Saturday, November 29, 2014

There Are A Few Good Medical Massage Providers Out There

By Kyle Barnes


Sometimes, pain relief couldn't come soon enough. Medical massage is also known as treatment message or clinical massage. It is used to treat specific problems that the patient has. They are diagnosed and then after a thorough evaluation and assessment will be administered to by a therapist.

Massage is the manipulation of the shallow and deep layers of connective tissue and muscles using different techniques. This is to aid in the healing process, enhance function, promote relaxation and well being as well as decreasing muscle reflex activities. The word comes from the French meaning "friction of kneading" as well as from Arabic "to touch, feel or handle".

In 2007 a National Health Interview Survey done in America found that about eighteen million adults and over seven hundred thousand children had received therapy in that one year. It is used for many different health problems and it includes rehabilitating of sports injuries, anxiety and depression. Stress is unfortunately a normal part of life and helps us to grow and learn.

In order for this therapy to work the client is asked to lie down on a table or to sit in a chair. Sometimes they can be asked to lie on a mat on the floor. Depending on the treatment the patient can either be fully clothed, partially or with only a robe on. The professional therapists prefer to attend to the patient on a specialized bed making it more comfortable for both.

Myofascial massage is a treatment of the skeletal muscles. It is used to help with pain as well as to give back movement to certain muscles. The fascia is a tough, thin and elastic type of connective tissue and protects most structures within the body; this included the muscles as well. This tissue can become constrained due to trauma, overuse or immobility and will cause pain as well as muscle tension. In severe cases it is known to even reduce blood flow.

When one is standing the lower back is supporting the full weight of the upper body. We normally bend, rotate at the waist and extend many times during the day and if one moves wrong it will cause back pain. This damage is done to the ligaments, muscles, tendons as well as the bony spine. One method of treatment for this specific injury is to have an epidural steroid injection as well as having a massage to relieve the muscle tension in the area.

Some other methods may include acupressure which is a traditional Chinese medicine. It has been used there for thousands of years and during the second half of the twentieth century began to spread to other parts of the world. It involves inserting really thin needles directly into certain parts of the body. They can get inserted at varying depths and will help with pain relief. In some instances it is believed to reduce the feeling of nausea when having chemotherapy.

Medical massages done in Japan are called Anma and also involves vigorous rubbing, shaking and kneading. It is thought to have come from China and only began about 710 CE. This technique was practiced in hospitals that were sponsored by the government.




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