Hygiene, Sanitation, Safety
What is the primary importance of sanitation?
Prevent the spread of contagious diseases
If a massage therapist has a tendency to stand on his or her toes while performing massage, what is the most likely cause?
table height that is too high
Respect for the privacy of information is called?
confidentiality.
What is the stimulation of areas beneath the skin of the hands and feet to improve the function of the whole body or of specific body areas away from the site of the stimulation?
reflexology
What is the ability to believe, trust, and know certain things that science cannot prove?
faith
This is essential for preventing contamination form person to person during massage therapy?
hand washing
Keeping the body in a straight line from the feet through the shoulders to the forearms to the heels of the hands is practicing the concept of?
stacking the joints
To say that people of a certain culture act a certain way is
stereotyping
What can be defined as the stimulation of certain points with needles inserted along the meridians & (channels)
acupuncture
Which of the following is the ability to move a single joint or series of joints through a normal, unrestricted, pain-free range of motion?
flexibility
Tthe preferred cleaning agent for body fluid contamination?
bleach
The position in which the body weight is shifted from one foot to the other while standing is called what type of stance?
Asymmetric
A struggle between two parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and/or interference from the other party in achieving their goals is called a
conflict
Use of essential oils, which are distilled extracts from plants?
aromatherapy
Controlling some of the physical problems of aging is possible with which approach?
exercise
Aseptic Kills? what..
Pathogens
Using upper body strength to push and exert pressure for massage with cause pain, Where in the MT?
Neck and shoulders
A massage therapist has been providing information about nutritional supplements during the massage. What problem does this describe?
Scope-of-practice violation
Explain hydrotherapy?
water treatment that combines water with massage
The tendency of muscle to return to its resting length after short-term stretching is called
elasticity
What destroys all organisms by means of heat?
sterilization
Increase or decrease in the amount of pressure delivered is modulated by the amount of distance from the ______ and ______.
back foot and the massage table.
Failure to observe a client’s reaction to the treatment being performed and taking appropriate action is an example of which concept?
malpractice
What type of massage application would affect feet that are swollen from standing still while waiting in line?
lymphatic drainage
What is a general term used to describe the ability to perform physical work?
fitness // being fit