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MBLEX
study for the MBLEX exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is passive Joint movement? | therapist performs movement with client completely relaxed |
| who is Celsus? | a roman physician who wrote De Medicina |
| What is an absolute contraindication? | anything that prevents a massage session from being performed |
| What is an Endangerment site? | an area of the body that requires caution while massaging |
| What is Resistive joint movement? | client resists movement being performed by the therapist |
| What is the horse/warrior stance? | When feet are placed perpendicular to the massage table |
| Describe top cover draping | this is the linen used as the drape on top of the client |
| Describe full sheet draping | this is the linen used to cocoon or wrap a client. Generally used in Wraps at spas |
| What is a hard end feel? | a stoppage of range of Motion due to bone. |
| Describe an unassisted stretch | The client performs the stretch without help from the therapist |
| Describe how to perform Proprioceptive Neromuscular Facilitation? PNF | this is when you stretch until resistance is met, the client then performs an isometric contraction, then press slightly further into the stretch |
| Describe a soft end feel | a stoppage of range of motion due to muscle |
| Describe an assisted stretch | the client performs the stretch with the help from the therapist |
| Describe a local Contraindication | avoiding a specific area of the body while performing a massage |
| who is Johann Mezger? | He developed terminology for massage strokes in French |
| Who is Charles Taylor? | He introduced medical Gymnastics to the US |
| Describe Friction | Strokes that move across tissue |
| Describe Effleurage | Gliding strokes directed towards the heart |
| what is aromatherapy? | Using essential oils to restore or heal the client |
| What is an empty end feel? | a stoppage of range of motion due to trauma to an area |
| describe reciprocal inhibition | forces a muscle to relax by contracting the antagonist muscle |
| describe active assistive joint movement | client performs a movement with help from the therapist |
| describe vibration | Shaking or trembling movements to stimulate or sedate an area |
| what is assessment | a preliminary evaluation of the client before treatment |
| what is the vichy shower | a shower performed on a water-proof table, utilizing seven shower heads |
| describe the nerve stroke | a very light form of effleurage |
| what is the name for Chinese massage? | Amma |
| who developed swedish gymnastics | Per Henrik Ling |
| who popularized the term "massage" in America | Douglas Graham |
| who developed lymphatic drainage | Emil Vodder |
| Japanese Massage is called | Tsubo |
| who is Aesculapius? | A greed physician who combined exercise and massage |
| describe petrissage | kneading strokes to loosen adhesions |
| what is the name of India treatments | ayurveda |
| what does Craniosacral Therapy do? | it releases blockages in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid from the cranium to the sacrum |
| what is lomi lomi? | Hawaiian massage similar to swedish massage |
| describe the archer/bow stance | feet placed parallel to the massage table |
| what is the swiss shower? | a standing shower utilizing sixteen shower heads |
| describe feldenkrais | Re-educating the body to move more effectively and efficiently |
| describe active joint movement | the client performs a movement without help from the therapist |
| describe tapotement | percussion strokes that activate spindle cells |
| describe a turkish bath | a sauna inside a large stone building |
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