This technique was invented by Swedish doctor-masseur Ling back in 1813. For this he combined the techniques that the ancient Greeks, Romans and Chinese invented. Ling's theory was so successful for the treatment of patients with joints that it is very actively used in our time.
The Swedish doctor applied conventional, classical massage techniques in order to rub the aching joints, while stretching the bundles from the vessels and nerves, and rubbing the strained muscles.
How will Swedish massage help?
Before you sign up for a specialist, it is worth to get acquainted with the results that the course of procedures will bring.
- Joints receive additional flexibility
- Relieved fatigue, tension and muscle cramps
- Decrease and gradually disappear edema
- Blood circulation and lymph flow are normalized
- Improves mobility of joints
- Accelerates the healing of injuries
A little technique
Since Swedish massage is not considered to be a very standard method of influencing the body, it is worth paying special attention to its technique. We will tell you about the main techniques and we will take a closer look at the massaging of various parts of the body.
- Although classical massage techniques are used, special attention is paid to deep impact on the joints.
- The specialist will mash the detected seals and stretch the neurovascular bundles.
- The basis of the technique is to move from the limbs to the center. For example, if you knead your leg, then move from foot to hip, and if your hand is from hand to shoulder.
- Particular attention is paid to small joints, which are rubbed with particular care.
- Most of the session is dedicated to kneading with your fingers, and only a short time is spent for stroking.
- Mandatory condition: Swedish massage begins with back rubbing and ends with a head.
And now more:
Brush
- First, each finger is rubbed, starting from the little finger and ending with the thumb
- Then the palm, forearm and elbow are stretched out, and after that the shoulder joint
- The specialist will actively influence each, even the smallest bone. In fact, the grinding of one hand lasts no more than five minutes.
Leg
- As with the hand, rubbing starts from the fingers, and then goes to the heel, rotating it around the circle
- The masseur kneads the Achilles tendon, the shin, and then the knee, alternately straightening and bending it.
No matter how useful Swedish massage is, it still has some contraindications that must be taken into account before recording to a specialist.
- Do not start a course if the patient has fresh fractures or unhealed wounds
- It is not recommended to carry out the procedure for varicose veins and thrombophlebitis
- It is also forbidden to do such a massage in the presence of hypertension or oncological diseases.
In any case, before you start a course of treatment, be sure to consult your doctor. Often doctors themselves recommend Swedish massage to people who have suffered various injuries and can not repair joints and tendons. It will be useful to try this procedure for people who are in sedentary work, or older people. It is in the latter that joints are frequently deposited in the joints, which interfere with mobility and normal blood supply.