STATE BOARD SUBJECT XAMS 1 QUIZ 8 MASSAGE THERAPY

For how long should wash your hands between clients?

20-30 seconds

Which of the following would not be considered a recent development in alternative medicine?

Acupuncture

Trigger Point therapy and myotherapy are best described as?

Neuromuscular massage

The type of stretching utilized in yoga is?

active

Mild dryness of a client's skin?

benefits form massage due to increased sebum production

The intent of maintenance massage in sports massage is to ?

enhance performance, encourage self-care, located injuries in the early stage

When a client is in the prone position, the hamstrings are best relaxed by?

extending the hip and flexing the knee

The stroke that is most effective in reducing scar tissue is?

friction

When massaging a woman with large breast or breast implants?

give her a rolled- up towel to be placed under or above the breasts

What is the most common physiological effect of Swedish massage?

increased blood flow

Muscle energy techniques utilize what method?

isometric contraction with resistance

a client lying in the supine position raises the knees for comfort. What might this indicate?

low- back pain

If a client has hypoglycemia?

massage is fine but the client should eat after massage

Variations of petrissage are?

ocean waves, fulling and skin rolling

picking up muscles, lifting them from the bones and rolling or squeezing them is?

petrissage

If a client comes to you with psoriasis and is requesting a massage, what should you do?

proceed with the massage, but avoid the area

If the foot is worked too deeply the body will?

splint and tense

Positioning a client on the back is called?

supine

When massaging a client with a potentially fatal disease, the main concern is ?

the type of strokes necessary for the client

Sustained digital pressure that is applied to relieve pain and discomfort in specific areas in the muscle is known as?

trigger point work