Massage in different environments Flashcards
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Techniques
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- Effleurage
- Petrissage
- Compressions
- Vibrations
- Tapotement
- Stretching
2
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Uses of sports massage (Preventative)
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- Injury prevention
- Prevent build up of muscle tension
- Return muscles to resting length
- General relaxation
3
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Uses of sports massage (Corrective)
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- Promote tissue healing
- Lymphatic drainage
- Restore/improve ROM
- Reduce pain
4
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Uses of sports massage (Maintenance)
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- ROM
- Lymphatic drainage
- General relaxation
- Psychological
5
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Pre-event massage
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- Stimulating, fast-paced
- 10-15 minutes
- Emphasis on muscle being utilised
- Up to 72 hours before event
6
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Pre-event techniques
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- Superficial techniques
- Tapotement
- Effleurage
- Petrissage
- Compressions (broad)
- Vibrations (fast)
7
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Tapotement
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- ‘To tap’
- Percussive technique used to stimulate the nervous system to initiate/enhance sympathetic activity of the autonomic nervous system
- Fight or flight response
8
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Effects of tapotement
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- Stimulates local receptors
- Enhances muscle tone
- Stimulation
- Fight or flight
- Generates heat
- Excitation
- Dry technique
- Superficial or deep
- 15 min window
- Whole length of muscle
- Transverse to muscle fibres
- Fast rhythm/speed
9
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Inter-event massage
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- Applied between rounds of competition
- Recover and prepare
- Focuses on muscles used
- Short, lightened focused
- Avoid deep techniques
10
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Post-event massage
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- Recovery from strenuous exercise
- No injury is present
- General, full body
- Methods to return body to homeostasis
- Consider: native recovery, fuel, hydration, sleep
11
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Post-event recovery
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Techniques:
- Slow and light to medium depth
- Mechanotransduction
- Avoid techniques which can exaggerate DOMS
12
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Purpose of all massage
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- General relaxation
- Increase ROM
- Increase tissue flexibility
- Increase muscle tone
- Increase local circulation
- Remove waste products
- Preparation
- Recovery
