Quiz 1

Question 1

Define massage therapy

Answer 1

means the health profession in which a person provides, for the purposes of developing, maintaining rehabilitating or augmenting physical function, senileving pain or promoting health, the assessment of soft tissue and joints of the body, and treatment and prevention of physical mobilization and other manual methods.

Question 2

Hand washing procedure

Answer 2

Use warm water
Lather up with soap
Scrub 30-60 sec
Rinse off, hands down
Turn off taps with paper towel

Question 3

Proper dress

Answer 3

Short sleeved shirt
Jeans, sweats, shorts
Comfortable shoes

Question 4

A B C D E

Answer 4

Areas
Benefits
Contradictions
Draping
Empowerment

Question 5

An appropriate informed consent consists of

Answer 5

1. A description of the treatment including treatment techniques and goals.
2. A description of the draping (what areas will be undraped to work on).
3. The patient will be informed of any risks, benefits, contraindications and or possible complications.
4. The patient will be informed that they can ask at any time for the treatment to be stopped or modified.
5. The patient will be asked to give a clear YES or NO to the treatment.

Question 6

What would be considered a substitute decision maker

Answer 6

Spouse, adult child, parent, sibling, or anyone else related by birth or adoption to the adult
Must be at least 19 years old and have been in contact within 12 months

Question 7

What if there is no one to be a substitute decision maker

Answer 7

Therapist must contact office of the public trustee

Question 8

Can minors who are under the age of 19 consent to treatment

Answer 8

Yes if the therapist feels they are aware enough

Question 9

How to decide table height

Answer 9

Should be at the level of your knuckles when in an effleurage stance

Question 10

Pain scale

Answer 10

1) light pressure
2) solid pressure
3) therapeutic, hurts but feels good
4) painful but can breath through it
5) too painful stop

Question 11

Texture is

Answer 11

What the skin feels like

Question 12

Tone is

Answer 12

Feeling the muscles

Question 13

Ectomorphic

Answer 13

Slender and wiry, slim

Question 14

Mesomorphic

Answer 14

Muscular, broad

Question 15

Endomorphic

Answer 15

Fleshy, rounded

Question 16

Use

Answer 16

Purpose of the technique that is employed for a given situation or condition

Question 17

Indication

Answer 17

Condition that dictates the appropriate techniques to be employed
Why does patient need this technique

Question 18

Effect

Answer 18

The physiological response to a technique

Question 19

Mechanical effects

Answer 19

result from a direct physical stimulus such as pressure, compression or movement

Question 20

Reflex effect

Answer 20

result from a neurological response to a mechanical stimulus

Question 21

Chemical effects

Answer 21

result from a chemical response to a mechanical stimulus

Question 22

CONTRAINDICATIONS TO MASSAGE THERAPY

Answer 22

when therapy or certain therapeutic techniques are NOT indicated for a given condition or situation

Question 23

FULL BODY SYSTEMIC CONTRAINDICATION

Answer 23

when the situation or condition
affects the whole body

Question 24

LOCAL CONTRAINDICATION

Answer 24

when the situation or condition affects a particular region or body part

Question 25

ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATION

Answer 25

Pathological conditions or symptoms that cannot be treated under any circumstances Can be full body or local

Question 26

RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATION

Answer 26

Pathological conditions or symptoms that are generally less acute or in a state of remission. May be treated with caution and/or modification of technique(s) Can be full body or local

Question 27

General to specific to general

Answer 27

Massaging on a larger area of the body and working into a smaller area. Palm to thumbs

Question 28

Superficial to deep to superficial

Answer 28

Light contact to increased pressure

Question 29

Proximal to distal to proximal

Answer 29

The heart is considered most proximal Start at the part of the limb closest to the heart and work your way down

Question 30

Peripheral to central to peripheral

Answer 30

General techniques to patients main concern

Question 31

Components of massage therapy are viewed with the respect to

Answer 31

Patient’s health history Stage of the condition State of the patient Treatment goals

Question 32

Components of application of massage therapy

Answer 32

Pressure Rate Rhythm Duration

Question 33

Factors that will very the application of techniques

Answer 33

Considerations involving the therapist Considerations involving the patient Other treatment considerations

Question 34

Good health may depend on

Answer 34

Efficient circulatory and respiratory systems •Healthy bone and joint structures •Strong and supple soft tissue •Efficient central and peripheral nervous systems •The absence of pathological conditions

Question 35

Rmts want to maintain and/or increase

Answer 35

• Circulation and tissue fluid exchange • Respiratory function • Joint range of motion • Muscle tone and flexibility • Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) producing a sedative response

Question 36

Rmts want to prevent and/or decrease

Answer 36

• Adhesive tissue formation • Edema • Pain • Muscle hypertonicity • Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) firing therefore promoting relaxation • Muscle spasm