Vital Signs and Massage Therapy Fundamentals

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers essential vital signs (temperature and blood pressure) and various types of professional massage services based on the lecture transcript.

Body Temperature

The balance between heat production and heat loss.

Normal Body Temperature

$36.5\text{-}37\,{}^\circ\text{C}$.

Slight fever

$37.3\,{}^\circ\text{C}$.

Hyperthermia

$38\text{-}40\,{}^\circ\text{C}$.

Clinical Thermometer

A device used for taking oral, rectal, or auxillary temperature.

Tympanic Thermometer

A thermometer used for the air and suitable for infants.

Vital signs

Measurements of the body's most basic functions including heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and blood pressure.

Blood Pressure

The force of blood exerted against a vessel wall; it is highest in the arteries, lower in capillaries, and lowest in the veins.

Systolic range

$100\text{-}140\,\text{mmhg}$, representing the highest pressure exerted by the blood.

Diastolic range

$70\text{-}90\,\text{mmhg}$, representing the under pressure.

Hypertension

Blood pressure measurements over $140$, and under $60$.

Hypotension

Blood pressure measurements under $90$, and under $60$.

Orthostatic hypotension

A condition where blood pressure suddenly goes down.

Korotcoffs

The sounds heard through the stethoscope when taking blood pressure.

Massage Analysis

Details that highlight contraindications to indicate if massage is suitable and provide information on the client's previous massage experience.

Personal Details

Information including Name, Address, DOB, and Occupation that enables contact for changing appointments or seeking advice from the client's doctor.

Intrapersonal Relationship

Proper communication that takes place within a single person, often for clarifying, analyzing, or reflecting upon a situation.

Interpersonal Relationship

Learned behavior between at least two persons where one sends a message (talking, writing, or body language) and the other receives it.

Deep Tissue

A massage that releases chronic patterns of tension using slow strokes and deep pressure with fingers, thumbs, or elbows on contracted areas.

Reflexology Massage

A manual therapy using reflex points in the foot and hand that correspond to all glands, organs, and body parts.

Pregnancy Massage

Treatment that can relieve fatigue, enhance sleep, and calm an active baby, utilizing reflexology, Swedish, or light shiatsu.

Swedish Massage

The most widely used form of massage for relaxation, affecting superficial layers of muscles and connective tissue with long strokes.

Stone Massage

The addition of heated stones to a massage to bring deeper relaxation, used either placed on the body or as an extension of the therapist's hands.

Pampering

A beautification treatment found in spa and hair salons that might include salt glows, loofa rubs, and light Swedish massage.

Medical massage

A technique used by medical massage therapists involving targeted plans of treatment and recommended timed visits.

Chair massage

Also known as shiatsu, it is performed with clothing on while the client is seated; it serves as an introduction to massage or a regular stress-reduction therapy.

Transformational or psychotherapeutic massage

Treatment done with referral to psychotherapists that combines another form of bodywork with massage.

Sports massage

A therapeutic technique encompassing athletic training massage designed for competition preparation and recovery.

Chiropractic adjunct

A Pseudoscientific Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) concerned with mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine.

Relaxation/stress reduction

The most common kind of massage involving whole-body hands-on treatment using pressure, stroking, and rubbing of the skin.