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final exam- massage therapy Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
massage Answer: a systematic & scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of
the body for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining health
Pehr H Ling Answer: the father of Swedish massage & physical therapy is?
Amma Answer: the original massage technique is?
China Answer: the 1st written accounts of therapeutic massage originated in
which country?
George & Charles Taylor Answer: the Swedish movement system was
introduced in the US in 1856 by?
Hippocrates Answer: who is known as the father of modern Western medicine?
Tsubos Answer: in the Japanese modality, Shiatsu, energy points are called
what?
finger pressure Answer: the word Shiatsu literally means?
active Answer: movements performed by the client are called?
code of ethics Answer: the set of guiding moral principles that govern one's
course of action are called?
reduce the friction Answer: the primary purpose of massage media is to what?
mineral oil Answer: what ingredients can clog the pores & deplete nutrients
from the skin?
cream Answer: the massage media preferred by deep tissue therapists is?
vitamin D Answer: rickets is a deficiency in what vitamin?
, 2
sanitation Answer: the application of measures to promote a healthful, disease
free environment
endangerment sites Answer: areas of the body containing superficial delicate
structures that are relatively unprotected & prone to injury are called ?
common carotid artery Answer: massage therapists should use caution when
working the anterior cervical triangle due to the?
centripitally Answer: when applying effleurage to the extremities, apply
pressure...
petrissage Answer: massage strokes that consist of rhythmic lifting, squeezing,
& releasing of the tissue are called?
cross fiber friction Answer: the stroke popularized by Dr James Cyriax, in
which the penetrating movement into the tissues is across & perpendicular to
the fibers is?
acute inflammation, abnormal lumps, acute fever Answer: what conditions are
contraindicated for massage?
femoral triangle Answer: when massaging the adductor longus & Sartorius,
what structure should be avoided?
body movement & the relationship of groups of muscles & their movement
Answer: kinesiology is the study of what?
re-establish circulation which aids in recovery from negative effects of activity
Answer: the primary goal of post event massage is to?
reciprocal inhibition stretching technique Answer: your client complains of a
muscle cramp in her/his gastrocnemius, which treatment is useful in reducing
muscle cramping?
distal to the injury Answer: when massaging an injured limb, where you should
start?
final exam- massage therapy Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
massage Answer: a systematic & scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of
the body for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining health
Pehr H Ling Answer: the father of Swedish massage & physical therapy is?
Amma Answer: the original massage technique is?
China Answer: the 1st written accounts of therapeutic massage originated in
which country?
George & Charles Taylor Answer: the Swedish movement system was
introduced in the US in 1856 by?
Hippocrates Answer: who is known as the father of modern Western medicine?
Tsubos Answer: in the Japanese modality, Shiatsu, energy points are called
what?
finger pressure Answer: the word Shiatsu literally means?
active Answer: movements performed by the client are called?
code of ethics Answer: the set of guiding moral principles that govern one's
course of action are called?
reduce the friction Answer: the primary purpose of massage media is to what?
mineral oil Answer: what ingredients can clog the pores & deplete nutrients
from the skin?
cream Answer: the massage media preferred by deep tissue therapists is?
vitamin D Answer: rickets is a deficiency in what vitamin?
, 2
sanitation Answer: the application of measures to promote a healthful, disease
free environment
endangerment sites Answer: areas of the body containing superficial delicate
structures that are relatively unprotected & prone to injury are called ?
common carotid artery Answer: massage therapists should use caution when
working the anterior cervical triangle due to the?
centripitally Answer: when applying effleurage to the extremities, apply
pressure...
petrissage Answer: massage strokes that consist of rhythmic lifting, squeezing,
& releasing of the tissue are called?
cross fiber friction Answer: the stroke popularized by Dr James Cyriax, in
which the penetrating movement into the tissues is across & perpendicular to
the fibers is?
acute inflammation, abnormal lumps, acute fever Answer: what conditions are
contraindicated for massage?
femoral triangle Answer: when massaging the adductor longus & Sartorius,
what structure should be avoided?
body movement & the relationship of groups of muscles & their movement
Answer: kinesiology is the study of what?
re-establish circulation which aids in recovery from negative effects of activity
Answer: the primary goal of post event massage is to?
reciprocal inhibition stretching technique Answer: your client complains of a
muscle cramp in her/his gastrocnemius, which treatment is useful in reducing
muscle cramping?
distal to the injury Answer: when massaging an injured limb, where you should
start?
