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100

Sports massage enables athletes to attain their highest potential by ________ the body's natural restorative process.

What is accelerating?

100

Sports massage enables the athlete to participate more often in rigorous physical training and _________.

What is conditioning? 

100

Type of trigger points that cause pain even at rest

What is active? 

100

Receiving sports massage on a regular basis may extend the athlete's _______.

What is career? 

100

________ sports massage is for athletes with disabilities.

What is adaptive? 

200

To be an effective sports massage therapist, a person should have a thorough understanding of anatomy, physiology, ________, and biomechanics.

What is kinesiology?

200

The goal of sports massage is to enhance the athlete's ______.

What is performance?

200

Type of trigger points that go unnoticed by client until pressure is applied

What is latent? 

200

When muscles are pushed to the limits and beyond, it results in metabolic waste buildup, strains,_____, spasms, and pain that restrict movement.

What is inflammation? 

200

One of the primary differences between Swedish and Sports massage is that the movements are done two to three times more ____ during a post-event .

What is rapidly? 

300

______ strokes use the palm of the hand to repeatedly press the muscle against the bone.

What is compression? 

300

A principle in sports physiology is that in order to improve either strength or endurance, appropriate stresses must be applied to _____ the system.

What is overload?

300

Injuries that begin abruptly usually have a recognizable cause and are characterized by severe symptoms such as pain, swelling, and loss of function

What is acute?

300

When injury occurs, massage helps to restore mobility and flexibility to injured muscle tissue, while ______ recovery time.

What is reducing? 

300

Phenomena that may occur when a trigger point produces pain to an associated target area during palpation

What is referred pain? 

400

Specific spots on the body that elicit pain and discomfort when compressed but do not refer pain

What is a tender point? 

400

Injuries that develop slowly and persist for long periods, sometimes for the remainder of the individual's lifetime

What is chronic? 

400

Sports massage goals for athletes are to increase ______.

What is performance? 

400

Term used to describe an abnormal sustained muscle contraction

What is spasm? 

400

Someone who possesses natural or acquired abilities such as strength, endurance, or agility required for participating in sports, especially competitive sports

What is athlete? 

500

The most important goal of compression is to create ______ in the muscle tissue.

What is hyperemia?

500

Loss of muscle strength or endurance felt after strenuous physical activity

What is muscle fatigue?

500

Sports massage is divided into three categories:  event, restorative/training, and _________ massage.

What is rehabilitative?

500

During deep compression, the body releases _____ and acetylcholine which causes the blood vessels to dilate and produce a lasting hyperemia

What is histamines?

500

Type of soreness and discomfort felt 8 to 14 hours after the activity, often reaching a peak after 48 hours

What is DOMS / delayed-onset muscle soreness?