HAWAII MASSAGE BOARD EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
Which massage movement increases the flow of blood and
lymph? ANS >>> Friction
What does contraindication mean? ANS >>> the expected
treatment is inadvisable
What is a hematoma? ANS >>> bruise
Which means kneading? ANS >>> deep touch
What are the benefits of percussion? ANS >>> tones muscles and
stimulates nervous and circulatory systems
,What is the range of motion? ANS >>> The movement of a joint
from one extreme of the articulation to the other
How is cross-fibber friction applied? ANS >>> short, deep strokes
transverse to direction in fibbers of muscles, tendons, ligaments
apprenticeship program shall be of not less than______ months
or more than______ months duration from the date issued. ANS
>>> six, twelve
What is an end feel? ANS >>> how the joint feels at its end of
range of motion
Which massage technique prevents the formation of adhesions
in muscles? ANS >>> cross fibber friction
What conditions are contraindicated for hydrotherapy? ANS >>>
diabetes
What type of therapy reduces swelling and pain? ANS >>> cold
, What hydrotherapy treatment most effectively increases
circulation by alternating vasodilation and vasoconstriction of
blood vessels in an area? ANS >>> vascular flush
What is a trigger point? ANS >>> a hypersensitive band in muscles
tissue
What is lymph? ANS >>> fluid in lymphatic vessels
What do lymph nodes do? ANS >>> 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 ANS >>> lymph and blood circulation
Medical massage can be best defined as ANS >>> 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? ANS >>> Swedish massage
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
Which massage movement increases the flow of blood and
lymph? ANS >>> Friction
What does contraindication mean? ANS >>> the expected
treatment is inadvisable
What is a hematoma? ANS >>> bruise
Which means kneading? ANS >>> deep touch
What are the benefits of percussion? ANS >>> tones muscles and
stimulates nervous and circulatory systems
,What is the range of motion? ANS >>> The movement of a joint
from one extreme of the articulation to the other
How is cross-fibber friction applied? ANS >>> short, deep strokes
transverse to direction in fibbers of muscles, tendons, ligaments
apprenticeship program shall be of not less than______ months
or more than______ months duration from the date issued. ANS
>>> six, twelve
What is an end feel? ANS >>> how the joint feels at its end of
range of motion
Which massage technique prevents the formation of adhesions
in muscles? ANS >>> cross fibber friction
What conditions are contraindicated for hydrotherapy? ANS >>>
diabetes
What type of therapy reduces swelling and pain? ANS >>> cold
, What hydrotherapy treatment most effectively increases
circulation by alternating vasodilation and vasoconstriction of
blood vessels in an area? ANS >>> vascular flush
What is a trigger point? ANS >>> a hypersensitive band in muscles
tissue
What is lymph? ANS >>> fluid in lymphatic vessels
What do lymph nodes do? ANS >>> 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 ANS >>> lymph and blood circulation
Medical massage can be best defined as ANS >>> 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? ANS >>> Swedish massage
