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Sports massage enables athletes to attain their highest potential by ________ the body's natural restorative process.
What is accelerating?
Sports massage enables the athlete to participate more often in rigorous physical training and _________.
What is conditioning?
Type of trigger points that cause pain even at rest
What is active?
Receiving sports massage on a regular basis may extend the athlete's _______.
What is career?
________ sports massage is for athletes with disabilities.
What is adaptive?
To be an effective sports massage therapist, a person should have a thorough understanding of anatomy, physiology, ________, and biomechanics.
What is kinesiology?
The goal of sports massage is to enhance the athlete's ______.
What is performance?
Type of trigger points that go unnoticed by client until pressure is applied
What is latent?
When muscles are pushed to the limits and beyond, it results in metabolic waste buildup, strains,_____, spasms, and pain that restrict movement.
What is inflammation?
One of the primary differences between Swedish and Sports massage is that the movements are done two to three times more ____ during a post-event .
What is rapidly?
______ strokes use the palm of the hand to repeatedly press the muscle against the bone.
What is compression?
A principle in sports physiology is that in order to improve either strength or endurance, appropriate stresses must be applied to _____ the system.
What is overload?
Injuries that begin abruptly usually have a recognizable cause and are characterized by severe symptoms such as pain, swelling, and loss of function
What is acute?
When injury occurs, massage helps to restore mobility and flexibility to injured muscle tissue, while ______ recovery time.
What is reducing?
Phenomena that may occur when a trigger point produces pain to an associated target area during palpation
What is referred pain?
Specific spots on the body that elicit pain and discomfort when compressed but do not refer pain
What is a tender point?
Injuries that develop slowly and persist for long periods, sometimes for the remainder of the individual's lifetime
What is chronic?
Sports massage goals for athletes are to increase ______.
What is performance?
Term used to describe an abnormal sustained muscle contraction
What is spasm?
Someone who possesses natural or acquired abilities such as strength, endurance, or agility required for participating in sports, especially competitive sports
What is athlete?
The most important goal of compression is to create ______ in the muscle tissue.
What is hyperemia?
Loss of muscle strength or endurance felt after strenuous physical activity
What is muscle fatigue?
Sports massage is divided into three categories: event, restorative/training, and _________ massage.
What is rehabilitative?
During deep compression, the body releases _____ and acetylcholine which causes the blood vessels to dilate and produce a lasting hyperemia
What is histamines?
Type of soreness and discomfort felt 8 to 14 hours after the activity, often reaching a peak after 48 hours
What is DOMS / delayed-onset muscle soreness?