire self during treatment.
What is holistic medicine.
The physiological benefit of the proximal-distal-proximal protocol
because the blood from the heart flows outward to the extremities, it is important to open up proximal areas of a limb before working distally. That way, the muscles around veins and arteries are released and blood can circulate throughout the distal area
This gland is pea-sized located on the posterior surface of they thyroid.
What is the Parathyroid Gland
What is the sliding filament theory
Diabetic clients lack this hormone that is produced in the pancreas
Insulin
The three minerals that carry electric charges, aid in muscle function, increases the volume of fluid in muscle cells and cause muscular contraction and relaxation
Potassium, Calcium and Sodium
How a practitioner treats the client that is abandoning pharmaceuticals for her chronic ailment and seeking holistic health practices.
If massage is indicated for the ailment, it is ethically correct to emphasize that massage is not a cure for a chronic ailment and recommend that the client seeks a physician
When seeking employment, what should a prospective therapist expect as part of the interview process?
What is a practical
Considered bodywork more than massage, it uses a series of assisted yoga positions on a floor mat with the client fully clothed in loose comfortable clothing
What is Thai Yoga
This is a liquid connective tissue developed in bone marrow, serves as a transport system for supplying cells with nutrients and carrying away wastes. Approximately 55% plasma and 45% solid cells and cells parts
What is Blood
Joint types in order of least moveable to permitting most movement
What are Hinge, Condyloid, & Saddle
This drug decreases heart rate which reduces the volume of blood pumping through arteries at any given time and lowers blood pressure
Beta Blockers
This is formed when an injury causes small blood vessels to break and clots to assemble beneath the skin
Hematoma and Contusions
The importance of non-verbal communication
A massage therapist needs to communicate warmth and accessibility with his or her body language
This ancient holist modality that involves placing needles at specific points in the body.
What is acupuncture.
Which of the body's systems does massage most directly impact?
Skeletal: Massage increases blood flow, which brings more oxygen and nutrients to areas of pain.
This is the first part of the small intestine and begins on the other side of the pyloric sphincter.
What is the Duodenum
These types of bones that are joined by fibrous tissue and lack a joint cavity
What are Fibrous joints
The endangerment area that offers access to the brachial plexus which innervates most of the arm and hand and contains major blood vessels
Anterior triangle of the neck
A client may appear bent at the waist because the contraction of the psoas causes hip flexion. The hip may also be laterally rotated or turned out. Indicates a spasm in the psoas.
What is a Psoatic Limp
The second phase of communication in the therapist client relationship
Service, although it is not recommended the therapist engage the client in conversation, it is important for the therapist to check in with the client at least twice to assess comfort
This term is a catch-all phrase used to describe any modality where the practitioner focuses on manipulating the client's energy.
What is Energy Work