clinical massage
refers to curtive measures used to treat diseases, disorders, or injuries
What is Therapeutic?
Which theory stated pain is a specific sensation transmitted by specific nerves
What is specificity theory of pain?
Pain felt in an area of the body other than its source or site of origin.
What is referred pain?
A manual method that uses skin stretching techniques to release restricted fascia.
What is myofascial release?
Movement produced by external forces without voluntary muscle contraction.
What is passive range of motion?
refers to noncurative measures used to reduce the severity of uncomfortable symptoms
What is Palliative?
This states non-nociceptivy stimuli travel on larger, faster nerves and non-nociceptivy stimuli travel on smaller, slower nerves.
What is gate control theory of pain?
A brisk contraction elicited by snapping palpation of the trigger point.
What is a local twitch response?
Energy produced by muscle contraction, to improve musculoskeletal function and reduce pain.
What is muscle energy technique?
Performed on the wrist an helps identify possible carpal tunnel syndrome.
What is a phalen test?
The restoration of an individual to a normal or near normal condition after a disabling disease or injury.
What is physical rehabilitation?
This states pain is one of the several expressions or outputs produced by a cerebral network called the body self neuromatrix.
What is neuromatrix theory of pain?
2 main types of trigger points.
What is active and latent?
Is the use of body positions to release shortened, compressed, or restricted soft tissues.
What is positional release therapy?
Used to detect achilles tendon rupture.
What is a thompson test?
The point in the rehabilitative process when the patients condition is unlikely to improve further and no additional recovery is expected
What is a maximum medical improvement?
Refers to pain of less than 30 days and usually relates to injuries.
What is acute pain?
These may develop in muscles that lie within the pain referral zones of key active or latent trigger points.
What is satellite trigger points?
Involves placing glass or silicone cups on skin to create suction.
What is cupping?
Used to identify possible long head biceps brachii tendinopathy.
What is a speed test?
Instructions from a medical practitioner authorizing a patient to be provided with medications, medical treatments.
What is a prescription?
Also called persistent pain, usually refers to pain that outlasts the typical healing time of involved tissues.
What is chronic pain?
These have the same characteristics as active trigger points but cause no pain until they are compressed.
What is latent trigger points?
Skin compression applied along lymphatic pathways to promote lymph drainage from effected areas.
What is manual lymphatic drainage?
Attempts to ascertain possible cervical nerve root compression and cervical rediculopathy.
What is a spurling test?