Massage of anterior abdominal wall

All types of massage are performed on an empty stomach.

Massage is performed by the palm of the right hand, from above is placed the left hand. If you are left-handed, change hands in places. Movements should be smooth, not pressing, hands from the abdomen during a circular motion do not tear off.

1. Massage the abdomen in a large circle for 1 to 2 minutes.

2. Massage the area around the navel, also for 1-2 minutes.

Massage the anterior abdominal wall do clockwise. After circular massage movements along the bowel, perform stroking of the abdomen in a direction from top to bottom. To do this, from both sides simultaneously from the ribs from the sides and down towards the pubis with both palms, do massaging movements. The motions are executed as if by a triangle, the vertex of which is at the bottom.

Move only from the top down, the duration of the massage is 1 minute.

Final massage action: the palms put one on another, move from the solar plexus down towards the pubis. Duration - 1 minute.

If after the massage there is no quick effect, have breakfast and try to release the intestines again. However, you should avoid: excessive stress, as this aggravates the defecation disorder;long stay in the toilet.

The original method of cryomassage( from Greek kryos - cold) of the anterior abdominal wall to eliminate the

stool delay was published in the journal "Questions of balneology, physiotherapy and therapeutic physical training"( 1992, No. 4).According to the authors, this medical technology positively proved itself in people who suffer from constipation for a long time, it has no side effects.

This method of treating constipation is based on a combination of thermal( "moderate" cold - from 0 to -30 ° C) and mechanical( massage) effects on the intestine through the anterior abdominal wall. The technology provides for the massage of the anterior abdominal wall by the author's cryopa-ket along the classical path - along the course of the large intestine( clockwise).The cryopacket has a temperature from -11 to -13 ° С, volume - from 300 to 500 ml.

Author's technique provides for one cryomassage procedure for 5-12 minutes a day, with cycles of 2-5 minutes duration and with interruptions between massage cycles lasting 1-2 minutes.

Cryopacket can be made at home, if the water is frozen( for example, in the form of a bar of soap) in the chamber of the household refrigerator. Before the procedure, make home-made cryopacket wrap with dense matter.