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  • Faradic current - short duration, interrupted or surged direct current used in body and facial therapy to improve muscle tone and condition.
  • Features - description of the qualities, characteristics, prominent or distinctive aspects of a product
  • Fixed assets - long term resources of a business
  • Fixed cost - a cost that does not change
  • Flexion - reduction in the angle between two bones
  • Flotation - a spa treatment that may be wet or dry and supports or suspends the body to induce relaxation
  • Fluxion - the act of flowing e.g. an increased blood flow due to the application of heat or a systemic condition
  • Franchise - an agreement where a business sells rights to another businesses allowing them to use the company name
  • Frequency - the number of waves, vibrations or cycles per. Second
  • Frictions - massage manipulations used to break down adhesions
  • Fungi - simple vegetable life including, yeast, moulds and mushrooms