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MBLEX Fun Facts
MBLEX Fun Facts
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Undergraduate 1
02/22/2013

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Term
The AMTA requires massage therapists to attend schools that provide at least _____ hours of in class training
Definition
500
Term
Vibration is a form of _______ (effleurage, petrissage, friction, etc.)
Definition
friction
Term
The name of the first health spa opened in California
Definition
The Golden Door
Term
Who popularized transverse/cross-fiber friction?
Definition
James H. Cyriax
Term
When was sports massage first made available to Olympic athletes
Definition
1984 summer Olympics
Term
Who first introduced chair massage to the public? When?
Definition
David Palmer in 1985
Term
Three other names for frozen shoulder
Definition
adhesive capsulitis, pericapsulitis, calcific tendinitis
Term
What is the most soothing and relaxing of all massage manipulations
Definition
Rocking
Term
Modern massage therapy terminology is credited to _____.
Definition
Dr. Johann Mezger
Term
What is the most popular ankle sprain and which ligaments does it damage?
Definition
inversion sprain which damages the talofibular ligament and other lateral/collateral ligaments
Term
This term means push/pull
Definition
Tui'na
Term
The term Shiatsu means _____.
Definition
Finger pressure
Term
Which muscle group works against gravity as you walk downhill or down stairs?
Definition
quadriceps
Term
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) affects which movement? At which joint?
Definition
External rotation at the glenohumeral joint
Term
Which nerve is entrapped with carpal tunnel syndrome?
Definition
Median nerve
Term
Which neurotransmitter is responsible for muscle contractions?
Definition
Acetylcholine
Term
Massage is always intended to stimulate the ______ nervous system (sympathetic or parasympathetic)
Definition
parasympathetic nervous system
Term
Can you write off gifts for your clients on your taxes?
Definition
Yes. $25 per client per year.
Term
How many states regulate massage therapy through massage boards?
Definition
43 plus D.C. (District of Columbia)
Term
What is the oldest form of massage?
Definition
Anma
Term
This disease is also known as moonface.
Definition
Cushing's Disease
Term
Who performed controversial socialization/touch interaction experiments with monkeys?
Definition
Harry Harlow, 1970s.
Term
Who founded lymphatic drainage massage techniques?
Definition
Emil and Estid Vodder
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