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  2. Laryngectomy - Wikipedia

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    Laryngectomy is the removal of the larynx. In a total laryngectomy, the entire larynx is removed (including the vocal folds , hyoid bone , epiglottis , thyroid and cricoid cartilage and a few tracheal cartilage rings) with the separation of the airway from the mouth , nose and esophagus . [ 1 ]

  3. Fascial Net Plastination Project - Wikipedia

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    Recent studies have highlighted the fascia's significance in movement, stability, and overall bodily function, debunking the previous notion of fascia being merely passive tissue. [6] [irrelevant citation] Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts, first developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977. The process ...

  4. FasciaBlaster - Wikipedia

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    The FasciaBlaster is a hand-held bar with plastic claw-like parts intended to be applied to the skin and then used to massage the fascia underneath the skin, with a goal of reducing cellulite and stiffness. [1] [2] [3] The device was invented by entrepreneur Ashley Black. [1] [2] As of 2017, Black was not a licensed physical therapist. [1]

  5. Fascial manipulation - Wikipedia

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    Fascial Manipulation posits that deep muscular fascia not only co-ordinates different body segments, but also organizes unidirectional motor units to create myofascial units. [11] The biomechanical model of FM is supported by evidence of numerous anatomical, and histological studies that examine the role of fascia in musculoskeletal disorders.

  6. Full Body Massage - Wikipedia

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    Full Body Massage is a 1995 American drama television film directed by Nicolas Roeg, written by Dan Gurskis, starring Mimi Rogers and Bryan Brown. [1] In the film, an art dealer talks about relationships and philosophy with her masseur.

  7. Vibromassage - Wikipedia

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    The history of vibromassage through mechanical devices is not very long, although the vibration itself as a massaging technique dates back thousands of years. [ 1 ] Massage, of which vibration has always been an essential part, was known to Ancient Greeks and Romans, Chinese and Slavs; in the 5th century B.C. Herodicus compelled his patients to ...

  8. Cricothyrotomy - Wikipedia

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    The procedure was first described in 1805 by Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, a French surgeon and anatomist. [3] A cricothyrotomy is generally performed by making a vertical incision on the skin of the throat just below the laryngeal prominence (Adam's apple), then making a horizontal incision in the cricothyroid membrane which lies deep to this point.

  9. Massage for Relaxation - Wikipedia

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    The Video Rating Guide for Libraries wrote that while the video's cover jacket was "attractive and provocative", it was an otherwise "highly professional, nonpornographic treatment of whole body massage," noting that the camera angles and detail work presented an "excellent focus on various techniques of massage", and that the benefits of whole ...