HANDS-ON BASICS
THIS PRACTICE ENSURES MODESTY BY SHOWING ONLY THE AREA CURRENTLY BEING TREATED
WHAT IS DRAPING?
TO REDUCE LOW BACK PAIN AFTER A LONG DAY, RAISING THIS CAN HELP
WHAT IS THE MASSAGE TABLE?
LONG, GLIDING STROKES THAT MECHANICALLY INCREASE VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC FLOW
WHAT IS EFFLEURAGE?
LEAN, DON’T PUSH AND STACK YOUR BONES ARE BOTH REMINDERS FOR THIS KEY CONCEPT
WHAT IS GOOD BODY MECHANICS?
A HIGH FEVER IS THIS TYPE OF CONTRAINDICATION, MEANING MASSAGE SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED AT ALL
WHAT IS A GENERAL CONTRAINDICATION?
LIFTING AND SQUEEZING THE MUSCLE OFF THE BONE IN PETRISSAGE HAS THIS REFLEXIVE EFFECT
WHAT IS INCREASED CIRCULATION?
UPPER BACK OR SHOULDER PAIN AFTER MULTIPLE MASSAGES MAY MEAN THIS ABOUT YOUR TABLE HEIGHT
WHAT IS IT’S TOO HIGH?
THIS MASSAGE STROKE SPREADS LUBRICANT EVENLY AND WARMS THE TISSUE WHEN BEGINNING AN AREA
WHAT IS EFFLEURAGE?
THIS CONDITION, MARKED BY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION, IS A DANGER SIGN FOR THERAPISTS
WHAT IS BURNOUT?
LINEAR, CROSS-FIBER, AND CIRCULAR ARE ALL TECHNIQUES UNDER THIS STROKE CATEGORY
WHAT IS FRICTION?
THIS METHOD, ALONG WITH COMPRESSION, IS USEFUL EVEN WHEN NO LUBRICANT IS USED
WHAT IS ROCKING?
ARCHER STANCE IS ALSO KNOWN BY THIS TILTED TERM
WHAT IS ASYMMETRICAL STANCE?
KNEADING AND SKIN ROLLING ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS SWEDISH STROKE CATEGORY WHERE TISSUE IS MOVED AWAY FROM THE BONE OR OTHER TISSUE
WHAT IS PETRISSAGE?
FITNESS, BODY MECHANICS, AND STRESS REDUCTION ALL HELP PREVENT INJURY — BUT NOT THIS, A TERM FOR REPETITIVE MANUAL MOVEMENTS
WHAT ARE HAND-INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES?
NEAR THE GROIN, THERAPISTS MUST BE CAUTIOUS OF THIS NERVE
WHAT IS THE FEMORAL NERVE?
WHEN THE THERAPIST MOVES A JOINT THROUGH RANGE OF MOTION WITH NO HELP FROM THE CLIENT
WHAT ARE PASSIVE SWEDISH GYMNASTICS?
WHEN THE THERAPIST’S FEET ARE SET SIDE BY SIDE, WEIGHT EVENLY BALANCED, THEY’RE IN THIS STANCE
WHAT IS SYMMETRICAL STANCE OR HORSE STANCE?
IN ORDER TO HELP A CLIENT RELAX FASTER, IT’S BEST TO APPLY STROKES IN THIS WAY
THIS REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY IS AMONG THE MOST COMMON FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS
WHAT IS TENDONITIS?
FOLLOWED BY CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, TENOSYNOVITIS, ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES, AND LOWER BACK PAIN
STARTING BROAD, MOVING TO DETAILED WORK, THEN FINISHING BROAD AGAIN IS THIS SWEDISH MASSAGE PRINCIPLE
WHAT IS GENERAL–SPECIFIC–GENERAL?
THE USE OF SKILLED TOUCH TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS THE CONDITION OF TISSUE
WHAT IS PALPATION?
THE CLIENT’S RIGHT TO UNDERSTAND RISKS AND STOP TREATMENT IS PROTECTED BY THIS PRINCIPLE
WHAT IS INFORMED CONSENT?
ALIGNMENT AND LEVERAGE ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS, BUT HOLDING LEGS AND FEET CLOSE TOGETHER IS NOT
WHAT ARE GOOD BODY MECHANICS?
ARTERIES, VEINS, AND NERVES ARE ALL SITES OF CAUTION, BUT THIS TYPE OF SOFT TISSUE IS NOT
WHAT IS MUSCLE?
IN A JOINT MOBILITY ASSESSMENT, THIS ABNORMAL FINDING HAS NO MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, AS PAIN PREVENTS THE END OF THE RANGE OF MOTION FROM BEING REACHED
WHAT IS EMPTY END-FEEL?
THESE SHEARING STROKES CREATES HEAT AND TEMPORARY ISCHEMIA, UNLIKE TORSION TECHNIQUES
WHAT ARE FRICTIONS?
THIS SWELL VENOUS CONDITION IS A LOCAL CONTRAINDICATION, MOST OFTEN IN THE LEGS
WHAT ARE VARICOSE VEINS?
WHEN MASSAGING ARMS AND LEGS, STROKES SHOULD GENERALLY BE GUIDED IN THIS DIRECTION
WHAT IS TOWARD THE HEART?
CARPAL TUNNEL, TENOSYNOVITIS, AND ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES ALL FALL UNDER THIS BROAD CATEGORY
WHAT ARE REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES?
POPLITEAL, MEDIAN, RADIAL, AND FEMORAL ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THESE SPECIAL ANATOMICAL CONCERNS
WHAT ARE SITES OF CAUTION OR ENDANGERMENT AREAS?
QUICK, BRISK STROKES HAVE THIS EFFECT, RATHER THAN CALMING
WHAT IS INVIGORATION?
A BONE-ON-BONE UNYIELDING RESISTANCE DURING ROM TESTING SIGNALS THIS RESTRICTION OF THE JOINT
WHAT IS HARD END-FEEL?
THIS IS THE FRENCH TERM FOR PERCUSSION TECHNIQUES WHICH INCLUDE HACKING, CUPPING, AND TAPPING
WHAT IS TAPOTEMENT?
THESE JOINT MOVEMENTS PREFERRED BY LING, ALSO CALLED RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES, INCREASE CIRCULATION TO THE JOINT
WHAT ARE SWEDISH GYMNASTICS?
THIS CONDITION, MARKED BY INFLAMED JOINT CUSHIONS, IS A LOCAL ISSUE BUT NOT A GENERAL CONTRAINDICATION
WHAT IS BURSITIS?