Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Test 1 -definitions

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

definitions
words
system of manual therapy that addresses "dysfunction" and pain within the musculoskeletal system   medical massage  
🗑
primarily looking at an injury to the collagen   soft tissue injury  
🗑
tension-pulling, compression-crushing, shearing-ripping   mechanical trauma to soft tissue  
🗑
caused by repetitive stress   microfailure  
🗑
quality of a substance to become more fluid as it is stirred and become more solid when it remains undisturbed   thixotrophic  
🗑
transparent, viscous liquid surounds connective tissue cells in the body and in between the collagen fibers   ground substance  
🗑
has appearance and consistency of raw egg whites   ground substance  
🗑
clear or pale yellow viscous fluid secreted by fibroblast-like cells   synovial fluid  
🗑
surrounds a synovial joint and encloses the synovial cavity   joint capsule  
🗑
voluntary, striated, multinucleated cells that are attached to bones   skeletal muscle  
🗑
covers fascicles   perimysium  
🗑
covers muscle   epimysium  
🗑
forms adhesions, fiber developes random orientation   collagen reaction to injury  
🗑
dehydrates, thickens, predisposed to adhesions   ground substance reaction to injury  
🗑
disuse atrophy, contractures, forms adhesions,positional dysrelationship   skeletal muscle reaction to injury  
🗑
trauma caused by a direct blow to the tissue   direct trauma  
🗑
acute trauma, occurs with sudden overload, or chronic or overuse trauma as a result of repeated overload to tissues   indirect trauma  
🗑
within first 4 hours of injury, can last 4-5 days   acute or vascular phase  
🗑
process of repair and regeneration, begins 2-6 days after initial injury,can last 3 wks   subacute or repair phase  
🗑
occurs from day 21 to day 60, is changes to network of fibrous connective tissue   remodeling phase  
🗑
functional tissue that makes up an organ   parenchymal tissue  
🗑
cell reproduction of the parenchymal cells is going on continuously   labial tissues  
🗑
blood, skin, bone   labial tissues  
🗑
nerve, muscle, cartilage   tissue that do not reproduce well  
🗑
blood supply to the muscle is occluded creating a buildup of waste products which cause inflammatory response, usually chronic   static inflammation  
🗑
death of tissue   necrosis  
🗑
accumulation of pus   abscess  
🗑
large scale necrosis   gangrene  
🗑
body attempts to protect itself from suffering additional damage to injured area   pain-spasm-pain cycle  
🗑
a dysfunction in one part of the body will affect other parts of the body   individual is a whole organism: everything is connected and related  
🗑
muscles work by contracting, therefore can do no work if shortened   shortened muscle tissue can do no work  
🗑
touch interferes with self-perpetuating neuromuscular feedback circuit and restores normal function   soft tissues of the body respond to touch  
🗑
rehydrate tissue   thixotrophic effect  
🗑
points on the body that are tender when pressed   tender points  
🗑
point found in a nodule in a taut band of skeletal tissue that is extremely tender and "refers or radiates"   trigger point  
🗑
term used to refer to the softening and lengthening of soft tissue   release  
🗑
prime mover   agonist  
🗑
muscle opposing the agonist   antagonist  
🗑
muscle contracts to flex a joint by "shortening"   concentric contraction  
🗑
muscle functions as an antagonists and contracts to control movement of a joint while "lengthening"   eccentric contraction  
🗑
antagonist must overcome the normal resistance to stretch in order for movement to take place   reciprocal inhibition  
🗑
no bony change, client can self correct problem   1st degree or postural  
🗑
few or no bony changes, client can no longer self correct   2nd degree or transitional  
🗑
serious bony changes, require surgical intervention   3rd degree or structural  
🗑
anterior, posterior, lateral; right and left   examination of alignment in standing  
🗑
to assess what musculature is contracted and shortened, or lengthened   test for range of motion and muscle length  
🗑
plumb line should be midway between heels   anterior view  
🗑
plumb line should be just anterior to lateral malleolus   lateral view  
🗑
plumb line should be midway between heels   posterior view  
🗑
correlation exists between alignment and muscle test findings   if posture is habitual  
🗑
intersection of the sagittal and coronal mid-planes of the body   gravity line  
🗑
arrangement of muscle fibers relative to the axis of force generation   muscle architecture  
🗑
