Who are the two brothers who introduced the Swedish Massage system into the United States in 1856?
100
Dual Relationships
What occurs when a therapist has more that one relationship with a client?
100
Analgesics
What is an agent that reduces pain?
100
Fifteen seconds
What is the amount of time you should wash your hands after a regular massage?
100
Endangerment sites
What are areas of the body that contain superficial, delicate structures that are relatively unprotected and are therefore prone to injury?
200
Johann Mezger
Who is the Dutch physician who is responsible for the introduction of the still-used French terminology to the massage profession?
200
Transference
What occurs when the client transfers feelings, thoughts and behaviors related to a significant person in his or her early life (parent) onto the therapist?
200
Portable
What is the most popular type of massage table that are sold?
200
Signs
What are objective changes in the body that can be observed and measured like swelling, rashes, fever, high blood pressure and paralysis?
200
Mechanical response
What is the body's response to pressure, force or range of motions? Ex. Increased blood circulation, reduction of swelling or reduced scar formation due to tissues that are lifted, pulled, rubbed, compressed.
300
Per Henrik Ling
Who is the Swedish physiologist and gymnastics instructor who developed his own system of medical (or Swedish) gymnastics and exercise?
300
Boundary
What is a set of parameters indicating a border or limit that marks or delineates the differences between clients and therapists?
300
Butters
What is agents extracted from fruit, seeds or nuts?
300
Two minutes
What is the amount of time you should wash your hands after contact with bodily fluids?
300
Contraindication
What is the presence of a disease or physical condition that makes treating a particular client in the usual manner impossible or undesirable?
400
Massage
What is a systematic and scientific manipulaion of the soft tissues of the body or the purpose of obtaining or maintaining health?
400
Code of Ethics
What is a set of guiding moral principles that governs the individual's course of action?
400
Loft
What is a synonym for foam thickness?
400
Local disease
What a disease that only affects one area of the body?
400
Reflexive response
What happens when nerves are stimulated in the body during massage which, in turn, activates a reflex arc? Ex. Reduced arousal of the sympathetic nervous system, causing general relaxation and a decrease in blood pressure.
500
Amma
What is the precursor to all other therapies, manual and energetic that was developed in China?
500
Confidentiality
What is the safe keeping of the information, thoughts and feelings that a client reveals to the therapist?
500
Mineral Oil
What should you avoid when selecting a massage medium?
500
Symptoms
What are subjective changes in the body of which only the person experiencing them is aware such as headaches, nausea and anxiety?
500
Local contraindication
What is the term used when massage can be administered while avoiding an infected area or area in question?