MASSAGE: RULES & TERMS
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- The temperature of the room in which massage is to be given should be:
- 75-80 degrees
- Movement of the hands:
- should be executed from the wrist
- A group of clinical symptoms that constitute a disease or abnormal condition is called:
- syndrome
- Clinical symptoms are both
- reported and observed symptoms
- In regards to massage at the head of the bones:
- work into all the irregularities of the joints
- The disease of AIDS are caused by what kind of germs?
- germs we encounter every day
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Viruses are unable to enter the body through intact skin. - True
- HIV lives and replicates within what type of cells?
- T cells
- When it is desired to stimulate the skin to a high degree by friction, what lubricants should be used?
- lubricants should be avoided
- In cases of fever, what types of massage should be used?
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1) general massage should never be given
2)light centrifugal friction
3)stroking - It is possible for your client to experience secondary fatigue as a result of:
- the large amount of waste matter set free & absorbed into the system
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Which is not a contraindication for massage:
apoplexy, eczema, abscesses, tumors, tubercular joints - eczema
- Where are blood vessles & lymph channels the largest?
- at the joints
- When a lubricant is not used during friction, the part should be operated upon for:
- 2-5 minutes
- Kellogg observes that the most effective modality in stimulating the development of a weak muscle is:
- percussion
- In the case of hyperesthesia, you should avoid using:
- percussion & vibration
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS - Poliomyelitis
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CHOREA - Involuntary dancing or writhing of the limbs or facial muscles
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LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA - Problems in coordinating muscles for voluntary movement & ambulation
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NEURASTHENIA - Functional illness such as chronic fatigue, anxiety, fibromyalgia, depression & dysphoria
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TUBERCULOSIS - Infectious disease characterized by inflammatory infiltrations, formation of tubercles, necrosis, abscesses, fibrosis & calcifications
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EXOPHTHALMIA - Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
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CHRONIC - Of long duration
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ECZEMA - Itchy red rash, initally weeps or oozes serum & may become crusted, thickened, or scaly
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APOPLEXY - Stroke, especially a stroke in which a blood vessel in the brain ruptures
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GOITER - Thyroid gland enlargement
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ACUTE - Sharp, severe. Rapid onset, severe symptoms, short course
- The primary importance of sanitation is:
- to prevent the spread of contagious disease
- Diseases caused by "germs" or viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, are considered:
- contagious
- Contagious diseases are best controlled:
- before infection occurs
- Massage practioners are responsible for following the most recent standards and guidelines by updating themselves in CDC's recommendations how often?
- Semiannually
- In regard to wearing nail polish:
- it promotes the growth of bacteria and should not be worn
- Clothing should be laundered in:
- disinfectant such as bleach
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Treatment for:
Infantile paralysis - Percussion
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Treatment for:
Exophthalmic Goiter - Chiefly friction
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Treatment for:
Neurasthenia - Deep Kneading
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Treatment for:
Tuberculosis - Chiefly friction
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Treatment for:
Chorea - Deep Kneading
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Treatment for:
Convalescence from fevers - Chiefly friction
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MASSAGE - Kneading, as a baker kneads bread (noun)
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MASSER - Act of applying massage (verb)
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MASSEING - Present participle
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MASSEED - Past participle
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MASSEUR - A man who administers massage
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MASSEUSE - A woman who administers massage
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PETRISSAGE - Deep kneading
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TAPOTEMENT - Act of percussion
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EFFLEURAGE - Light friction
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CENTRIPETAL - In the direction of blood current in veins
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CENTRIFUGAL - In the direction of arterial blood current
- These invade cells, use the host cell's nutrients and organelles, then burst the cell membrane releasing particles to infect other cells:
- viruses
- These can produce resistant forms, called spores:
- bacteria
- These are larger than bacteria. They infest human fluids and cause disease by living off and/or destroying cells directly:
- protozoa
- These cause disease by secreting toxic substances, becoming parasites inside human cells and forming colonies to disrupt normal function:
- bacteria
- These are mostly worms that feed off human tissue or cause other diseases:
- pathogenic animals
- When pathogenic organisms that are normally not a cause of disease take advantage of unhealthy conditions, this is called:
- opportunistic invasion
- Contageious diseases are best controlled by:
- sanitation
- The single most effect deterrent to the spread of disease is:
- handwashing
- The sanitation level that is adequate for most therapeutic massage procedures:
- medium and low level sanitation
- The best disinfectant to use on spills of body fluids:
- 10% bleach
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Rinse fingers to elbows - False
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Which of these is considered contagious?
shingles, TIA, Pleurisy, Baker's cyst - shingles
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Which of the these lubricants can cause respiratory irritation?
olive oil, coconut oil, talcum powder, mineral oil - talcum powder
- What is necessary as approved by the CDC for hand washing?
- hot soapy water
- When the skin of the practioner's hands are cut, you should:
- wear gloves
- Under what conditions should the practitioner wear a mask?
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1)client has a suppressed immune system
2)therapist has suppressed immune system
3)airborne pathogens are a concern - In most cases, the uses of a mask is to protect the therapist or the client?
- the client
- If a contaminated substance comes into contact with an open wood, you should flush it immediately with what?
- either large amounts of hydrogen peroxide, or a 10% bleach solution
- How often should a fresh bleach and water solution be prepared?
- daily
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Universal precautions are practiced only with clients with HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis - False
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Hepatitis is not contagious if you use universal precautions - False
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Masks and gloves only protect the therapist, and not the client - False
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If blood is dry, any HIV virus in it is harmless, so no special precautions need to be used while handling it. - False
- Ventilation in a massage room must be sufficient to:
- remove objectionable odors
- Lighting fixtures in a massage room must be capable of producing a minimum of:
- 5 footcandles of light
- Hand soap in the restroom must be provided in:
- a covered dispenser
- All single service materials and clean linens should be stored at least:
- 4 inches off of the ground
- All soiled linens must be washed in a machine that provides a hot water temperature of at least:
- 140 degrees
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The presence of HIV in a substance indicates that the substance is capable of transmitting the infection. - False
- If HIV is present in a substance that leaves the body, the viral particles are capable of remaining infectious for how long?
- until the substance dries up
- If HIV is present in blood that is refrigerated, HIV can survive for how long?
- indefinitely
- In a water blood solution, HIV can survive at room temperature for how long?
- 2 weeks
- Can sweat transmit HIV?
- no
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Which is more contagious:
HIV or Hepatitis? - Hepatitis
- The spread of hepatitis can be prevented by:
- Universal precautions