Massaging, the masseur not only heals, but also gets information about the symptoms of some diseases. For example, stripes or any other changes in the skin indicate possible changes in the muscles. Usually it happens with painful muscle tension. This is a symptom of overloading of one half of the body and emotional overstrain. The masseur can establish and the changed sites of sensitivity of a skin that allows to suspect a painful syndrome of nervous origin.
Massage is shown with a strong tension of the occipital muscles, which contributes to headaches, blood circulation disorders, decreased activity. It is effective for various orthopedic diseases, rehabilitation of patients. Massage is an important treatment for patients who have suffered a stroke. In addition, it is effective for the prevention of disease, improves overall health. In sports medicine, during rehabilitation, massage improves the physical form, accelerates the process of recovery.
Massage is done to athletes participating in competitions. Often when massage is an effect on the organs, quite far from the massaged place - in this way, their function is normalized and the metabolism is stimulated. First of all, the massage improves blood circulation, so pleasant heat spreads through the massaged areas. It also helps to reduce convulsive muscle contraction. Vibration affects the muscles, stimulating their natural rhythm of work and not allowing them to shrink convulsively.
The air temperature in the room should be 20-22C. The patient undresses and tries to take such a pose on the massage table, in which he does not experience any pain. To achieve complete relaxation, the patient is advised not to eat or drink anything 2 hours before the session, and also to empty before the procedure.
The masseur places the rollers under certain parts of the patient's body. Then he covers the skin with a thin layer of powder or oil and only after that begins the massage.
Stroking is a technique that begins and ends with the massage procedure. Usually, larger parts of the body are massaged first, then individual muscles or their groups. In addition, i.e. first of all, surface, and then deeper located muscles are massaged.
Depending on what parts of the body are massaged, the duration of the massage session lasts from 10 to 30 minutes. True, often, the massage is combined with additional means of treatment, for example, warm air or applications of therapeutic mud. The most commonly prescribed course of massage, consisting of 6-10 procedures, which must be repeated every 2-3 days.
The action of massage. Improves blood circulation. Muscles and skin warm and relax. Improves the supply of tissues with oxygen, from which slags are removed. There is an effect on the psyche - after some time after the massage, a person feels rested, relaxed.
During the first sessions kneading may seem to the person being massaged a rather unpleasant reception (especially with strongly hardened muscles). Having felt pain, a person should immediately tell the masseur.