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Posted by Jim True on November 10, 2006 5:57 PM. Last Updated November 10, 2006 5:58 PM
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Origins (meaning) of the word Health: Holy, Holistic
What is History: examination of people, places and events
What does Massage pre-date? Written history
What is another name for the Meridians: "Life Force" or Energy
What is the Chinese word for Life Force or Energy? Chi
What are the total number of meridians? 14 (12 traditional and 2 extraordinary)
What is the Principle of Yin/Yang? Balance between nature & man
The Chinese, Japanese and Ayurvedic massage all had an overriding principle, what was it? 5 elements
What are the 5 Chinese elements: Fire, Earth, Water, Metal & Wood
What are some words that describe Yin: moist, feminine, negative, contracting, resting
What are the FOUR ways a Chinese Medicine person would determine illness that are still used by physicians today? Observation, Interrogation, Listening, Palpation
What is Tui Na? Chinese Massage
What are the two spiritual schools of thought from China? Confusianism, man in society; Taoism: man in nature
The Chinese used needles, what was this called? Acupuncture
How did the Japanese adapt acupuncture? Acupressure
What is TCM? Traditional Chinese Medicine
What does Ayurvedic stand for? Knowledge of Life
What is the Life Force in Ayurvedic medicine? Prahna
How do the five elements change in Ayurvedic medicine? Metal is replaced by Space
What does Vedic mean? Knowledge
Where was the Cradle of Civilization? Northeast corner of Africa (Egypt)
What was Egypt's primary contribution to medicine? herbal therapeutics (prescriptions)
Who was Hippocrates? Father of Medicine
What were the four fluids that Hippocrates believed would show the different sicknesses? yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, blood.
What was Hippocrates belief regarding pain management? Greater pain will overtake a lesser pain
As Hippocrates was to Greece, ____ was to Rome: Galen
Galen discovered how many of the cranial nerves? 7 of 12
Chi, Yin/Yang, 5 Elements, Amma, Anma relates to which countries massage? China
Vedic, Detoxification relates to which countries massage? India
456-600 AD records what historical significance? Beginning of the Dark Ages
How long did the Dark Ages last? from 456-1400 AD
What was the first book printed on the Guttenberg Press? De Medicini
Who was Ambrose PARE? applied friction to wounds/joints
Who was LING? Father of Swedish Massage
What are PASSIVE ROM's: Therapist moves, client does not assist
ACTIVE ROM's: Client Moves
RESISTANT ROM's: Client Moves, Therapist offers resistance
What book did HOFFA write? Technique der Massage
Who was GROSVENOR? arthritis/rhematoidism
What book did MENNELL write? 3 M's: Massage, Movement, Manipulation
What principle did CYRIAX discover? referred pain, musculoskeletal disorder, orthopedic
Who wrote 'Touching, Human siginificance of SKIN'? Montagu (anthropologist)
What are the 5 Senses? Touch Taste, Sigh Smell Hearing
Is Epithelial a tissue or a system? Tissue (hair nails skin)
Is Muscle a tissue or a system? tissue, Muscular is the System
What's the largest organ in the body? SKIN
On what layer of the skin is the Dermis? Middle
What portion of the skin has most of the nerve receptors? Dermis
What sensations can a nerve receptor detect? heat, cold, touch, pressure and pain
What is a watery environment? amniotic fluid
List 4 Functions of the SKIN? first line of defence, temperature regulation, sensory, absorption of Vitamin D (rickets defence)
What's the earliest sense to develop? TOUCH
What is Cutaneous Stimulation? Stimulation of the Central Nervous System by stimulation of the Skin
What does irritable, frightful, fretful, high strung relate to? ungentled
and Calm and Relaxed? gentled
Who was Hammett? RAT MAN (Pied Piper of Hamlet) Discovered rats whom he petted lived longer, gentled rats.
What is Perineal? private area, genitals and anus
How do baby animals die who do not have their perineal area licked? distended bladder
What is gestation? Full term of pregnancy within the womb
How long is gestation in humans? 266 days
What determines the end of gestation? the size of the baby's head
Who determined this? MONTAGU
What happened to animals mothers who were not allowed to self-lick? they did not develop bonding behaviors
What is PROLACTIN? For lactation - hormone that stimulations production of breast milk
What is a symbiotic relationship? relationship that is mutually beneficial
what is OXYTOCIN? hormone that stimulates uterine contraction, produced by suckling
What is COLUSTRUM? Mother's FIRST Milk
How does it benefit the baby? prevents diarrhea, fights meconium infection (first bowel movement), stimulates LACTOGLOBULIN (immunity factors), less likely to develop COLIC
What is articulation? Speech, forming words
What is the difference between Bottle Fed & Breast Fed in development? Suckling develops articulation, sucking develops motor skills
What is the timeframe 1800-1900 significant? Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
Who was Lisbeth PRICE? Bad Nurse - don't rock or hold babies
Who was HOLT? Bad Doctor against breast feeding, the cradle and feeding on demand; 4 hour feeding cycle; babies seen not heard
Why does Mother's Milk COLUSTRUM work against the 4 hour feeding rule? Low Fat & Low Protein, so works towards feeding on demand.
What is Failure to Thrive? 90% death rate in oraphanages in one year as a result of HOLT & PRICE
Who was HARLOW? Monkey Man, terry cloth vs. food with baby monkeys
What should you do around an ENDANGERMENT Site: avoid or light pressure
What does CONTRAINDICATION mean in regards to Massage? AGAINST Massage, use caution
What does CONTRAINDICATED mean? NO MASSAGE, contraindicates full body/deep massage, alters your massage
What is the SCM/Adam's apple? endangerment site, throat, anterior neck
What is AXILLARY? armpit
What should you do around an endangerment site? maintain 2 finger-width distance
What does EVERYONE have in regards to massage? ENDANGERMENT site
What is the popiteal fossa? back of knee
What is the panty line or the triangle where the legs meet the trunk? inguinal
What is the inner thigh? femoral triangle
I'm diabetic will you give me deep massage? Only with Dr's release
I have Fybromyalgia? No deep pressure
Ooey, gooey, pussy and green? NO MASSAGE
High Blood Pressure/Hypertension/HBP? Have you taken your most RECENT dose of medication? No, only light pressure
De Demenico & Wood & Fritz discovered 3 benefits of massage: physiological, pyschological, mechanical
What are the two categories of Mechanical benefits? movement/mobilization
What is a phychological response? feels good
What does autonomic mean? Automatic function
What does Visceral relate to? Organ functions
What is INSULIN? hormone that promotes food absorption
What is SEROTONIN? Hormone that reduces stress
CORTISOL? Hormone that increases stress
What percentage of Math Problems were solved better with people that had massage? 50% more quickly
Waht is CBC? Complete Blood Count
What is Biopsy? Fluid Tissue Microscope
MRI? Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Autobiotics - fight infection
Analgesics? Reduce sweeling
What is our First Responsibility as Massage Therapists? DO NO HARM
I've had an amputation, how long after do you wait and what do you use? 8 weeks, rubbing alchohol
What is ECCHYMOSIS - Bleeding, Bruising, Hematoma
How long after a FRACTURE? 6-8 Weeks
Will you do massage after a burn? Dr. Release
Waht is EDEMA? Swelling, Dr. Notes
Sweelling caused by Heart/Kidney disease? No Massage
HBP means - High blood Pressure
Swelling/Edema/Inflammatory Response, what are the 5 reponses of the body? Heat, Edema, Redness, Pain and Loss of Function
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