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Chapter 7: 10-31-10
Southeastern Institute - Chapter 7: Swedish Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Movements that are described or demonstrated by the therapist while the client actively performs the movements | Active movements |
| The repetition or regularity of massage movements | Rhythm |
| The uninterrupted flow of massage strokes; unbroken transition from one stroke to the next | Continuity |
| Gliding movements that are repeated and follow the contour of the client's body | Effleurage |
| Considered a light effleurage, the massage stroke that consists of feather-light finger tracing over the skin | Nerve stroke |
| Massge stroke that consists of rythmic lifting, squeezing and releasing of tissue, to mash or knead | Petrissage |
| Massage stroke performed by rubbing one surface over another | Friction |
| A precise and penetrating form of friction, popularized by Dr. James Cyriax of London, in which the directionof movement is across and perpendicular to the tissue fibers | Cross-fiber friction |
| Repetitive staccato striking movements of the therapist hands on the client's skin | Tapotement |
| Rapid shaking, quivering, trembling or rocking massage movements applied with the fingertips, a full hand or an appliance | Vibration |
| Part of the Swedish system that consists of active and passive stretches and joint mobilizations to reduce pain, restore mobility and maintain health | Swedish gymnastics |
| Movements applied by therapist while client remains relaxed (or passive) | Passive movements |
| Active movements performed by the client with therapist assisting | Active-assisted movements |
| Therapist applies gentle resistance while client is actively engaged in a movement | Active-resisted movements |
| Moving a joint through its normal range of motion | Joint mobilization |
| Drawing out a single muscle (and its synergist) to its fullest length | Stretching |
| The stroke of choice to milk the tissue of metabolic wastes and draw new blood and oxygen into the tissues | Petrissage |
| A pushing of the tissue both downward and away from the therapist | Effleurage |
| When working on extremities, apply pressure | Centripetally or toward the heart |
| The distance traversed during the length of one massage stroke | Excursion |
| The change of your hand position over time and how rapidly (or slowly) a massage movement is being executed | Speed |
| Can vary from down and forward, to inward and up, to downward, to back and forth | Direction |
| Refers to the uninterrupted flow of strokes and to the unbroken transition from one stroke to the next | Continuity |
| The length of time spent on an area, which may be difficult to determine | Duration |
| The arrangement and order of massage strokes | Sequence |
| The union of these elements, direction, excursion, speed, rhythm, continuity, duration and sequence, create a | Routine |
| A Swedish physiologist and gymnastics instructor, also known as the father of Swedish massage and physical therapy | Pehr Henrik Ling |
| Dutch physician who is given credit for introducing and popularizing the use of French terminology into the profession | Johann Mezger |
| Consciously sought goal or a desired end | Intention |
| The medium of massage and a powerful therapeutic tool. | Touch |
| The application of force applied to a surface (the client's body) | Pressure |
| The distance traveled into the body's tissues | Depth |
| Superficial warming, chucking, cross-fiber, rolling and wringing | Friction |
| The ability of muscles and other soft tissues to lengthen and shorten through the range of motion for which they are intended | Flexibility |
| Used to introduce touch and for applying lubricant | Effleurage |
| The stroke used to begin and end a massage | Effleurage |
| Preferred transition stroke to use between other strokes | Effleurage |
| Vertical static pressure applied in a downward direction, or horizontal pressure between the hands directed toward the center of the torso or extremity. Slow rhythmic pumping | Compression |
| Systematic and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of establishing or maintaining good health | Swedish massage |
| Cupping, pincement, tapping, quacking, hacking | Tapotement |
| Jostling, rocking, fine, coarse | Vibration |
| 7 Swedish Massage Strokes and Variations - Every Professional Therapist Creates Very Fine Results | Effleurage, Petrissage, Tapotement, Compression, Vibration, Friction, Range of Motion |
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