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Bodywork III
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01/07/2016

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What is fascia?
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Fascia is a thin connective membraneous tissue that is between the skin and muscle fibers, it is continuous as it wraps around all of the organs, muscles and other tissues.
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Name the four valves that can be stimulated during abdominal massage.
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pyloric valve, cardiac valve illeocecal valve & valves of houston
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Name the 3 components to the herbal rub and their functions:
Definition
Peppermint (opens pores)
Lobelia (relaxes muscles)
Capsicum (stimulates circulation to areas)
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Pick one type of formal assessment, describe how to perform it, and what to look for.
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Term
How will you use the information you learned in this classs with your current and future clients?
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Term
Bracing patterns are only seen in a zigzag format
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false
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During a massage, red spots on the skin can be an indication of dysfunction in the body.
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true
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To perform an accurate standing assessment, you must hang only one plumb line from an overhead support before beginning.
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false
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During walking assessment, gait referes to how the client's arms move.
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false
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Positional release is best used when you find an area of dysfunction that is too tense or painful for you to get deep enough for it to release.
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true
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Fascial impingements can be seen on any standard medical tests.
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false
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an important guideline to follow when performing fascial release is: let the body be your guide.
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true
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there is only uni-directional fascial release.
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false
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active trigger points are always there but not dysfunctional; latent trigger points are areas of dysfucntion.
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false
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trigger point requires only a light pressure to release knots.
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false
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Active isolated stretching is good for people with athletic injuires.
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true
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it is not necessary to balance the leg muscles in the core balancing and alignment protocol before determining the side of dysfunction.
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false
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There are only three landmarks necessary to locate during core balancing and alignment. these landmarks are the asis, psis, and ischial tuberosity.
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false
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The sacral release can be helpful for individuals with low back pain.
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true
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all massage techniques can be adapted to work in any area of the body.
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true
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