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CHAPTER 14 REVIEW GUIDE - MASSAGE THERAPY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE - 6T ED WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
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CHAPTER 14 REVIEW GUIDE - MASSAGE THERAPY PRINCIPLES ANDPRACTICE - 6T ED
1. clinical massage: the use of massage techniques to safely work with
patients who have diseases, disorders, or injuries. Therapists working
with clinical cases may use a variety of assessments to formulate
treatment plans that focus on therapeutic or palliative goals
2. therapeutic: curative measures used to treat diseases, disorders, or
injuries
3. palliative: noncurative measures used to reduce the severity of
uncomfortable symptoms
4. physical rehabilitation: the restoration of an individual to a normal or
near-nor- mal condition after a disabling disease or injury
5. maximum medical improvement: the point in the rehabilitative
process when the patient's condition is unlikely to improve further and
no additional recovery is expected
6. prescription: instructions from a medical practitioner authorizing a
patient to be provided with medications, medical treatments (e.g.,
physical or massage therapy), or medical devices (e.g., hearing aids,
eyeglasses)
7. progress report: document describes the care provided; it may include
the ther- apist's findings and suggestions for future sessions. Progress
reports are structured like formal letters and include the following
sections:
1. Introductory paragraph, recapping the original prescription
2. Summary of initial treatment goals
3. Summary of sessions and findings to date
4. Remaining treatment goals and specific strategies to reach these
goals
5. Request for additional sessions, if needed
6. Closing paragraph with offer to provide more information upon reques
8. pain: an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated
with actual or potential tissue damage
9. specificity theory of pain: Theory that states pain is a specific
sensation trans- mitted by nerves to the brain
10.gate control theory of pain: The theory that pain is a product of both
physio- logical and psychological factors that cause spinal gates to open
and relay patterns of intense stimulation to the brain, which perceives
them as pain.
11.neuromatrix theory of pain: Theory that the matrix of neurons in the
brain is capable of generating pain (and other sensations) in the
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absence of signals from sensory nerves.
12.neuroplasticity: brain's ability to change, remodel, and reorganize
itself to improve adaptability
13.nociceptive pain: Nociceptor activation generates
14.neuropathic pain: non-nociceptive nerve activation generates
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15.acute pain: generally refers to pain of less than 30 days and is
usually related to injuries, disease processes, or invasive procedures
such as surgery
16.chronic pain: also called persistent pain, usually refers to pain that
outlasts the typical healing time of involved tissues
17.pain perception: the subjective interpretation of an unpleasant
experience
18.pain threshold: the minimum intensity of a stimulus perceived as
painful
19.pain tolerance level: the maximum intensity of a pain-producing
stimulus an individual is willing to accept in any given situation
20.sensitization: occurs with increased nociceptor responsiveness and
reduced threshold
21.central sensitization: increased responsiveness and reduced
threshold of no- ciceptors in the central nervous system
22.peripheral sensitization: increased responsiveness and reduced
threshold of nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system
23.pain management: a process of providing care that seeks to alleviate
or reduce pain to a level of comfort acceptable to the patient
24.trigger points: (TrP) is a tender localized hardening that lie in a
palpable taut band within a skeletal muscle
25.referred pain: pain felt in an area of the body other than its source
or site of origin
26.local twitch responses: a brisk contraction elicited by snapping
palpation of the trigger point
27.active trigger points: Type of trigger points that cause pain even at
rest
28.latent trigger points: have the same characteristics as active trigger
points but cause no pain until they are compressed and the person does
not recognize pain as familiar
29.satellite trigger points: may develop in muscles that lie within the pain
referral zones of key active or latent trigger points
30.fascia: sheets of fibrous tissue enveloping the body beneath the
skin, and enclosing and compartmentalizing muscle tissue layers
and muscle groups
31.superficial fascia: subcutaneous layer, or hypodermis, is found under
skin and consists of loose connective tissue, including adipose tissue,
nerve receptors, and blood vessels
32.deep fascia: extends from superficial fascia and surrounds deepe
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