Massage Flashcards
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Therapeutic massage effects
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- Assessment
- invigorate the body
- promote relaxation
- promote superficial blood flow
- increased pain threshold
- can promote lymph flow to reduce edema
- increased soft tissue extensibility
- decreased scar tissue
- restore joint mobility
2
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Massage indications
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- Pain
- muscle spasm
- edema
- scar tissue adhesions
- headache
- muscle soreness
- to increase local bloodflow
- to assist with lymph drainage
3
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Massage contraindications
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- arteriosclerosis
- thrombosis
- embolism
- acute phlebitis
- severe varicose veins
- cellulitis/skin infections
- acute inflammation
- cancer
- open wounds
4
Q
Therapeutic massage vs rubdown
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- therapeutic= relating to tx for a disease or disorder. Pt required as part of treatment
- Relaxation= pt desires rubdown to relax muscles or self due to overwork or tension
- required vs desired
5
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reflexive effects
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- massage seems to act on local sensory and motor nerves as well as the CNS
- Capable of inducing sedation
- slow, gentle, rhythmic and superficial effleurage may relieve tension & relax musculature
- attempts to exert effects through the skin and superficial connective tissues via sensory receptors (reflex effects of the ANS)
- Pain, circulation, and metabolism
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Mechanical effects
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- mechanical effects are always accompanied by reflexive effects but with an inverse relationship
- muscle elongation and mobilization of soft tissue adhesions
- increases blood flow to skeletal muscle
- may retard muscle atrophy following injury
- increases skin temp
7
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Resting poisiton
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placing hands on client
- used to enter their space
- open, relaxed hands
8
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Effleurage description/purpose
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- A motion gliding lightly over the skin without attempting to move deeper tissues
- purpose:
- to accustom pt to touch
- to apply lube
- to increase skin circulation
- to increase rate of metabolic exchange in the periphery
9
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Effleurage technique
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- Stroke is made with the heel of the hand, fingers slightly bent and the thumbs spread
- stoking should be light at first
- once unidirectional stroking has been established it should be maintained through tx
- movement should be toward the heart
- contact with the pt should be maintained at all times to enhance relaxation
10
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Kneading or Petrissage description/purpose
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kneading of soft tissue that presses and rolls the muscle under the fingers or hands
- Purpose:
- to increase venous and lymphatic return
- to press metabolic waste products out of the target tissue
- break up adhesions between the skin and underlying tissue
- loosen adherent fibrous tissue
- increase elasticity in the skin
11
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Kneading or Petrissage technique
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- Application of pressure by repeatedly grasping and releasing the muscle tissue in a lifting and rolling motion
- should move distal to proximal
- knead parallel to or at right angles to muscle fibers
- can also use skin rolling
12
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Compression
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Compress down into tissues, press tissues into underlying bone
13
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compression technique
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- lift-press method
- disconnect from body with each stroke
- provides stimulatory effect to muscle spindle
- use point of thumb, fingers, palm/heel of hand, fist, knuckles, forearm
- apply compression at 90 degrees to tissue
14
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vibration
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- used to stimulate muscle
- acts of the GTO to cause reciprocal inhibition
- Technique:
- begins with compression
- use forearm muscles in rhythmic motion
15
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Shaking
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- Relaxes muscle groups or whole limbs
- influences muscle spindle systems and joint proprioceptors
- technique: lift and downward or side-to-side movement