fibers lie at a single angle to the force-generating axis   unipennate  
🗑
fibers lie at two angles to the force-generating axis   bipennate  
🗑
fibers lie at multiple angles to the force-generating axis   multipennate  
🗑
fibers are parallel to the force-generating axis   parallel (longitudinal)  
🗑
fibers from a broad attachment converge to a narrow attachment, forming a fan shape   convergent  
🗑
kinesiological function of the muscle or that particular part of the muscle   determined by 'arrangement' of the muscle fibers  
🗑
direction and type of the work to be done   determined by the 'direction' of the fibers in a particular section of a muscle  
🗑
latin word meaning 'band' or 'bandage'   fascia  
🗑
inhibition of the stretch reflex in antagonists   reciprocal inhibition  
🗑
point of contact between nervous system and muscular system   neuromuscular junction  
🗑
points at which nerve cells communicate chemically with each other   synapses  
🗑
performed by the client with no assistance from therapist   active range of motion  
🗑
therapist moves client through range of motion with no assistance from client   passive range of motion  
🗑
some resilience or bounce at end of range of motion   soft end feel  
🗑
range of motion stops abruptly against bony or ossified material   hard end feel  
🗑
pain before end of normal range of motion is reached   client is in acute phase of inflammation  
🗑
pain at the limit of the normal end of range of motion   client is in subacute or repair phase  
🗑
pain with overpressure   client is in chronic or remodeling phase  
🗑
indicates pathologies in tendons and muscles   pain on resisted movements  
🗑
pain on active and passive movement   indicates pathologies in ligaments, joint capsules, bursaes, and other noncontractile tissues  
🗑
muscular tissues   contractile  
🗑
not muscular   noncontractile tissues  
🗑
pioneered fascia-centered bodywork   ida rolf  
🗑
solid or semisolid state of a colloidal solution   gel  
🗑
liquid state of a colloidal solution   sol  
🗑
lines of direction in the dermis   langer's lines  
🗑
fascia covering a group of muscles   investing fascia  
🗑
fascia surrounding the muscle   epimysium  
🗑
fascia covering fascicles within a muscle   perimysium  
🗑
fascia surrounding the individual muscle fibers   endomysium  
🗑
warm tissue, break up adhesions, realign fibers   scooping  
🗑
enhance the natural broadening of muscles as they contract   compression broadening  
🗑
break up adhesions, treat sprains, strains, tendinosis, reduce scar tissue   deep transverse frictioning  
🗑
encourage elongation, reduce hypertonicity, increase pliability, inactivate myofascial trigger points   deep longitudinal stripping  
🗑
reduce hypertonicity, deactivate myofascial trigger points   static compression  
🗑
procedure that involves voluntary contraction of clients muscle in a precisely controlled direction, at varying levels of intensity, against a distinctly executed counterforce applied by therapist   muscle energy techniques (MET)  
🗑
muscle contraction which there is resistance but 'no' movement at joint   isometric  
🗑
muscle contraction which there is resistance with 'movement' at joint   isotonic  
🗑
resistance with movement which origin moves toward insertion, muscle 'shortens'   concentric isotonic  
🗑
resistance with movement which origin and insertion moving apart making muscle 'lengthen' as it contracts   eccentric isotonic  
🗑
proprioceptors located in tendon of muscles and detect "tension" in the tendon   golgi tendon organs  
🗑
proprioceptors located in belly of muscle which detect sudden or constant 'stretch' on muscle   spindle cell fibers  
🗑
time period during which a neuron cannot respond to stimulus that is usually adequate to evoke a nervous impulse   refractory period  
🗑
no stimulus will evoke a nerve impulse   absolute refractory period  
🗑
very strong stimulus will evoke a nerve impulse   relative refractory period  
🗑
muscle that is habitually contracted forgets where its normal resting length should be   sensory motor amnesia  
🗑
if agonist contracts the antagonist must relax   law of reciprocal inhibition  
🗑
excessively stretched, joint instability limits range of motion   joint capsule reaction to injury  
🗑
increase fluid, becomes thicker, forms adhesions   synovial membrane reaction to injury  
🗑
can be stretched and change shape and then return to normal   visoelastic nature  
🗑
alleviate pain, normalize tonicity, restore range of motion   medical massage soft tissue techniques  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: mjjjmom
Popular Massage Therapy sets