Drainage massage for the treatment of respiratory diseases

Different massage techniques can help not only to bring the body into tone, but also to strengthen various muscles. Sometimes this effect on the body can be completely unexpected. In this article, we will talk about a drainage massage that strengthens the muscles of the respiratory tract, improves blood circulation and lymph drainage. Thus, it is very successfully used for the treatment and prevention of respiratory diseases.

Indications for use

It is worth mentioning in detail the benefits of drainage massage for children and adults.

• It is used to treat lung diseases and asthma
• Massage helps to strengthen the action of drugs in the treatment of bronchitis, pleurisy, chronic pneumonia and cough
• Used for the prevention of respiratory system disorders, as the massage improves lung ventilation and increases the depth of breathing.

Contraindications:

• You can not massage with cardiac and pulmonary insufficiency
• Injuries with internal hemorrhages
• Fever
• Tuberculosis
• Infectious diseases of the skin

Preparation for the session and technology

To drainage chest massage has brought benefits, you need to properly prepare for its conduct and follow the recommendations of a specialist. With certain theoretical knowledge, which is supplemented with a training video, you can do drainage massage for children and adults on your own.

• The room should be sufficiently wet (65%) to facilitate the departure of phlegm.
• The patient should not have acute respiratory problems, in particular trachea and larynx, as this will complicate the cough.
• It is better to start the procedure in the morning, but you can also in the evening two hours before bedtime.
• First, the patient needs to be put on his back and begin massaging his chest and nose. Then the child or adult should be turned on the stomach and continue the session with a back massage. It is better to put a cushion under the belly, so that the bronchi are slightly lower in level.
• The duration of the session is five to eight minutes for children, and not more than fifteen for adults.

Technique of drainage massage of the nose

In adults and children, even babies, this way you can cure bronchitis, cough and pneumonia.

• The nose and wings of the nose begin to stroke with semicircular movements and rubbing
• To do this, use the pads of the fingers, making them vibratory movements
• Nasolabial triangle rubs from the center to the sides

Anterior wall of thorax

• The body is stroked with the palm and fingertips.
• Cross the muscles between the ribs, gradually moving to the armpits.
• Men can continuously stretch their chest, grabbing and pulling muscles. Preferably move from the middle of the sternum to the shoulders.
• Another effective technique is the tapping of the fingers on the ribs, and then slightly squeezing the patient on the sides.

Back wall

• The back should be stroked longitudinally, affecting the heat of the palms as deeply as possible.
• Stroking of the back with spiral movements of the palms.
• A good technique is the rubbing of the muscles between the ribs from the spine to the sides.
• An effective method can be a "wheelchair" reception, when the masseur clamps a fold of skin between the hands, which is alternately shifted to the sides.

These techniques are suitable for adults and children alike. But kids need to put under the stomach and back a pillow or cushion, so that the trunk is higher. However, it must be borne in mind that young children are gentle beings. Therefore, the force of pressure should be much easier, and all movements are soft and smooth.