Hawaii Massage Board Exam Practice Questions and Answers

Which massage movement increases the flow of blood and lymph? - Answer-Friction What does contraindication mean? - Answer-the expected treatment is inadvisable What is a hematoma? - Answer-bruise Which means kneading? - Answer-deep touch What are the benefits of percussion? - Answer-tones muscles and stimulates nervous and circulatory systems What is the range of motion? - Answer-The movement of a joint from one extreme of the articulation to the other How is cross-fiber friction applied? - Answer-short, deep strokes transverse to direction in fibers of muscles, tendons, ligaments apprenticeship program shall be of not less than______ months or more than______ months duration from the date issued. - Answer-six, twelve What is an end feel? - Answer-how the joint feels at its end of range of motion Which massage technique prevents the formation of adhesions in muscles? - Answer-cross fiber friction What conditions are contraindicated for hydrotherapy? - Answer-diabetes What type of therapy reduces swelling and pain? - Answer-cold What hydrotherapy treatment most effectively increases circulation by alternating vasodilation and vasoconstriction of blood vessels in an area? - Answer-vascular flushWhat is a trigger point? - Answer-a hypersensitive band in muscles tissue What is lymph? - Answer-fluid in lymphatic vessels What do lymph nodes do? - Answer-a. clean the lymph, b. store WBCs, c. become enlarge when we're sick, d. destroy harmful non-self cells, e. all of the above Massage is contraindicated for clients with cancer because the effects it has on - Answer-lymph and blood circulation Medical massage can be best defined as - Answer-performed to improve pathologies or conditions diagnosed by a physician What massage modality is still the most widely used today and incorporated into other system? - Answer-Swedish massage Grounds on which a practitioner's license may be revoked, canceled or suspended are - Answerpracticing fraud or deceit in obtaining a license, practicing under false or assumed mane, fraudulent or deceptive advertising, ethical or sexual misconduct with client