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| Sharp, severe, as in acute pain; having a rapid onset, severe symptoms and a short course. |
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| Modern medicine with application of the natural science. |
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| any therapy that focuses on the theory, knowledge, and practice on achieving improved physiological outcomes, including massage therapy, body work, nursing, therapeutic movement, yoga, personal training, etc. |
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| Complementary/alternative medicine; an emerging set of diverse therapies in the US having multicultural origins, in which two major principles are: respect for the client's body and values, and the promotion and empowerment of health. |
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| Of long duration; showing a slow progression. |
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| a fundamental unit of the living and hthe nonliving; a unifying concept signifying the dynamic nature of the infinite continuous motion and interconnectedness. |
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| The perspective that, in nature, organisms (including people) function as complete units that cannot be reduced to the sum of their parts; in people, all facets of their well-being are considered, including the mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, economic, environmental, social, and energetic. |
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| State of dynamic equilibrium or balance in the mind/body; innately maintained by the process of feedback and regulation. |
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| Conditions without a clear or apparent cause. |
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| The systematic therapeutic manipulation of the body's soft tissues by a specially trained therapist. |
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| A therapeutic system that does not use drugs but employs natural forces such as light, heat, air, water, nutrition, and massage. |
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| A holistic therapeutic paradigm associated with the healing practices that originated in Asia, having central principles of Qi, or the life force, and the duality of Yin/Yang. |
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| A philosophical and theoretical framework within which theories, laws and generalizations are formulated. |
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| The study of the nature of diseases and the structural and functional changes produced by them; a deviation from health. |
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| Using a set of ideas based on theories put forth as scientific when they are not scientific. |
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| The lessening of severity or abatement of symptoms. |
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| Any objective evidence of illness or disordered function; signs are more or less definitive and obvious, and apart from the patient's impression, in contrast to symptoms which are subjective. |
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| between acute and chronic, but with some acute features. |
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| Any subjective evidence of illness or disordered function. |
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| A group of signs and symptoms of disordered function related to each other by means of some anatomic, physiologic, or biochemical peculiarity; does not include a precise cause but provides a framework for investigation. |
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| A speculation, supposition, or assumption based on certain evidence or observations but lacking scientific proof. Synonym: Hypothesis |
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| skillful behaviors, applied to help a person, that have medicinal, supportive, or healing properties. |
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| Any therapeutic system of social and/or biological methods, believes and values that are used by people or a particular family or culture and are passed from generation to generation. |
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| The collection and interpretation of information provided by the client, any referring health professionals, and your own observation. |
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| Cervical vertebrae, numbered from the superior to the inferior or top to bottom. |
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| A persuasive reason to avoid a therapeutic action under consideration. |
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| The projection by a therapist of feelings, needs or issues onto a client, instead of recognizing them as his or her own. |
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| An alliance between the therapist and client that is outside the usually contracted roles, ei, social, romantic, business, family, etc. |
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| A sliding stroke in massage therapy; usually follows the direction of the underlying muscle fibres. |
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| Lumbar vertebrae, numbered from the superior to the inferior or top to bottom. |
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| Information that can be sensed for measured by an observer, for instance, a wart, bruise, or a range of motion; signs. |
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| Looking and listening carefully with attention to detail. |
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| The movement system of the body. |
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| The process of examining the body by applying one's hands to the body surface. |
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| A kneading stroke in massage therapy. |
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| Information that is known directly only by the person who experiences it, for instance, fear, pain, joy; symptoms. |
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| Relating to the entire body/mind. |
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| Thoracic vertebrae, numbered from the superior to the inferior, or top to bottom. |
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| The effect your work has on the client. |
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| The projection by a client of feelings, needs or issues onto a therapist, instead of recognizing them as his or her own. |
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| A common symbol meaning "times" |
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| Anything that hurts oneself or others; it affects people mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. |
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| (Panic Attack) anxiety with very strong feelings that accelerate quickly; signs and symptoms include a racing heartbeat, difficulty breathing, shaking, hot or cold sensations, phobias, and/or a feeling that ons is about to die. |
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| A persistent pattern of inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that is more severe than is typical for the persons developmental stage. |
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| The body recognizes a stressor and releases epinephrine and norepinephrine, two hormones that produce the energy to fight or flee the stressor; the heart rate increases, blood sugar rises, pupils dilate, and digestions slows, with blood being sent away from the gut to the large skeletal muscles. |
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| mental interpretation of events and determining whether resources exist to cope effectively. |
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| Adjusting or adapting to a perceived or actual harm, threat, or challenge. |
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| A mental process that helps us deal with situations that are painful or anxious. |
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| A broad, global impairment of intellectual function that usually is progressive and interferes with activities of daily living |
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| A mental disorder marked by a sad or flat mood and a loss of interest in food, sex, friends, work, hobbies, or entertainment. |
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| Excessive emotional reactivity with frequent swings in mood or emotion. |
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| When the body can no longer respond to the stressor; any of a variety of disorders then begin to take shape, affecting all of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual facets of a person. |
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| A small organ lying beneath the thalamus; contains secretions that are important to the control of many metabolic activities such as maintenance of water balance, sugar and fat metabolism, body temperature regulation, and secretion of hormones; the chief subcortical region for the integration or sympathetic and parasympathetic activities. |
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| To calm, contain, centre, and focus oneself; may also refer to connection with the Earth. |
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| Feelings of persecution that are unsupported by actual evidence and result in unreasonable fears that someone or something is going to do harm. |
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| Parasympathetic nervous system |
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| A branch of the ANS; activated by periods of rest and nurturance; during these periods, energy is conserved and energy reserves are replenished; this parasympathetic response is commonly called the "relaxation response". |
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