Lecture 1 - Intro to Athletic Massage Flashcards
what is the secondary effect of athletic massage?
reflex on nerve receptors and circulatory regulation mechanisms
the 4 goals of athletic massage involve…
- enhance…
- improve athlete’s …
- increase ease of….
- maintain ….
- performance
- output potential
- performance
- peak performance longer
what are 3 uses and benefits of sports massage?
enhance performance
restoration (enhance waste removal, decrease DOMS)
prevention
what are 3 types of treatment with sports massage
event
maintenance
treatment
what is pre-event I massage?
done in-clinic or on-site with a familiar therapist and the duration and frequency depend on athlete’s response
what is pre-event II massage?
done on-site with new therapist, 10-20 min duration, 15-60 min before event
what is inter-event massage?
done on-site, if competing again same day, warm up or down, depth and duration dependant on time of second event
what is post-event massage?
done on-site, after events are completed as a cool-down, 15-40 min duration, 30 min-8 hours post event
what are three distinct phases of periodization/training principles?
conditioning (preparatory - loading increases as volume decreases)
transitional (pre-comp)
competition (performance and conditioning maintenance)
define ‘overload’
training an athlete beyond the requirements of the sport (manipulation of training to perform a higher intensity or volume of training or to decrease the recovery time between efforts)
define ‘individuality’ of training
tailoring of training plan account for individual responses
what are 8 commonly used techniques included in sports massage?
deep stroking stripping MFR compression TrP/direct pressure frictions jostling/shaking tapotement
define ‘deep stroking’
continuous deep pressure applied in direction towards heart at even speed
define ‘muscle stripping’
continuous deep pressure using a small surface (fingers, elbow, thumb) along the length or width of a muscle (reduce hypertonicity, improved muscle elongation, enhance mm elasticity, spot specific mm stretching)
define ‘MFR/broadening’
compression of mm and fascial tissue by a sliding motion in a direction that broadens tissue - applied to muscle bellied primarily; as well as tendons and fascia
define ‘compressions’
pumping motion straight up and down pressing muscle into underlying bone, done slow with greater pressure helps reduce mm tension and spasm - SITE SPECIFIC STRETCH - MORE SPEED =WARMING AND INVIGORATING
define ‘direct pressure/TrP’s’
finger, thumb, elbow, knuckle to apply continuous downward pressure, to deactivate TrPs and create site specific stretch (athletes tissue can tolerate longer pressure), may combine frictions
define ‘frictions’
superficial back and forth over skin for superficial warming - deeper effect motion is slower in low amplitude in either uni or cross-fibre pattern - mvmt is more important than depth
how should you position a tendon for frictions?
start in middle of tendon, to mm belly and back to origin - if sheathed apply stretch
how should you position a mm for frictions?
applied in relaxed shortened positions
how should you position a ligament for frictions
position of tension
define ‘jostling/shaking’
grasp and lift soft tissue away and shake it in a perpendicular direction to mm fibers- athlete relaxed and mid range joint
what are 4 contraindications of sports massage?
body temp over 100F
acute trauma
inflamed areas
suspicion of hypothermia, heat exhaustion, sun stroke
what are 4 precautions of sports massage?
altered proprioception
altered mm firing (over stim of nerves)
no cross fibre frictions to origins and insertions of unaccustomed athlete
altered biomechanics
