Massage Therapy

Terminology

100

Which of the following massage technique terms originated from the French word meaning "to flow" and "to glide?"

Effleurage

200

Which of the following massage techniques is also called "kneading?"

Pétrissage

300

Which of the following massage techniques is also called "percussion?"

Tapotement

400

This refers to a point usually away from the midline

Distal

500

Refers to or situated above or toward the head end

Superior

Movements

100

The opposite of flexion and defined as straightening a joint so that the angle of the joint increases

What is Extension

200

Movement of the ankle joint in the opposite direction as plantar flexion

Dorsiflexion 

300

This movement is when the pad of the thumb comes into contact with the pad of any finger on the same hand

Opposition

400

This conical movement is a combination of several movements including flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction. (Hip & Shoulder)

Circumduction

500

This side-to-side action is used when discussing mandibular movements

Lateral Deviation

Nicknames

100

This muscle is nicknamed the hip hiker muscle

quadratus lumborum (QL)

200

This muscle is nicknamed the taylor muscle

sartorius

300

This muscle is nicknamed the corkscrew muscle

biceps brachii

400

This muscle is nicknamed the boxer's muscle

Triceps Brachii

500

This muscle is nicknamed the tea drinker's muscle

Extensor Digiti Minimi

Muscles

100

This muscle is the antagonist to the Biceps Brachii

Triceps Brachii

200

This muscle is the antagonist to the hamstrings

Quadriceps

300

Synergist to the Piriformis

Gluteus Maximus

400

What is the single action of the Anconeus Muscle

Extends the elbow

500

1 of 6 Deep Hip Outward Rotators & 15% of the population has all or part of the sciatic nerve running through this muscle

Piriformis

History of Massage

100

This Swedish physiologist taught fencing & gymnastics and is considered the father of Swedish massage

Pehr Henrik Ling

200

This Dutch physician is credited with introducing the still-used French terminology to describe massage techniques, making massage a fundamental component of physical rehabilitation

Johann Mezger

300

The practice of massage goes back as early as 3000 BC. in this country

China

400

Name this Japanese method that literally means "finger pressure"

Shiatsu

500

This ancient Greek physician is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine

Hippocrates