MBLEX COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
REVIEW SHEET
●● Tunia
Answer: Modern Chinese massage
●● Tsubo
Answer: Modern Japanese massage. It involves the tsubo points to be
pressed to increase circulation of fluid.
●● Ayur-Veda
Answer: A book that developed in India that details massage treatments
as a part of personal hygiene.
●● Celsus
Answer: Roman physician who wrote De Medicina, detailing the use of
massage, bathing, and exercise to prevent disease.
●● Per Henrik Ling
Answer: Swedish physiologist who developed passive and active
movements to improve physical conditions known as medical
gymnastics that evolved into physical and massage therapy.
,●● Charles Taylor
Answer: Introduced medical gymnastics to the untied states and it
became know as Swedish movement cure.
●● Johann Mezger
Answer: Established terminology for massage strokes based in French.
●● Emil Vodder
Answer: Developed lymphatic drainage
●● John Harvey Kellogg
Answer: Wrote the Art of Massage which details physiologic effects of
massage
●● Delores Krieger
Answer: Developed Therapeutic Touch used to re-balance client's energy
field.
●● James Cyriax
Answer: Developed deep transverse friction used to promote healthy
scar tissue formation. He's considered father of orthopedic medicine.
,●● Effleurage
Answer: Gliding stroke directed to the heart. Primarily used at the
beginning of the massage in archer/bow stance.
●● Petrissage
Answer: Kneading stroke used to increase circulation. loosen adhesion,
and release metabolic wastes from tissues.
●● Friction
Answer: Strokes that move across tissue, used to increase circulation,
break up scar tissue, and stretch muscle.
●● Tapotment
Answer: Percussion strokes used to increase muscle spindle acivity and
phlegm in respiratory tract.
●● Vibration
Answer: Trembling or shaking movements, fast vibration stimulates an
area, slow vibration sedates an area.
●● Nerve Stroke
Answer: Extremely light form of effleurage used at the end of the
massage to separate the therapist from the client.
, ●● Active
Answer: Client performs an action without assistance.
●● Active Assistive
Answer: Client performs an action with assistance.
●● Passive
Answer: Massage therapist performs a joint mobilization with client
completely relaxed.
●● Resistive
Answer: The client resist a movement performed by the therapist.
●● Stretch
Answer: Elongates a muscle.
●● Unassisted stretch
Answer: Client stretches into resistance without help of therapist.
●● Assisted Strech
Answer: Client stretches into resistance with help of therapist.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
REVIEW SHEET
●● Tunia
Answer: Modern Chinese massage
●● Tsubo
Answer: Modern Japanese massage. It involves the tsubo points to be
pressed to increase circulation of fluid.
●● Ayur-Veda
Answer: A book that developed in India that details massage treatments
as a part of personal hygiene.
●● Celsus
Answer: Roman physician who wrote De Medicina, detailing the use of
massage, bathing, and exercise to prevent disease.
●● Per Henrik Ling
Answer: Swedish physiologist who developed passive and active
movements to improve physical conditions known as medical
gymnastics that evolved into physical and massage therapy.
,●● Charles Taylor
Answer: Introduced medical gymnastics to the untied states and it
became know as Swedish movement cure.
●● Johann Mezger
Answer: Established terminology for massage strokes based in French.
●● Emil Vodder
Answer: Developed lymphatic drainage
●● John Harvey Kellogg
Answer: Wrote the Art of Massage which details physiologic effects of
massage
●● Delores Krieger
Answer: Developed Therapeutic Touch used to re-balance client's energy
field.
●● James Cyriax
Answer: Developed deep transverse friction used to promote healthy
scar tissue formation. He's considered father of orthopedic medicine.
,●● Effleurage
Answer: Gliding stroke directed to the heart. Primarily used at the
beginning of the massage in archer/bow stance.
●● Petrissage
Answer: Kneading stroke used to increase circulation. loosen adhesion,
and release metabolic wastes from tissues.
●● Friction
Answer: Strokes that move across tissue, used to increase circulation,
break up scar tissue, and stretch muscle.
●● Tapotment
Answer: Percussion strokes used to increase muscle spindle acivity and
phlegm in respiratory tract.
●● Vibration
Answer: Trembling or shaking movements, fast vibration stimulates an
area, slow vibration sedates an area.
●● Nerve Stroke
Answer: Extremely light form of effleurage used at the end of the
massage to separate the therapist from the client.
, ●● Active
Answer: Client performs an action without assistance.
●● Active Assistive
Answer: Client performs an action with assistance.
●● Passive
Answer: Massage therapist performs a joint mobilization with client
completely relaxed.
●● Resistive
Answer: The client resist a movement performed by the therapist.
●● Stretch
Answer: Elongates a muscle.
●● Unassisted stretch
Answer: Client stretches into resistance without help of therapist.
●● Assisted Strech
Answer: Client stretches into resistance with help of therapist.
