Lecture Massage therapy review: Passing the NCETMB, NCETM, and MBLEx (2/e): Chapter 4 - Laura A. Abbott

Chapter 4 - Therapeutic massage and bodywork assessment. This chapter presents the following content: Areas of competence, assessment methods, normal ranges of motion, endangerment sites, postural analysis, understanding kinesiology, other factors that affect the body.

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Assessment Methods

• H.O.P.S

– History – Observation– Palpation– Special Test

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Endangerment Sites

• Anterior Triangle of the Neck

– Common carotid arteries– Hyoid 

– Internal jugular vein– Thyroid gland

– Trachea– Vagus nerve– Lymph nodes

– Spine– Shoulders