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What type of tissues are you manipulting while giving a massage?
soft tissues
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What are some purposes of massage?
- aid in general or local relaxation
- relieve pain
- treat edema
- treat lesions of muscles, ligaments, and tendons (adhesions-tightness)
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What are some effects of massage?
mechanical - increses ROM, get muscles ready
physiological - relieving pain, increase blood and lymph (edema), excite nervous tissue, resp. system
psychological - relaxation, well-being from touch
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What does therapeutic massage not increase?
muscle strength or tone
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What type of massge is like gliding (light fingertip touch)?
effleurage
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What type of massage is like a kneading, squeezing, or rolling?
petrissage
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What 2 types of massage is normally used for respiratory conditions (pounding, karate chop, punch)?
tapotement, vibrating (shaking hands)
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What type of massage uses compression to get deep and loosen adhesions and decrease scarring?
friction
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Who developed cross friction (massaging opposite of muscle fiber direction)?
james cyriax
loosens adhesions, scars
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What are treatment considerations for massage?
- diagnosis
- physical contact
- personal apperance and hygiene
- body mechanics and hygiene
- explain patient
- maintain contact with pt one tx starts
- strokes toward venous return(toward heart)
- rae of movement - lymph-viscuous
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What are some indications for massage?
- relief of pain, spasm, edema
- relief of viscural dysfunction (not PT)
- scar tissue - always massage once healed
- increase local circulation
- increase mobility
- muscle/ligament strain/sprain
- tendinitis
- myositis/fibrositis
- arthritis
- adhesions
- prior to sporting event
- bed ridden patient
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What are some contraindications for massage?
- hemorrhage sites
- phlebitis
- fever
- fractures
- malignant growth at site
- osteoporosis
- infections
- obstructive edema
- new suture sites
- hypermobile joint segment
- acute rheumatological conditions
- inflammatory skin conditions
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Who is the person known for myofascial release?
john barnes
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