CCMT MTT1 QUIZ 1

CCMT MTT1 QUIZ 1 Identify and recognize proper positioning for the therapist body back wrist elbow neck etc. - ✔✔All joints are stacked and aligned in neutral positions Identify and recognize proper positioning during a compressive stroke - ✔✔Stay directly behind work use bodyweight bend at needs to lean into work, joints stacked Identify/recognize proper position for the therapist body to avoid knee problems - ✔✔Don't lock or hyper extend your knee, need position the lateral 2 foot proper alignment Identify how to determine the proper working height of a massage table - ✔✔Tip of finger to first knuckle No why proper massage table height is critical - ✔✔Helps keep joints stacked, avoid back pain, able to apply proper pressure Identify/recognize proper therapists wrist angle to avoid nerve compression - ✔✔Keep wrists angled at 110°-180° Identify/recognize proper positioning for the therapist elbow - ✔✔Keep the elbow straight but not a locked straight Identify the best type of breathing while giving a massage - ✔✔Belly Breathing Recognize him proper biomechanics while administering a massage...Things to avoid while giving a massage - ✔✔Not stacking joints, and not being aligned with work, static positions, table too high, being tense, and bending at the waist Why does a client sometimes feel faint while receiving a chair massage? What is possibly going on? Question - ✔✔Low blood volume, reduced blood flow, low blood sugar, certain medications What is vasovagal nerve reflex - ✔✔Sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure leading you thinking How do you handle it if someone gets dizzy while giving them a chair massage? Do you stop working? Do you leave them in the chair? Do you lie down? How do you position then? - ✔✔Stopped working, put in horizontal position with knees up, or head between in chair Who is David Palmer what did he contributes to Massage Industry - ✔✔The father of chair massage