MBLEx Bodywork Modalities Practice Test 2023 (Massage Therapy Exam)

For what is Dr. Johann Mezger known?

Which touch modality has Paul St. John further developed as a means to normalize muscle function and reduce pain by way of various tissue manipulation techniques and trigger-point therapy?

Palpation of what in a muscle causes the client to feel referred pain in another part of the body?

Which is a form of structural integration, named after its founder, that involves deep tissue manipulation and works to loosen restrictions between fascia and muscle?

Which touch modality is based on the premise that change can be affected in different parts of the body by working the corresponding reflex areas in the feet, hands, or ears?

Which is the correct anatomical position in Eastern medicine?

Who, in the early twentieth century, was the first to observe the craniosacral mechanism?

Which touch modality is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that focuses on the attunement of Chakras and also promotes healing by a gentle laying on of hands?

Which are the dual energies that are believed to flow along the meridians of the body?

Which touch modality was researched and systematized by John Upledger and is based on the osteopathic work of William Sutherland?

Which touch modality focuses on integrating the body and mind through awareness of the body during body movement patterns?

Which discipline uses the flow of Yin and Yang along the meridians to determine diagnosis and treatment?

Which is the hydrotherapy modality in which the client is in a steam cabinet with his head protruding?

Which touch modality uses varied speed, direction, and amounts of digital pressure alone meridians in order to enhance movement of chi and promote balance and health?

Which modality works to activate body fluid circulation and stimulate proper functioning of the parasympathetic nervous immune systems?

Which of the following statements is the most generally true?

Which touch modality focuses on tsubos and is a combination of the traditional Chinese medicine practice of acupressure with Western concepts of massage and medicine?

Which massage modality is administered using the feet?

According to historical records, who was one of the first to specifically describe the medical benefits of anointing and massage?

Which touch modality was developed by Dr. Randolph Stone and is a synthesis of western medicine and eastern wisdom practices that is based upon attraction, repulsion and neutrality, the 3 universal principles of energy?

Which modality uses rhythmic compression along energy channels of the body along with a variety of techniques that manipulate and lubricate the joints?

Who is credited with developing Swedish massage?

Which touch modality was developed by Elizabeth Dicke and is a type of connective tissue massage that follows the patterns of dermatomes?

How many pairs of meridians are there in the body according to Eastern philosophy and Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Who is considered to be the father of osteopathic medicine and osteopathy?

Which touch modality involves rocking, bouncing, cradling, shaking, and moving body parts through natural range of motion to release deep-seated physical and mental patterns and facilitate relaxation and increased mental clarity and physical mobility?

Who is known as the “Mother of Reflexology”?

Michael Murphy and Dick Price established the Esalen Institute in 1962 in Big Sur, California, as the center for:

Ibn Sina (often called Avicenna) brought together and organized existing medical knowledge from the Romans, Greeks, and India in a manuscript titled:

Hippocrates (460–377 BCE) is widely regarded as:

Collaborative health care that uses a team of medical and alternative health professionals to address aspects of health is called

The first organization in the world dedicated to scientifically exploring how touch affects health and well-being was:

A study that performs a systematic review using defined statistical methods to combine the findings of several primary studies is called:

Thai medicine has four traditional elements including:

A massage provided to decrease stress, promote relaxation, and support the body’s natural restorative mechanisms is defined as:

A massage provided to address chronic soft-tissue holding patterns, softtissue injury, or chronic pain is defined as:

Passive treatment in this massage system includes terms like effleurage, petrissage, and tapotement:

Abhyanga is the Sanskrit word for:

One of the primary reasons contemporary clients seek out massage therapy is for:

The Egyptians documented their medical practices on a type of paper called:

Important early textbooks on Chinese medicine include:

Many cultures had a version of a medicine man, healer, shaman, witch, midwife, or witch doctor who worked to:

Massage was a highly regarded therapy practiced at:

The study of anatomy dramatically advanced during the period known as:

Documentation of early Native American healers demonstrates that they were skilled:

Ayurveda is the traditional medical system of:

Because it is a natural response to physical pain, this therapy was practiced widely all over the world before recorded history:

The Dutch physician who provided the names for passive soft-tissue manipulation in Swedish massage was:

These are mostly related to meridian concepts in Oriental medicine, in which the 14 basic meridians flow in a pattern. The practitioner can palpate the meridians at specific acupuncture points or perform pulse reading, which can be an assessment of the meridian flow at the wrists, where all basic meridians can be accessed.

The practitioner who wrote “The Art of Massage, Its Physiological Effects and Therapeutic Applications” is: