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SM-Study Questions- Test 1- part 1

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1.
1 point
When performing massage stokes that traverse relatively short distances, the therapist should use which stance?
2.
1 point
Lupus flare-up
3.
1 point
The reasons for draping a client include:
4.
1 point
Manual and scientific manipulation of the body's soft tissues for the purpose of establishing and maintaining health and promoting wellness is the definition of:
5.
1 point
Massage therapy can influence the body's physiologic response to stress by influencing the production of:
6.
1 point
Repetitive staccato striking movements of the hands, moving either simultaneously or alternately, is called:
7.
1 point
Which of the following is performed by rubbing one surface over another?
8.
1 point
When adjusting table height, a factor to take into account is:
9.
1 point
The use of foot stances, body posture, and leverage techniques to deliver efficient massage and bodywork while reducing the risk of therapist injury is known as:
10.
1 point
Rhythmic lifting, squeezing, and releasing of tissue describes what technique?
11.
1 point
The body's center of gravity is located:
12.
1 point
Which of the following aids in lung decongestion by loosening and mobilizing phlegm?
13.
1 point
Which of the following is an effect of massage therapy on the lymphatic system?
14.
1 point
viral infection
15.
1 point
The primary purpose of massage lubricant is to:
16.
1 point
The effect of stimuli that result in muscle contraction and localized muscle splinting or guarding is part of the:
17.
1 point
Considered a light effleurage, what technique involves finger tracing over the skin?
18.
1 point
In what year did George Henry Taylor and Charles Fayette Taylor introduce the Swedish Movement system to the United States?
19.
1 point
Lice
20.
1 point
The application of gliding movements that are repeated and follow the contour of the client's body is called:
21.
1 point
Massage therapy improves the overall health of the skin by:
22.
1 point
Which of the following describes a situation in which receiving massage would put the therapist or client at serious health risk, or the client's condition could be made worse with massage?
23.
1 point
bruise
24.
1 point
Athlete's foot
25.
1 point
The father of Swedish massage is:
26.
1 point
When choosing a massage lubricant, which of the following should be avoided?
27.
1 point
Western massage texts tend to use French terminology, primarily because of the efforts of:
28.
1 point
Hernia
29.
1 point
How many times stronger is the lower body than the upper body?
30.
1 point
A pump lubricant dispenser prevents:
31.
1 point
Current research suggests massage therapy may decrease stress and improve sleep by:
32.
1 point
Which of the following is an absolute contraindication for massage?
33.
1 point
When performing massage strokes from one point to the next along the client's body, the therapist should use which stance?
34.
1 point
If stored in a cool, dark place out of direct sunlight, massage lubricant should remain usable up to:
35.
1 point
Cautionary sites are places on the body that:
36.
1 point
What is regarded as the precursor of all other manual and energetic therapies?
37.
1 point
If your client comes to you with a migraine headache, you would treat this as:
38.
1 point
Balance, breathing, strength, and stability are all essential to:
39.
1 point
The stroke most often used when beginning and ending massage is:
40.
1 point
Shaking, quivering, trembling, or rocking movements applied with the fingers, full hand, or an appliance is called:
41.
1 point
The American Bodywork and Massage Professionals was founded in:
42.
1 point
Hyperthyroidism
43.
1 point
Which of the following is used to determine the pressure of massage techniques?
44.
1 point
The first written accounts of therapeutic massage originated in:
45.
1 point
To reduce lower back strain while the client is supine, a bolster can be placed under the client's:
46.
1 point
What type of friction is a precise and penetrating form popularized by Dr. James Cyriax of London?
47.
1 point
Massage therapy improves range of motion of a joint because massage can:
48.
1 point
The direction in which pressure should be applied when working on the extremities is:
49.
1 point
The person known as the father of modern Western medicine is:
50.
1 point
Chickenpox
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