Sports Massage

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Specifically for students studying for a Diploma of Remedial Massage at North Metropolitan TAFE, West Australia.
Giselle Stringer
Quiz by Giselle Stringer, updated more than 1 year ago
Giselle Stringer
Created by Giselle Stringer about 8 years ago
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Question 1

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Sports massage benefits people who exercise by assisting in the processes of overcompensation and
Answer
  • undercompensation
  • adaptation
  • modification
  • variation

Question 2

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How is sports massage different from normal massage?
Answer
  • It is no different to normal massage
  • The environment you work in can be noisy and crowded as opposed to relaxed and tranquil
  • The charges are a lot higher
  • You dont need oils

Question 3

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Cryotherapy is
Answer
  • using a technique of crying as therapy
  • using water as therapy
  • using high temperatures in medical therapy
  • using low temperatures in medical therapy

Question 4

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Extrinsic or traumatic injuries result from a collision with an external force such as an object or the ground. Which of these is NOT a typical extrinsic injury?
Answer
  • contusion
  • dislocation
  • fracture
  • inflammation

Question 5

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The first stage following injury is known as the acute phase. It can be characterised by swelling caused by damaged blood vessels. This leads to red blood cells being starved of nourishment and these dying cells release what?
Answer
  • antihistamine
  • histamine
  • amine
  • histidine

Question 6

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Compression helps prevent.....
Answer
  • pain
  • redness
  • swelling
  • loss of function

Question 7

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Resisted movement is when the person performs an active movement and while doing so the practitioner applies equal and opposite force to resist it - in response the persons muscles work to overcome the resistance. This is known as:
Answer
  • an isometric contraction
  • a concentric contraction
  • an eccentric contraction
  • spasm

Question 8

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The best way to palpate structures below the surface of the skin, is to move the skin ..... the underlying tissue.
Answer
  • under
  • over
  • through
  • none of these

Question 9

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There are four categories of techniques used in general sports massage therapy -Effleurage, Petrissage, Tapotement and?
Answer
  • frictions
  • stroking
  • feathering
  • slapping

Question 10

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A joint or articulation is formed where two or more bones meet. Joints are divided according to their mobility into various categories. Which of these is NOT a category?
Answer
  • synarthroses
  • diarthroses
  • amphiarthroses
  • synovial
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