Exam 8: Massage Techniques, Joint Mobilizations, and Stretches

Which term means the physical contact of the therapist's skin with the client's skin?

In which direction is deep pressure generally applied during effleurage?

Which massage technique usually requires lubricant?

Which technique is osteoarthritis a contraindication for?

Which muscle group is stretched by the massage therapist placing a hand over the client's anterior superior iliac spine and applying gentle pressure with the other hand on the medial aspect of the client's flexed knee?

Which massage technique is also called percussion?

Which term means the order in massage techniques are arranged during the session?

Which massage technique is usually performed without lubricant?

Which term means the application of gliding movements that follow the contours of the body?

Which massage technique is commonly used to begin the session and to assess tissues before treatment?

Which technique elongates muscles in the direction opposite to that of their actions?

Which term means movement is produced entirely by external forces without voluntary muscle contraction?

Which approach did James Cyriax incorporate into his medical practice?

Which massage technique involves lifting, compressing, and releasing soft tissues such as skin and muscle?

Who determines the frequency of sessions?

Which joint can the techniques of pulls and circles that feature flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation, and circumduction be performed on?

Which massage technique is also called kneading?

What do faster frictional movements produce more of?

Which massage technique is a non-gliding method of pressure application?

Stretches on muscles should be repeated several times until how many seconds have accumulated?