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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: |
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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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| How will you use the information you learned in this classs with your current and future clients? |
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| Bracing patterns are only seen in a zigzag format |
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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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| To perform an accurate standing assessment, you must hang only one plumb line from an overhead support before beginning. |
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| During walking assessment, gait referes to how the client's arms move. |
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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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| Fascial impingements can be seen on any standard medical tests. |
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| an important guideline to follow when performing fascial release is: let the body be your guide. |
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| there is only uni-directional fascial release. |
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| active trigger points are always there but not dysfunctional; latent trigger points are areas of dysfucntion. |
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| trigger point requires only a light pressure to release knots. |
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| Active isolated stretching is good for people with athletic injuires. |
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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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| 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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| The sacral release can be helpful for individuals with low back pain. |
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| all massage techniques can be adapted to work in any area of the body. |
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