What technique was discovered by accident when Lawrence Jones, DC., had his assistant put his walk-in patient in a comfortable position on the table until he could get to him?

______ is a healing system that involves the correct application of the natural laws of life.

Because of the gentle, caring, and loving way in which ______ is done, the release of muscular tension is often accompanied by mental and emotional release.

Strain-Counterstrain, Ortho-Bionomy, and Structural Muscular Balancing are bodywork systems that incorporate ______ techniques.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. Fibroblasts produce antibodies that attack pathogens.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 2. Fascia is an integrated three-dimensional connective tissue network that is continuous throughout the body.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 3. In massage, the practitioner’s hands contribute heat (thermal energy).

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 4. When applying the cross-handed stretch, the therapist senses a line of resistance and moves away from it.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 5. Cross-fiber friction is also known as transverse friction.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 6. When performing a traction release of the arm, the client should be prone on the table and the therapist should stand at the side of the table.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 7. Cross-handed stretches can be done in any direction: longitudinally, horizontally, or at oblique angles.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The J-stroke is usually applied with one or both thumbs, but can also be done with the fingertips. It is a friction stroke that moves the superficial layers of tissue over the deeper layers and can be used to elongate contracted muscles or stretch, separate, and align constricted fascia.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Skin rolling is used to assess the condition and quality of the superficial fascia and to loosen and release constricted tissue. Skin rolling is performed by picking up the skin and underlying superficial fascia between the thumb and fingers and slowly gathering up more tissue with the fingers as it slips out from under the thumbs. The speed of the stroke is slow and is determined by how quickly the tissue releases as it is drawn up between the fingers and thumbs.

Fascia is connective tissue. Superficial fascia is located just below the surface of the skin and is continuous over the entire body connecting the skin to the deeper fascia. Dense or deep fascia surrounds, penetrates, and infuses the muscles and includes the tendons that connect the muscles to bones and other tissues, and the ligaments that connect bone to bone.

Tensegrity refers to the integrity of structures as being based on a synergy between balanced tension and compression components. The term was coined by Buckminster Fuller.

Thixotropy is the characteristic of certain materials to create and conduct an electrical current under pressure or stress.

Myofascial techniques are intended to ______ fascia and release fascial adhesions.

______ fibers are the most abundant fibers in most connective tissue.

Which cells found in connective tissue secrete histamine and heparin?

Stimulating ______ receptors inhibits sympathetic activity.

Every muscle cell is surrounded by ______ and arranged in parallel with other muscle cells into bundles or fascicles.

Restricted myofascia is indicated in all of the following except the ______.

______ is the ability of a substance to soften as a result of warmth, pressure, or manipulation and to harden in the absence of the same.

Collagen fibers in connective tissue generate ______ that is conducted through the connective tissue.

______ is also known as tissue excursion.

Muscle rolling is a deeper form of ______ used in specific areas where the therapist can pick up an entire section of muscle and roll it between the thumb and fingers.

______ helps reduce adhesions between fascial sheaths while at the same time encouraging the formation of strong, pliable scar tissue at the site of the injury.

When used as a myofascial technique, ______ is a longitudinal stretch, usually of an extremity, to gently stretch and release fascial restrictions throughout the limb.

The areas where fascia transverses the body cavities include all of the following except the