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Reciprocal Inhibition The effect that occurs when a muscle contracts, obliging its antagonist to relax in order to allow normal movement to take place
Referred Pain Pain felt in an area other than the source of the pain
Reflex An involuntary response to a stimulus. Reflexes are specific, predictable, adaptive, and purposeful. Reflexive methods work by stimulating the nervous system ( sensory neurons ), and tissue changes occur in response to the body's adaptation to the neural
Reflexive Methods Massage techniques that stimulate the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the chemicals of the body
Refractory Period The period after a muscle contraction during which the muscle is unable to contract again
Resourceful Compensation Adjustments made by the body to manage a permanent or chronic dysfunction
Soft Tissue The skin, fascia, muscles, tendons, joint capsules, and ligaments of the body
Somatic Pertaining to the body
Somatic Pain Pain that arises from stimulation of receptors in the skin ( superficial somatic pain ) or in skeletal muscles, joints, tendons, and fascia ( deep somatic pain )
Spasticity A state of increased muscle tone with exaggerated muscle tendon reflexes
Spindle Cells Sensory receptors in the belly of the muscle that detect stretch
Sporadic Occurring irregularly or haphazardly
Stimulation Excitation that activates the sensory nerves
Stress Any substantial change in routine or any activity that forces the body to adapt
Stressors Any internal perceptions or external stimuli that demand a change in the body
Subluxation An incomplete dislocation creating contact between joint surfaces
Subtle Energies Weak electrical fields that surround and run through the body
Superficial Fascia The connective tissue layer just under the skin
Superficial Pressure Pressure that remains on the skin
Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System The energy-using part of the autonomic nervous system, the division in which the fight-or-flight response is activated
Systemic Massage Massage structured to affect one body system primarily. This approach usually is used for lymphatic and circulation enhancement massage.
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