What are the 8 things that should be included in informed consent?
- areas of body to be treated
- what you’re gonna do
- why you’re picking this style of treatment and benefits
- risks
- disrobing and draping (how much clothing you want off, what areas you want access to
- positioning
- any other options
- empower, enquire, enthusiastic yes
How long should you wash your hands for?
30 seconds to a minute
What are the commonly missed areas when handwashing?
nails, webs, thumbs, backs of hands
Define indication:
symptoms/condition that show that appropriate massage techniques have been applied
List the 3 types of effects of massage:
what massage does to the body when a technique is applied
mechanical, reflex, metabolic
Define mechanical effect of massage:
tissues are passive and acted upon in a mechanical way by the hand (physical)
Define reflex effect of massage:
changes in the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
Define metabolic effect of massage:
important chemical changes happen in the tissue due to the mechanical effects of massage and partly the reflex activities
List the 5 aims of treatment:
- improve overall health
- help prevent complications and further injury
- provide as much symptomatic relief as is possible
- restore optimal function when possible
- address changes the body has made due to an injury/dysfunction
RMT treatment can help achieve treatment aims by maintaining/increasing ___ (5 things)
- circulation and tissue fluid exchange
- joint mobility
- muscle tone and flexibility
- sedative response/ stimulate parasympathetic nervous system
- respiration function
RMT treatment can help achieve treatment aims by preventing/decreasing ___ (4 things)
- adhesive tissue formation
- edema
- pain
- muscle tightness
What are the 4 basic principles of application?
- general-specific-general
- superficial-deep-superficial
- proximal-distal-proximal
- periphery-centre-periphery
What does general-specific-general do?
- warms up tissues
- gets client used to you
- safe-on guard-safe
What does superficial-deep-superficial do?
- warms up tissue and gets nervous system used to you
- gives soft tissue time to respond to the touch and pressure
What proximal-distal-proximal does
helps to re-establish circulation because heart is most proximal
What does periphery-centre-periphery do?
- doesn’t hit the affected/injured area first so the client’s perception of pain doesn’t increase and their body doesn’t put them on guard
- positions body to face towards person and tends to be more relaxing
What are the components of a massage treatment with definitions?
- pressure: deeper pressure usually applied towards the heart but varies depending on the client
- rate: slow or fast
- rhythm: smooth, flowing, fluid, and continuous
- duration: length depends on needs and reaction
Define contraindication:
any symptom/condition that is a reason to not do OR MODIFY a particular treatment due to the harm it might cause
Define absolute full body CI definition with examples:
can’t be treated under any circumstances, requires immediate aid/medical attention (e.g. shock, high fever)
Define relative full body CI definition with examples:
less acute but must be treated with caution (e.g. seizure disorders, major surgery)
Define absolute local CI definition with examples:
a region that can’t be touched at all (e.g. skin infection, varicose veins)
Define relative local CI definition with examples:
an area that can be worked on but with caution (e.g. joint instability, frozen shoulder)
Define palpation:
to examine/explore an area/body organ by touching, usually used as a diagnostic aid
Define touch:
to have a part of the body come into contact to feel
