● Massage therapy appears to have few risks if it’s used appropriately and provided by a trained massage professional. ● Much of the evidence suggests that these effects are short term and that people need to keep getting massages for the benefits to continue. ● People with some conditions such as bleeding disorders or low blood platelet counts should avoid having forceful and deep-tissue massage. People who take anticoagulants (also known as blood thinners ) should also avoid them. Massage should not be done in any potentially weak area of the skin, such as wounds. ● Deep or intense pressure should not be used over an area where the patient has a tumor or cancer, unless approved by the patient’s health care provider. ● Clients should not use massage therapy to replace conventional care or to postpone seeing a health care provider about a medical problem. Of course, this would include substance use issues (NCCIH, 2017). Michaeli, D. (2016). Massage and Your Brain . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https:// thedoctorweighsin.com/massage-and-your-brain/ National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health (2017). Massage Therapy for Health Purposes. Retrieved January 17, 2018, from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/massage/ massageintroduction.htm Noonan, T. (2018). Massage and the Autonomic Nervous System . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://timnoonan.com.au/resources/health-and-wellbeing/massage-and-the- autonomic-nervous-system/ Patton, K.T., Thibodeau, G.A. (2018). The Human Body in Health & Disease . St. Louis: Missouri Elsevier Qaseem, A., Wilt, T.J., McLean, R.M. Forciea (2017). Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians. Retrieved January 18, 2018, from http://annals.org/aim/ fullarticle/2603228/noninvasive-treatments-acute-subacute-chronic-low-back-pain-clinical- practice. Rashrash, M., Schommer, J.C., Brown, L.M. (2017). Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use Among Adults in the United States. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2374373517706612 Schuckit, M.A. (2016). Treatment of Opioid-Use Disorders . N Engl J Med 2016; 375:357- 368July 28, 2016DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1604339. Retrieved January 17, 2018, from http:// www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1604339#t=article Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2016). Medication for Opioid Use Disorders . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.samhsa.gov/ treatment/substance-use-disorders Smith-Marsh, D.E. (2018). Overview of Generic Drugs and Drug Naming. Retrieved January 16, 2018, from http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/drugs/brand-name-and- generic-drugs/overview-of-generic-drugs-and-drug-naming U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2016). Drug Safety Oversight Board . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/ OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco/CDER/ucm082129.htm U.S. National Library of Medicine (2017 ). Methadone . Retrieved January 17, 2018, from https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682134.html Vallabhaneni, V.R. (2014). Pharmacokinetic Models . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.slideshare.net/bharathpharmacist/pharmacokinetic-models?next_slideshow=1 Van Norman, G. A. (2016). Drugs, Devices, and the FDA: Part 1 An Overview of Approval Processes for Drugs. Retrieved January 2018 from https://ac.els-cdn.com/ S2452302X16300183/1-s2.0-S2452302X16300183-main.pdf?_tid=6db3c5a2-fafb-11e7- b931-00000aab0f02&acdnat=1516134533_51619a9781dec40f0d44e5c955dc0cae
boundaries, as addictive behavior may include crossing professional/personal limitations. ● Don’t take it personally : The addict’s journey is his or her own. You can’t force someone to stay on the path. If they relapse, and you become angry in response, they may feel their boundaries have been violated. Provide healing, and then let it go. ● Be willing to provide references : If you don’t feel a certain client is within your area of expertise, be willing to refer to a more experienced practitioner. The National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health, a division of the National Institute of Health, provides the following recommendations: ● While often preliminary or conflicting, there is scientific evidence that massage may help with back pain and may improve quality of life for people with depression, cancer and HIV/AIDS. American Massage Therapy Association (2017). Massage Therapy as an Alternative to Opioids . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.amtamassage.org/articles/1/ News/detail/3680/massage-therapy-as-an-alternative-to-opioids American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Ed. ). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2017). Categories of Opioids . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/analysis.html Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2018). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/ analysis.html Crawford, C., Boyd, C., Paat, C.F., Price, A., Xenakis, L., Yang, E., Zhang, W. (2016 ) Evidence for Massage Therapy (EMT) Working Group. Population . Pain Med. 2016 May 10. pii: pnw099.PMID: 27165971.Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/pubmed/27165971. References DeMatteo, L. (2017). The Growing Problem of Addiction: Can Massage Therapy Aid in Recovery? Retrieved January 16, 2018, from http://www.integrativehealthcare.org/mt/ archives/2017/07/the-growing-problem-of-addiction-can-massage-therapy-aid-in-recovery. html Drugs.com (2018a). Buprenorphine Side Effects . Retrieved January 17, 2018, from https:// www.drugs.com/sfx/buprenorphine-side-effects.html Drugs.com (2018b ). Naltrexone Side Effects . Retrieved January 17, 2018, from https:// www.drugs.com/sfx/naltrexone-side-effects.html East West College (2016). Massage as a Treatment Tool for Opioid Dependenc e. Retrieved January 17, 2018, from https://eastwestcollege.com/massage-as-treatment-tool- for-opioid-dependence/ Finch, M. (2017). How Deep Tissue Massage Can Help You Feel Better While Quitting Opiates . Retrieved January17, 2018, from https://opiateaddictionsupport.com/massage- therapy-for-opiate-addiction-recovery/ Heller, (2016). Opioid Withdrawal . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://medlineplus. gov/ency/article/000949.htm. Heller, J (2017). Opioid Intoxication . Retrieved January 16, 2018, from https://medlineplus. gov/ency/article/000948.htm Katzung, B.G., Trevor, A.J., (2017). Basic & Clinical Pharmacology , 14th Edition . McGraw Hill Kecskes, A.A. (2014). Neurohormonal Effects of Massage Therapy. Retrieved January 2016 from https://www.pacificcollege.edu/news/blog/2014/11/08/neurohormonal-effects- massage-therapy. Masters, S., Trevor, A. (2012). Basic and Clinical Pharmacology . McGraw Hill
MEDICATIONS & MASSAGE THERAPY: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 140, or for faster service complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 36. All the following statements about mechanical effects are true, except: a. They are a type of physiological effect. b. They are characterized by changes in the nervous system that release chemicals in the body. c. They are direct, often localized effects that are the direct result of physical pressure, movement and manipulation of the soft tissue. d. These actions normalize connective tissue, move body fluids and digestive content. 37. Which of the following massage strokes is carried out with long, gliding strokes toward the heart? 38. Which of the following massage strokes is primarily used to assist metabolic function and the removal of wastes, promote the movement of blood in deeper tissue, break up adhesions, stretch muscle fascia, increase blood and lymph circulation, and support weakened muscle? a. Effleurage. b. Petrissage. c. Friction. d. Tapotement. 39. Which action is most closely associated with these results: Massage action on the muscles and tendons activates nervous system feedback to contract or relax the targeted
muscle fibers (tonus)? a. Local mechanical. b. Local (somatic) reflex. c. Systemic mechanical. d. Systemic reflex.
a. Effleurage. b. Petrissage. c. Friction. d. Tapotement.
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