A well-performed massage stimulates circulation and metabolism. It can lower your blood pressure, slow your heart rate, calm your nerves, reduce tension, anxiety, and pain. Which massage will be the best for your ailment? Classic, lymphatic or maybe punctual?

Massagecan take various forms: stroking, kneading, hitting, squeezing, stretching and patting … They are applied by massaging selected areas or the whole body (to improve your mood or reduce muscle pain). It all depends on what benefits the massage is to bring.

Classic massage

Beneficial for body and soul. It is most often performed using the kneading technique. It improves the functioning of all joints and muscles. It reduces tension and relaxes the ligaments. It has a good effect on the overall condition and the circulatory system, speeds up the metabolism and prevents the accumulation of adipose tissue. It relaxes you, relieves you of stress and anxiety. Each of us can undergo such a massage. Classic massaging of the body begins with the feet. Later, making circular movements, the masseur moves his hands slowly up the legs, not too hard kneading the individual muscles. The next steps are the abdomen, then the neck and shoulders. After changing the position of the body, the therapist first massages the back of the legs, then the buttocks, back and neck. However, it always avoids the spine so as not to damage a nerve.

Segmental massage

If you get sciatica. Nerves go to every organ of the spinal cord from individual segments of the spinal cord. They have their ends in the skin. Such a procedure improves overall efficiency, reduces the symptoms of rheumatic disease and neurological pains (headaches or sciatica). The masseur uses the knowledge of these connections. It proceeds similarly to a classic massage, but it also adds special grips, e.g. resembling screwing in a screw.

Lymphatic (drainage) massage

It helps to cleanse the body of metabolic products, which is especially beneficial for those who are slimming and those with swollen legs or hands. It is used in medicine and cosmetics. Made using the squeezing technique, it regulates the lymph flow in the connective tissue. It strengthens the immune system and allows you to relax. It improves the appearance of the skin, makes cellulite less visible. This massage is also recommended after breast amputation and removal of lymph nodes.Thanks to it, the hand on the operated side does not swell and hurt less, so it returns to form faster.

It can only be ordered from an experienced physical therapist. His fingers will gently and slowly (this is how the lymph circulates) move over the skin, always in the direction of the so-called venous openings, i.e. the heart. Every now and then (for a few seconds only) you will feel a slight pressure on certain points on your body. The treatment begins and ends in the upper part of the neck, where is the point responsible for proper circulation. You can lie or sit during the session. However, it is necessary to adopt the so-called drainage position, e.g. a massaged hand should be slightly raised. People suffering from lymphatic system neoplasms, cancer metastases, infectious diseases, swelling caused by inflammation cannot benefit from the massage.

Spot massage

Pain reliever. The therapist presses certain points of the body for 3-6 seconds. In this way, headaches, toothaches, as well as anxiety and a tendency to fainting are combated. It can also stop an attack of kidney stones. The masseur uses the knowledge of acupressure. Most often it presses with your thumb or index finger. First, lightly, then more and more, and at the end of the procedure, weakly again. In some surgeries, small, flat, properly programmed electrodes are glued to the body, which act on selected points.

Aromatherapy massage

For cellulite and stretch marks. It is also very helpful in the treatment of hypertension, migraines, depression and menstrual pains. The masseur uses techniques typical for classic massage, but he does it much more gently. In this way, it opens the veins and ensures the free flow of lymph. During massaging, olive oil or other vegetable oils with the addition of essential oils (approx. 50 milliliters of aroma for 1/4 cup of vegetable oil) are most often used, enhancing the massage effect.

Contralateral massage

Beneficial for those who have had a leg or an arm immobilized in a cast for a long time. On average, it speeds up bone fusion by two weeks and prevents stiffening of the joints and contracture of the ligaments. Although it seems illogical, the he althy limb is massaged, which automatically improves the patient. This procedure must be performed with great force, until the pain is felt. This is the only way to stimulate the healing of a diseased limb. This massage must be used for at least six days twice a day. One treatment should not exceed 12 minutes.

You must do it

  • Before you decide to get a massage, consult your doctor. He will select the type of surgery and the technique of its performance.
  • Go to an experienced masseur or physiotherapist. Wrongly donemassage will do you more harm than good.
  • You can choose the classic, relaxing one without any risk. Remember, however, that massaging the body will not replace traditional treatment.

    • Underwater massage

    Good for removing scars and rheumatic pains. In a hot water bath, the patient's body is massaged with a stream flowing out of the hose under a pressure of up to 1.5 atmospheres. The physical therapist directs the stream from the feet towards the heart, avoiding the abdominal area and the spine. The massage improves the blood supply to the tissues, relaxes the muscles and reduces pain in the joints.

    A type of underwater massage is aquavibron - a mechanical-water massage with the use of a shower-like device. Instead of the traditional strainer, special rubber tips are installed. The treatments should primarily be used by people with extensive scars after operations or burns, because this massage makes the skin more elastic on the scars (adhesions do not pull, which makes it much easier to move around). It is also good for people with weak or flabby muscles. It soothes rheumatic ailments and pain caused by degeneration of the spine.

    The physiotherapist selects a massage tip depending on the type of disease, e.g. in rheumatism, discs with spikes are used. Warm water flows out under slight pressure, the tip touches the body lightly, and the therapist moves it over the body in small circular movements. This massage can also be done at home. It is enough to buy the so-called shower head with adjustable water jet and a rubber cap with several types of rubber spikes. Remember the principle: massage from the feet up towards the heart.

    Water whirlpool massage

    Used in rehabilitation. Hot water is set in a strong rotary motion with a special rotor, it flows around the whole body, massaging it in this way. The massage relieves rheumatic pains and pains caused by muscle bruises or overload, and improves blood circulation.

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