GENERALLY
HANDS-ON
HANDS-ON
THESE TWO TECHNIQUES ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST SUITABLE TO BEGIN A MASSAGE (MUST NAME BOTH)
WHAT ARE ROCKING OR LIGHT EFFLEURAGE?
THIS NERVOUS SYSTEM RESPONSE PREPARES THE BODY TO FIGHT OR FLEE A PERCEIVED THREAT
WHAT IS THE SYMPATHETIC RESPONSE?
THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU ARE ASSESSING THE TEXTURE OF THE SOFT TISSUE AND YOU FEEL A PULSE
WHAT IS BACK OFF?
THIS LONG, GLIDING STROKE IS USED TO SPREAD LOTION AND PROMOTE THE FLOW OF BLOOD & LYMPH
WHAT IS EFFLEURAGE?
THIS TECHNIQUE INVOLVES COMPRESSION, KNEADING, STRETCHING, OR SQUEEZING TO LIFT & MANIPULATE THE TISSUE, TYPICALLY USED TO MOVE FLUIDS AND BREAK UP ADHESIONS
WHAT IS PETRISSAGE?
THE DIRECT IMPACT ON SOFT TISSUE THROUGH PHYSICAL MANIPULATION
WHAT IS MECHANICAL EFFECT?
THIS NERVOUS SYSTEM RESPONSE THAT COUNTERACTS STRESS, PROMOTES REST, RELAXATION, AND DIGESTION
WHAT IS THE PARASYMPATHETIC RESPONSE?
DAILY DOUBLE: THIS EFFECT OF PERCUSSION RAPIDLY ACTIVATES TISSUES OF THE NERVOUS, MUSCULAR, AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, PROMOTING ALERTNESS & VITALITY
WHAT IS STIMULATION?
THIS TECHNIQUE IS USED TO BREAK UP ADHESIONS AND REALIGN SCAR TISSUE THROUGH COMPRESSION AND MOVEMENT OF SUPERFICIAL TISSUE OVER DEEPER UNDERLYING LAYERS (TYPICALLY WITHOUT MOVING ACROSS THE SKIN)
WHAT IS FRICTION?
DIRECT PHYSICAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN TISSUE AS A RESULT OF MASSAGE TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS FLUID MOVEMENT, STRETCHING OF FIBERS, AND BREAKING UP ADHESIONS
WHAT ARE MECHANICAL EFFECTS?
THIS MECHANICAL EFFECT TEMPORARILY CAUSES SKIN TO APPEAR LIGHTER DUE TO LACK OF BLOOD FLOW
WHAT IS ISCHEMIA?
MASSAGE STIMULATES THIS MOVEMENT OF FOOD & WASTE THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE TRACT VIA ACTIVATION OF THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
WHAT IS PERISTALSIS?
THIS IS THE FRENCH TERM FOR THE TECHNIQUE OFTEN USED TO BREAK UP ADHESIONS AND MOBILIZE TISSUES, ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR LUNG CONGESTION
WHAT IS TAPOTEMENT?
THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF FRICTION INVOLVES MOVEMENT ALONG MUSCLE FIBERS TO ADDRESS ADHESIONS AND IMPROVE MOBILITY
WHAT IS LINEAR FRICTION?
THESE ARE SWOLLEN, TWISTED VEINS THAT ARE OFTEN AFFECTED BY DEEP PRESSURE, POTENTIALLY ENDANGERED BY DEEP PETRISSAGE
WHAT ARE VARICOSE VEINS?
THIS HORMONE DECREASES AS A RESULT OF MASSAGE, HELPING REDUCE STRESS
WHAT IS CORTISOL?
THIS NEUROTRANSMITTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELAXATION RESPONSE INCREASES DURING PARASYMPATHETIC ACTIVATION THROUGH MASSAGE
WHAT IS ACETYLCHOLINE?
THIS VARIANT OF PERCUSSION INVOLVES QUICK, RHYTHMIC STRIKES USING THE EDGE OF THE HAND
WHAT IS HACKING?
THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF FRICTION MOVES ACROSS THE MUSCLE, PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIBERS, OFTEN USED TO BREAK UP SCAR TISSUE & IMPROVE TISSUE ALIGNMENT
WHAT IS CROSS-FIBER FRICTION?
THESE ARE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OR FACTORS THAT MAKE A TREATMENT OR TECHNIQUE INADVISABLE, SUCH AS HIGH FEVER OR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM
WHAT ARE CONTRAINDICATIONS?
THE PLACEMENT & USE OF HANDS WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENT OF ASSESSING TISSUE CONDITION
WHAT IS PALPATION?
THOUGH TYPICALLY INVIGORATING, RHYTHMIC STRIKING CAN PROMOTE A CALMING EFFECT WHEN APPLIED ON THE CHEST BY STIMULATING THIS NERVE
WHAT IS THE VAGUS NERVE?
THIS TECHNIQUE USES THE HANDS IN A CURVED POSITION TO CREATE A VACUUM EFFECT ON THE SKIN, OFTEN AIMED AT IMPROVING CIRCULATION
WHAT IS CUPPING?
THIS TECHNIQUE INVOLVES LIFTING SUPERFICIAL TISSUE AWAY FROM UNDERLYING STRUCTURES AND MOVING IT BETWEEN HE FINGERS TO IMPROVE MOBILITY & CIRCULATION
WHAT IS SKIN-ROLLING?
THIS SPECIFIC TISSUE TYPE CAN RECEIVE DEEP PETRISSAGE AFTER HEALING (UNLIKE ITS NEWLY FORMED COUNTERPART, WHICH COULD BE FURTHER DAMAGED)
WHAT IS OLD SCAR TISSUE?