Massage

Question 1

Indications

Answer 1

Muscular tightness

Muscular spasms

Question 2

Contraindications

Answer 2

1. Skin infections of viral fungal or bacterial origin
2. Open wounds massage can damage to healing tissue and restart bleeding and cause infection
3. Circulatory problems can be adversely affected by massage increasing bloodflow manipulating blood vessels haemophilia arteriosclerosis haemorrhage thrombosis deep vein thrombosis
4. Recent injury if massage to early in the healing process will cause further damage will cause trauma to the fragile healing tissue leading to delay in repair and further bleeding which could cause scarring 48 hours after injury
5. Tumours can be mechanically stimulated by massage which speeds up metabolism and spreads tumour don’t massage directly over tumour
6. Acute inflammation as inflammatory process can be increased by the effects produced
7. Diabetes peripheral circulation affected blood vessels easily damaged
8. Respiratory problems

Question 3

Long stroking

Answer 3

Gets patient used to touch

Allows assessment of the state of skin and tissues of the area treated

Improve sensory and analgesia

Relax sedates and decrease muscle tone

Faster/stimulate superficial blood through accelerate lymph drainage

Start and end of session

Question 4

Thousands hands

Answer 4

See stroking

Question 5

Effleurage

Answer 5

Assist lymphatic and Venus return

Assists interchange of tissue fluids

Assists removal of waste products and chemical irritants

Passively stretches muscle fibres

Restores mobility at tissue interfaces

Light strokes decrease muscle tone

Deep strokes increase muscle tone

Start and in between other manipulations

Question 6

Palmer kneading

Answer 6

Stimulate Spinis and lymphatic flow

Increases mobility of fibrous tissue

Helps interchange of tissue fluid

Helps repair soft tissue for exercise

How to remove waste products

Increases length and strength of connective tissue

Restores mobility between tissue into pieces

Question 7

Double handed kneading

Answer 7

Stimulate Spinis and lymphatic flow

Increases mobility of fibrous tissue

Helps interchange of tissue fluid

Helps repair soft tissue for exercise

How to remove waste products

Increases length and strength of connective tissue

Restores mobility between tissue into pieces

Question 8

Reinforces kneading

Answer 8

Stimulate Spinis and lymphatic flow

Increases mobility of fibrous tissue

Helps interchange of tissue fluid

Helps repair soft tissue for exercise

How to remove waste products

Increases length and strength of connective tissue

Restores mobility between tissue into pieces

Question 9

Finger kneading

Answer 9

Fibrous nodules

Question 10

Skin rolling

Answer 10

Same as kneading

Mobilise the scar tissue

When performed slowly it has a stretch affect on the tissue being manipulated

Question 11

Hacking

Answer 11

Stimulates local circulation

Stimulate muscle tone

Gives generally revised feeling of stimulation

Provokes muscle and tendon reflexes

Light strokes affect superficial tissues

Deeper strokes aid evacuation of the lungs

Question 12

Clapping

Answer 12

Same as hacking