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