Massage

MASSAGE • INTRODUCTION : • IT IS DEFINIMS TO AS THE SCIENTIFIC MANIPULATION OF SOFT TISSUE WHICH IS THE PERFORMED BY USING THE PALMAR ASPECT OF HAND. • IT AIMES TO INCREASE THE BLOOD CIRCULATION AND RELIEF FROM PAIN.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF MASSAGE

1) MASSAGE INFLUENCES FLUID EXCHANGE IN TISSUE WITH OUT CHANGING VOLUME OF FLUID PRESSURE. 2) IT CAN REDUSE SWELLIND AND THIS EFFECT OF MASSAGE IS CONSIDERABLY INCREASED BY USING THE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE SETS OF STROKES.

DEFINATION • IT MAY BE DEFINED AS A SCIENTIFIC WAY OF TREATING SOME FORM OF DISEASE BY MANIPULATION APPLIED IN A VARITY OF WAY TO SOFT TISSUE OF THE BODY.

3) THIS INCREASE FLUID EXCHANGE “FLUSHES” THE TISSUE THERE BY CLEARING THE AREA OF CHEMICAL IRRITANT AND TOXINS. 4) IT INCREASES THE GENERAL FLEXIBILITY. 5) IT CAN ASSIST RECOVERY FROM FATIGUE. 6) ITCAN HAVE COUNTER IRRITANT EFFECT.

7) MASSAGE HELP IN STIMULATION OF AUTONOMIC REFLEXES. 8) IT HELPS TO REDUSE SPASM IN MUSCLES, FASCIA.

CONTRAINDICATIO N • OEDEMA DUE TO ORGANIC DISEASE • IN ACUTE INFECTION • THROMBOSIS • ACUTE INFLAMATION

CLASSIFACTION STROKINNG MANIPULATION a) EFFLUARAGE b) STROKING

PRESURE MANIPULATION a) KNEADING 1) SQUEEZING 2) CIRCULAR 3) STATINARY 4) IRONING

b) PETRISSAGE 1) PICKING UP 2) WRINGING 3) R OLLING

c) FRICTION

PRECUTION MANIPULATION a) HACKING b) CLAPPING c) VIBRATING d) BEATING e) POUNDING f) TAPPING

SHAKING MANIPULATION

EFFLEURAGE • IT IS AN UNIDIRECTIONAL MANIPULATION IN WHICH THE THERAPIST’S HAND PASSES FROM DISTAL TO PROXIMAL PART. • THEREBY DRAINING THE PART TO BE TREATED. • THIS MANIPULATION IS PERFORMED WITH THE WHOLE HAND SOFTLY CURVED & RELAXED THE PART. BOTH HAND MAY BE USEDTOGETHER ON BOTH OPPOSITE ASPECT OF A PART, OR MAY FOLLOW ONE ANOTHER.

EFFECTS & USES • TO ASSIST VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE. • TO OBTAIN A SENSORY REACTION WHICH MAY BE EITHER SEDATIVE OR STIMULATIVE.

REQUIRMENTS • • • • •

SUPPORT RELAXATION OF LIMB RHYTHM CONTUNITY OF THE WORK CONTACT WITH THE PART THROUGH OUT

STROKING EFFECT & USES  ITS MAIN EFFECT IS ON P.N.S.  STIMULATE THE C.N.S.  IN RELIEVING INTESTINAL STASIS  RELIEVING TENSION IN LIMB

CONTRAINDICATIO N • IT IS CONTRAINDICATED ONLY WHEN A PATIENT IS SENSITIVE TO IT

KNEADING  PROCEDURE : IT IS PERFORMED WITH 1 OR BOTH HANDS OR PAS OF FINGER/THUMB. WHEN BOTH HANDS ARE USED THEY ARE MOVED ALTERNATELY RIGH