Chapter 10- Classical Massage Movements Flashcards
When do you apply light movements?
Over thin tissues or bony parts.
Six categories of massage movements
Touch gliding or effleurage, kneading movements, friction, percussion movements, joint movements
When do you apply heavy movements?
For thick tissues or muscular parts.
Application of gentle movements
With a slow rhythm and are soothing and relaxing
Application of vigorous movements
In quick rhythm and are stimulating
Centripetal
Movement or strokes toward the heart
Centrifugal
Movement directed away from the heart
Touch
Stationary contact of the practitioners hand on the clients body
Gliding
Sliding the hand or forearm over some portion of the clients body.
Kneading
Lifts, squeezes, and presses the tissues.
Friction
Massage strokes designed to manipulate soft tissue in such a way that one layer of tissue is moved over or against another.
Vibration
A continuous trembling or shaking movement delivered by either the practitioner’s hand or an electrical apparatus
Percussion
A rapid striking motion of the practitioners hands against the surface of the clients body using varying amounts of force and hand positions
Joint movement
The passive or active movement of the joints or articulations of the client.
Deep gliding
Indicates that the movement uses enough pressure to have a mechanical effect
Effect and benefits of gliding strokes
Used to spread lubricant evenly
used to assess superficial and deeper tissues
Enhances lymph and venous blood circulation
Warm as the tissue
Prepares the tissue for deeper work
Soothes the tissue after deeper work
Increases circulation to ischemic tissue and aids in removing wastes from congested tissues
Has a calming effect when done slowly and a stimulating effect when done briskly
Superficial gliding has more reflexive effects, and deep gliding has more mechanical affects
Superficial gliding versus deep gliding
Superficial gliding has more reflexive effects and deep gliding has more mechanical effects
Effects and benefits of kneading/petrissage
Mechanically softens the superficial and deep fascia
Encourages circulation and flushes out metabolic wastes
improve cellular nutrition
Improves muscle tone, elasticity, and pliability and relaxes muscles
Improve sensitivity to nerve impulses so that muscle reactions are faster and more coordinated
Effects and benefits of friction
- Superficial friction causes vasodilation of the superficial blood vessels in the skin
- moving one layer of tissue against another produces heat in the skin and superficial fascia
- increased blood and lymph circulation
- breaks down fascial adhesions and soften scar tissue
- causes a mild therapeutic inflammation
- promotes a more pliable scar formation
- increases circulation in deeper tissues
Effects and benefits of percussion
- initially has a stimulating effect
- prolonged application encourages relaxation
- prolonged applications have an anesthetic effect on some nerve endings.
- deeper applications cause vasodilation and increased circulation
- cupping aids in breaking up lung congestion
Effects and benefits of joint movements
- promote relaxation of the related muscles
- warm and lubricate the articulating surfaces within the joint capsule and stimulate the production of synovial fluid.
- affect the proprioceptor’s and Mechanoreceptors in the tissue surrounding the joint and in the associated muscles by manipulating the articulation through its full range of motion and introducing the limb to the possibility of new movement
- provide stretched to the fascia of the associated muscles
- help to maintain or increase flexibility and range of motion
- stimulate length and venous blood circulation because of the movement of the muscles
End feel
The change in the quality of the feeling as the end of a movement is achieved
Hard end feel
Is a bone against bone feeling
Soft end feel
Is a cushions limitation in which soft tissue prevents further movement such as knee flexion
