Massage Flashcards
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What is massage
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- A form of manipulation of the soft tissues of the body
- Used for relaxation, stimulation or rehabilitation of parts or the whole body
- Promotes suppleness of the muscles, improves circulation and reduces stress
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Types of massage
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- Flat hand and Effleurage
- Petrissage
- Tapotement
- Frictions
- Sustained myofascial release
- Trigger point therapy
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Psychological effects
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- Relaxation
- Reduced anxiety
- Perception of recovery
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Contraindications (screening questions)
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Thyroid problems
Heart problems
Rheumatoid arthritis
Epilepsy
Asthma
Diabetes
Steroids
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Precautions (screening questions)
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Cancer
Open wounds
Drugs
Fractures or foreign bodies
Infection or inflammation
Skin conditions
Hemorrhage
+ Reflux
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3 consent questions
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- Do you understand everything I have said?
- Do you have any questions?
- Are you okay for me to proceed?
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Flat hand and Effleurage massage
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- To apply lubricant and get patient used to therapist’s touch
- Slow stroking - to sedate, decrease muscle tone
- Fast stroking - to stimulate
- Usually applied from proximal to distal
- Techniques - stroking, bilateral, thousand hands, half moon, figure 8, butterfly, reverse butterfly
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Petrissage massage
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- To knead and squeeze tissue and muscle to relieve tension
- Improves the mobility of subcutaneous tissues, fibrous tissue, connective tissue and at tissue interfaces
- Techniques - V, kneading, pisiform, wringing, picking up, rolling, rake, reverse rake, cam and spindle, reverse cam and spindle
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Tapotement massage
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- To pat or tap
- Increases local blood flow to tissues, provoke muscle and tendon reflexes, stimulate muscle tone
- Techniques - shaking/vibration, clapping, hacking
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Frictions massage (types of massage)
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- Small, accurately localized, penetrating movements
- Primarily used on adhered tissues such as scars
- Stimulates local circulation and increases blood flow to the area, increases mobility between tissue interfaces, increases extensibility of soft tissues
- Technique - deep transverse frictions (DTF)
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Sustained myofascial release massage (types of massage)
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- Gentle sustained pressure that elongates fascial adhesions
- Restore optimal length of tissue, rupture abnormal cross bridges
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Trigger point therapy massage (types of massage)
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Technique: soft tissue treatment to relieve tension on muscle points
