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ASHA - Swedish Massage - Components of Touch

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The four components of touch   show
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show skilled and done for compensation; done to promote healing  
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show common everyday touch, both intentional and unintentional  
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show long, gliding strokes using flat palms, fingers, thumbs, forearms or back of hands  
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show Open or close a massage, spread the oil/lotion, warm the tissue, introduce client to therapist touch, to increase circulation, to prepare the body for deeper work.  
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show Relaxes the nervous system, increases blood and lymph, slow strokes produce a soothing effect, faster strokes produe stimulating effect.  
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Petrissage - movement   show
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Petrissage - purpose   show
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show stimulates the nervous system, softens fascia, reduces fatigue and muscle tension, increases circulation, improves muscle tone, increases muscular elasticity  
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Friction - movement   show
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Friction - purpose   show
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show breaks down adhesions.  
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show Series of brisk blows done rhythmically using alternating hands or wrists relaxed.  
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Tapotement - purpose   show
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Vibration - movement   show
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Vibration - purpose   show
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Vibration - effect   show
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Joint mobilization - movement   show
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Joint mobilization - purpose   show
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show Reduces stiffness in joints, increases freedom in joint, opens energy blockages.  
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show The movement of energy is encourage through the use of focused intent. Therapist places hands over major body centers.  
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Energy - purpose   show
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show Relaxes, soothes, and calms the psyche.  
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show Effleurage, Petrissage, Friction, Touch, Vibration, Joint Mobilization, Energy Hold  
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show light to deep to light  
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show single hand; double hand; support hand; surrounding grasp; loose fist; single forearm; double forearm  
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show wringing; single hand; double hand; compression; fist/hand; double fist  
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show stabilized finger; stablilzed hand; thumb; double thumb; elbow  
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Effleurage - element   show
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show very light to firm; care should be taken to begin lightly and gradually become more firm  
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show air - think of lifting the muscle up and into the air and giving it room to breathe.  
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Petrissage - pressure   show
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Friction - element   show
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Friction - pressure   show
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Tapotement - effect   show
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Tapotement - element   show
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show pressure is determine by speed and frequency. Strong attention to the force of impact and the depth to which you intend to affect. Most important is the softness of the fingers, hands, wrists, and elbows, and the point from which this stroke originates.  
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show hacking, cupping, slapping, pounding, tapping, plucking  
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Vibration - variations   show
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show ether - think of dissolving the muscle distress into the ethers, freeing up and creating space within the muscle to move and function more efficiently.  
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Vibration - pressure   show
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Joint mobilization - variations   show
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show has qualities of all elements, primarily Air and Earth, as it opens and creates space for breath within the joint and so encourages grounding in the joints.  
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Energy - element   show
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show no pressure  
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Draping, reasons for   show
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show Sensation, Energy and Emotion, Meaning, and Beliefs  
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five types of touch   show
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show common, everyday touch that is either accidental or intentional, but without the intention to heal or affect a healing effect.  
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show touch that has a healing effect whether it is intentional or not, whether it is performed by a professional or not.  
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Professional Touch   show
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show touch that is welcome and/or tolerated and is well-intentioned; touch that is helpful, healing, empowering, comforting, encouraging, or nurturing is always appropriate.  
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show contact that is intentionally or unintentionally harmful, hurtful, disempowering, domineering, or unwanted; can be hostile, aggressive, intentionally erotic, or sexual; Those who know their touch is interpreted as inappropriate should cease the behavior.  
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show the process of the restoration of balance and well-being as well as the elimination of disease.  
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show Do no harm; Do positive good  
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Primary Assurances [therapists give their clients]   show
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Primary Principles [of healing]   show
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Transference   show
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show occurs when a therapist reacts to a client as if the client was someone from the therapist's past, with the therapist projecting feelings onto the client  
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Therapist's Responsibilities   show
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Create a Sacred Space   show
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Understand Your Role   show
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show Learn . . .  
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Personal Hygiene   show
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Sanitation Practices   show
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show Plays a crucial role in the impression you make on others; Influences the success of a particular session; Clients notice the example you set and respond favorably or unfavorably (you may be able to influence your client to make better choices).  
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show Comfort and Support; Direction; Pressure; Rate and Rhythm; Changes in Sign and Symptoms; Duration and Frequency; Relaxation  
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show trim nails; keep your hands soft  
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Sanitation   show
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Endangerment Sites for Swedish   show
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show All movement originates and returns to the center as an intergrated, unbroken flow.  
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show Whenever possible, allow movement to lengthen and loosen rather than shorten and constrict.  
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show Sink and soften instead of push and harden. Use your body' weight as a tool and save your strength.  
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show Imagine a string from the center, pulling the head straight up and lengthening the neck as if your were a marionette.  
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show In a soft locked position, straight, but not rigid.  
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Body Position Imagery - Knees   show
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show Imagine a 5,000 pound weight pulling the sacrum down to the earth.  
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Body Position Imagery - Feet   show
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show Keep your center (hips) behind your hands, allwoing for focus in one direction, hand always move in the direction the finger are pointing.  
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show Relaxed and squared  
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show Lower than your center to allow "sinking" as you move.  
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Effects of Massage - Aid   show
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show To relieve pain.  
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show To treat specific problems through structural balancing and postural integration to achieve ideal posture.  
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Effects of Massage - Restore   show
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show Mechanical; Physiological; Psychological  
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Mechanical Effects   show
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show Lymph; Venous blood; Lung secretions; Edema; Intestinal contents: Hematoma Contents  
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show Muscle fibers; Muscle masses; Tendons; Tendon Sheaths; Scar Tissue; Adhesions; Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue  
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show Result from the physical and chemical changes that occur when the body is massaged.  
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Psychological Effects   show
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Indication   show
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show When an approach could be harmful.  
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show Must be viewed in light of individual circumstances. Therefore, contradications are considered in the three following ways: Absolute, Usual, Rare  
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Absolute Contraindications   show
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Usual Contraindications   show
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Rare Contraindications   show
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Intake Interviews - First   show
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Intake Interviews - Second   show
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show To assess the client's expectations.  
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Building Rapport - Purpose   show
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show 1. Acknowledging; 2. Confirming; 3. Feeding back information  
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show 1. Verbal - match the tempo and tone; 2. Movement - Match the rhythm of movement of the client's body and posture; 3. Emotional expression - Match the state of emotions; 4. Energy level - Match the energy level displayed by the client.  
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Building Rapport - Do Not   show
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show Be supportive, be confirming; and validate your client's feelings.  
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