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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  
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Referred Pain   Pain felt in an area other than the source of the pain  
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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  
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Reflexive Methods   Massage techniques that stimulate the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the chemicals of the body  
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Refractory Period   The period after a muscle contraction during which the muscle is unable to contract again  
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Resourceful Compensation   Adjustments made by the body to manage a permanent or chronic dysfunction  
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Soft Tissue   The skin, fascia, muscles, tendons, joint capsules, and ligaments of the body  
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Somatic   Pertaining to the body  
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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 )  
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Spasticity   A state of increased muscle tone with exaggerated muscle tendon reflexes  
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Spindle Cells   Sensory receptors in the belly of the muscle that detect stretch  
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Sporadic   Occurring irregularly or haphazardly  
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Stimulation   Excitation that activates the sensory nerves  
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Stress   Any substantial change in routine or any activity that forces the body to adapt  
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Stressors   Any internal perceptions or external stimuli that demand a change in the body  
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Subluxation   An incomplete dislocation creating contact between joint surfaces  
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Subtle Energies   Weak electrical fields that surround and run through the body  
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Superficial Fascia   The connective tissue layer just under the skin  
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Superficial Pressure   Pressure that remains on the skin  
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Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System   The energy-using part of the autonomic nervous system, the division in which the fight-or-flight response is activated  
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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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