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Mechanical effects of massage include
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Restoration of misplaced viscera
Movement of blood and lymph in venous and lymph channels |
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While giving your client a general massage, his stomach grumbles. What has occurred
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There is a stimulation to the parasympathetic divisionof the ANS because of the reflex reaction of the skin contact
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The reason massage is good for infantile paralysis (polio) is because it
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Increases the electroexcitablity of the muscles
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Muscular weakness in fever is due to
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The consumption of glycongen
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A client ask you why you are doing joint movements of his ankle. You explain that joint movements
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Increase circulation becasue blood and lymph vessels are largest at joints
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The benefits of massage on respiration take place not only in the lungs, but also at the ______ level
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Cellular level
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One reason that the diaphragm is known as a lymph pump is beacuse
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The central tendon of the diaphragm contains a large number of lymph channels
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Stroking is used to
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soothe and calm the nervous system
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_____ of the extremities is the most powerful of all means of aiding lymphatic and venous circulation for the treatment of edema
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Centripetal friction
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Passive touch would not be most helpful procedure for
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Edema of the extremities
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A client comes into your office with pleurisy. What would be your approach
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You would use a percussion procedure
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Deep kneading is most useful for
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Bringing circulation
Pliability to muscles |
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The treatment of choice for facial neuralgia would be
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Vibration
Nerve compression |
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Pain along the entire nerve path describes
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Neuralgia
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Writer's cramp would likely affect this muscle
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Flexor digitorum superficialis
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A pregnant client presents at your office with swollen ankels and on other symptoms. You apply
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Centripetal friction to lower extremities
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Derivative massage could include
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Fulling
Friction Deep kneading |
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Multiple sclerosis is an example of
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Chronic condition
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This term also describes muscular rhemuatism
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Fibromyalgia
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Indications that rheumatoid arthritis is in the active stage of inflammation would be
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the joints are red hot and swollen
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A client says that her dentist has said, " You may have TMJ disorder, but why dont you try massage therapy first? As a massage therapist , how would you proceed?
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Insist on a written referral from the dentist that it's OK to do the massage without knowing the cause of pain
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A client who is on your table beings to have intense muscle spasm. Your choice of action are
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Hot compresses over the muscle affected
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What would be illegal for a massage therapist
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You take a client's blood pressue and state, "you have really high blood pressue"
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The most common cuse of headache is
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Muscle tension
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Pleurisy is
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Inflammation of the pleural membrane ( the 2 membranes that enclose and protect each lung
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A massage treatment suitable for pleurisy is
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Hacking or cupping in the direction of the axilla or lymphatics
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Unexplained edema can be caused by
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Congestive heart failure
Renal failure Local inflammation |
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Your client presens with pitting edema of their lower legs. Your massage choices would be
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Passive touch to head and shoulder and refer to Dr. for evaluation
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Infectious, communicable disease that most often affects lungs. Casued by a bacteria that can remain dormant in healty individuals. If immune system is impaired, bacteria becomes active, Incidence of this disease has risen draatically largely due to HIV virus damaging immune systmes. This disease is
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Tuberculosis
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Parkinson's disease diminishes the amount of the neurotransmitter,______
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Dopamine
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Massage is indicated for parkinson's diseae becasue it relieves muscle soreness caused by the tremors and becasue massage ______ the level of neurotransmitter dopammine
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Increases
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Another name for ankle joint is
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Talocrural
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Another name for the wrist joint is
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Radiocarpal
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Another name for the shoulder joint is
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Glenohumeral
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Another name for the joint between the talus and calcaneus is
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Intertarsal
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The joint responsible for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of the foot is
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Talocrural
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The joint responsible for inversion and eversion of the foot is
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Intertarsal
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What is the most direct way to mechanically address the carpal tunnel
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Digitla kneading of the palm and wrist
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Sedative effects are acheived by
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Derivative massage
Gentle stroking |
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Which procedures of massage would have a profound affect on heat production
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Stong percussion
Deep kneading |
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A client comes in with dry, cold skin. Which procedure would be most helpful
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Fricion
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A broken leg is an example of an
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Acute condition
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Posion Ivy is a
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Local disorder
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For a fever of 99.8, this procedures would be beneficial
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Ligth centripetal friction
Light cetrifugal friction Gentle stroking |
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The therapist applies passive touch to the abdomen, at and just below the umbilicus. This is a simple procedure for determining
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Aortic Anerurysm
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Aseptic techniques are techniques which
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Kill or disable pathogens on surfaces to prevent transmission
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The cleaning solution recommended by the CDC for cleaning up body fluid spills is
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10% bleach solution
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The three aseptic techniques are
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Sterilization
Sanitation Disinfection |
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A massage therapist should rinse hands under hot, running water, with fingers
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The directions doesn't matter
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