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1. Although this quiz is largely derived from clinical source materials (most notably "Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, Third Edition" by Sandy Fritz), the questions themselves will be appropriate for a general as well as clinical quiztaker. In other words, though a trained massage therapist will find this material familiar, the average person who likes massage will (hopefully) like this quiz as well.
Perhaps the most significant figure in the development of Western massage was Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839), a Swedish researcher who first became interested in massage when he was able to heal the gout in his own elbow by using massage techniques that imitated the positions of Swedish gymnastics. Which of the following is not true of Ling's work?
2. Which of the following is not a widely applied massage technique?
3. Though some of the benefits of massage are solely mechanical in their direct effect on soft tissue, most of massage's positive effects can be explained as the manipulation of adaptive, predictable reflexes.
4. Neurologists postulate several "laws" of sensory response that have implications for massage. Which of these is not one of them?
5. When beginning a massage, a massager should warm her hands, then gradually but confidently place them on the recipient's body with a deliberate hesitation at arm's length. What name is commonly giving to this means of initiating contact?
6. After the initial contact, the first manipulation the massager usually performs is the gliding stroke. Which of these is true of the gliding stroke?
7. Gliding strokes prepare the body for deeper, vertically-oriented manipulations, typically including kneading and compression. What is a key difference between kneading and compression?
8. First formalized by orthopedic surgeon James Cyriax in the 1940s, this massage manipulation, the only one for which a skin lubricant is generally not advised, is excellent for breaking up local adhesions in connective tissue. It can also reduce pain by hyperstimulating the local nerve cells, though it should not be used over a fresh injury. What is the common term for this technique that both compresses and moves the muscle?
9. Though many folks think of gentle manipulations like gliding strokes, kneading, and compression when they think of massage, practitioners have more vigorous methods at their disposal as well. These include vibration, shaking, and rocking. Perhaps the most counter-intuitive of all these is the administration of non-damaging, "springy" blows to the recipient's body, commonly known as percussion (or tapotement). Percussion can be light (penetrating only the skin and subcutaneous layers) or heavy (penetrating into the muscles or body cavities). Which of the following is not considered a proper method of percussion?
10. Abdominal massage has been shown to have, by far, the most substantial physical effect of any set of massage manipulations. The abdominal sequence should always be done in a counterclockwise motion to avoid peristalsis.
11. When assessing clients' needs, one of the primary tools massage therapists have is to feel the surface of the body with their hands, whether during the initial stages of the massage or prior to it. What is the term commonly used for this form of assessment?
12. In addition to the general benefits of a wellness massage and the great benefits of massage for joint function and muscle stiffness, most massage therapists feel that targeted techniques can assist the efficiency of both lymphatic drainage and blood circulation.
13. A very popular subspecialization of clinical massage is trigger point therapy. A trigger point is "an area of local nerve facilitation of a muscle that is aggravated by stress of any sort affecting the body or mind of the individual" (Fritz, 473). Which of these briefly describes the practice of trigger point therapy?
14. The Japanese bodywork system known as "shiatsu" has emerged in recent years as a major influence on massage therapy. Shiatsu is built on the idea that human energy runs through the body along interconnected pathways known as meridians. Each meridian is associated with an organ system, and either too much or too little energy through that meridian can produce a dysfunction. The core manipulation used in this system is also the source of the word "shiatsu". What is the rough English translation of this term?
15. As opposed to clinical or therapeutic massage, sensual massage is a more intimate experience usually shared between couples. Which of the following is a NOT a major difference between therapeutic and sensual massage (as defined by popular authors like Gordon Inkles)?
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