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Tappan Massage ch. 3 Fill In The Blanks

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Term: effects of Description: changes that occur in the body, mind, and of the recipients durring a massage session
Term: repairDescription: process consisting of and inflamamation stage to the injured area, regeneration stage to restore the tissue structure, and remodeling stage for healthy scar formation
Term: effects of massage on Description: enhance tissue repair and scar formation, improve connective tissue , improve pliability of fascia, break adhesions and separate tissues
Term: of massage on integumentars systemDescription: stimulate sensory receptors in skin, increase superficial circulation, remove dead skin, add moisture with oil or , increase sevaceous gland secretions, facilitate healthy scar formations
Term: of massage on skeletal systemDescription: promote good joint function, promote optimal joint flexibility and range of motion, promote proper alignment
Term: effects of massage on systemDescription: "milk" metabolic wastes into venous and lymph flow, promote specific and general muscle relaxation, promote optimal body flexibility, myofascial trigger points, release myofascial adhesions
Term: effects of massage on systemDescription: stimulate parasympathetic nervous system, reduce pain through neural-gating mechanisms, sharpen body
Term: effects of massage on systemDescription: endorphins
Term: effects of on cardiovascular systemDescription: increase and local circulation
Term: lymphatic system and Description: increase lymph fluid and movement, immune function via stress reduction
Term: effects of on respiratory systemDescription: encourage diaphragmatic breathing, relax muscles of respiration, promotes good alignment and rib cage expansion
Term: effects of massage on respiratory Description: digestion improved with relaxation, facilitate movement
Term: effects of on urinary systemDescription: enhance cirulation to kidneys, increase uriniary production and bladder
Term: of massage on reproductive systemDescription: reproductive function is improved with , promote general breast health
Term: effects of massage on growth and Description: improve growth and develovement in
Term: effects of massage on pain Description: relieve muscle pain from muscle tention and poor circulation, deactivate myofascial trigger points, activate -gating mechanism, induce release of endorphins and enkephalins
Term: effects of on stress reductionDescription: relaxation response
Term: effects of massage on healthDescription: increase mental clarity, anxiety, facilitate emotional release, promote feelings of general well being
Term: Description: property of connective tissue where the tissue becomes more pliable and fluid when it is mobile and firmer when it is
Term: Description: formed when fascial tissue stick to each imporperly causing impaired range of motion and inhibit cellular exchanges of nutrients and wastes
Term: integumentary Description: skin and its accessory structures such as hair, , and sebaceous and sweat glands
Term: body Description: enhanses a person's on integrity and wholeness and is important for good mental and emotioal health
Term: systemDescription: includes bones of the skeleton, associated cartilage, ligaments, and stabilizing connective tissure structures
Term: muscular Description: skeletal muscles, associated connective tissure (fascia and ), motor and sensory neurons related to movement
Term: Description: important sensory neurons and monitor the movement and of the body in space
Term: activityDescription: disturbs balance by not providing enough pressure on veings and lymphatic vessels in poor circulation
Term: over Description: balance by not allowing suffient time inbetween contractions decreases inflow of nutirients, reduce circulation, and produce waste faster than it can be eliminated
Term: hypertonic Description: tense, tight
Term: inputDescription: sent to spinal cord from sensory receptors, massage increases the sensory input that leads to normalization of imbalances in tonicity
Term: relaxationDescription: due to stimulatin of nervous system
Term: approximationDescription: technique to reduce muscle tone where the therapist slowly and foricby draws the attachments of the muscle closer together, that decreases the stretch of the muscle spindles, in treating muscle spasms
Term: origin and insertion Description: useful when working the belly of the musle is to painful, performs friction (cross-fiber and with fiber) on attachments of the targeted muscle until the belly is relaxed and able to work
Term: flexibilityDescription: degree of of motion in a joint
Term: postureDescription: body alignment, it is the combined function of the , skeletal, and nervous system
Term: systemDescription: controls swift responses like , contains brain, spinal cord and nerves
Term: systemDescription: controls slower responses like rate
Term: systemDescription: heart, blood vessels, and
Term: hyperemiaDescription: local circulation in the skin and underlying connective tissue
Term: histamineDescription: chemica that dilation of capillaries in areas of increased circulation
Term: venous Description: massage technique of towards the heart pushes blood and lymph through the veins toward the heart
Term: venostasisDescription: condition in the normal blood flow is slowed or halted can by caused my underactivity
Term: of massage on blood pressureDescription: temporarily decreased for about 40 minuites massage
Term: of massage on red blood cellsDescription: increase the munber of circulating red blood cells, thereby increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of
Term: Description: viscous fluid that moves slowly through the lymphatic , massage aids in improved lymph flow
Term: Description: the resistance to injuries and disease caused by specific chemical compounds and pathogens
Term: systemDescription: includes lungs and passegways leading to the
Term: digestive Description: consists of muscular tube call the tract and accessory organds such as salivary glands, gall baldder, liver and pancreas
Term: systemDescription: includes , ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra
Term: reproductive Description: not appropriate for massage
 
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