Massage Frequency
The massage is dosed near the approximate force of pressure, the nature of the predominance. The last massage will last and its duration. Exceptional effect on the nerves shows mainly light, prolonged ingestion and waste, easy rubbing and crushing.
When reducing pathological conditions (fractures, heating, increased energy excitability, bleeding) is preferred and used light massage, mainly swallowing. The remaining techniques are slightly closed and are applied with reduced force. In other cases (for disintegration of citations and adhesions, with measured bone callus, mainly resorbable hematomas, flaccid paralysis), the massage should be performed with greater force on the pressure. Energy distribution and crushing is applied, with possible inclusion and more irritating techniques (tapping, vibration).
The following average norms should be taken into account when dosing the massage over time:
- selective massage of a small area (or a separate muscle group) – no more than 3-5 minutes so as not to irritate the skin
- limb massage -10-15 minutes
- body massage – 15-20 minutes
- full-body massage 30-45 minutes
Massages are performed every day or every other day, and their community varies from 15 to 60. The first few procedures for the last massage, acting excitatory, further reduce nervous excitability.
Indications
Massage includes a valuable factor in prevention and is especially important in the complex treatment of reduced problems. It is an independent method in some actions in early childhood.
General massage is indicated for neurotic conditions (especially neurasthenic neurosis); asthenia, convalescence / recovery period /; hypotension, metabolic actions / preserved diabetes, obesity, gout /; and in children – in malnutrition and rickets.
Local massage is recommended for heating and infiltration on the skin and subcutaneous tissue; adhesions, postoperative scars, difficult to heal wounds; use of the musculoskeletal system; delayed bone callus formation; sprain, exclusion, chronic and acute attack of joints; myositis and muscle trauma, muscular dystrophy; atrophy and contracture, weakening of the abdominal press, deformity. It is also good for related vascular actions, paresis and paralysis / spastic and sluggish /; in case of prohibitive and residual / with residual phenomena / period of poliomyelitis, in case of disorders of the peripheral nerves / doctors neuralgia, neuritis, radiculitis, plexitis /; headache, measurement of the abdominal organs / atony of the stomach and intestines, showing a long, very irritating massage; in spastic constipation a superficial soothing massage is shown /.
As a prophylactic means of massage can be performed in the initial neurosis, asthenia, hypotension, fatigue, occupational strain on the fingers.
Counter-Indications
General massage is contradictory in the presence of acute pain, fever, affective process, infectious diseases, tuberculosis, malignant tumors, propensity to hemorrhage, increased metabolism associated with overcapacity. Local massage is not applied in accordance with the relevant area in the presence of a foreign body in tissues, internal suspension, removal of lymph nodes, skin lesions / pyoderma, dermatitis, eczema, rash, wounds, burns, frostbite /, in your vascular / aneurysm , varicose veins, phlebitis, thrombophlebitis and thrombosis /, due to the risk of thromboembolism and lymphangitis. When achieving mass massage is also contraindicated, especially in mitral stenosis, acute endo- and myocarditis and conditions of severe superficial insufficiency. Abdominal wall massage is not used for lithiasis (kidney, bile, bladder required), active gastric and duodenal ulcers, hernias and pregnancy.