Useful and healing properties of stroking

Physiological influence. Stroking has a significant effect on the central and peripheral nervous system, skin and lymph circulation.

With a slow soft performance of the intake, the excitability of the nervous system decreases, that is, it gives a pronounced calming effect. This type of stroking allows you to remove or reduce soreness in injuries and diseases of the neuromuscular system. Rapid and vigorous stroking contributes to a slight increase in the tone of the central nervous system.

Stroking accelerates the lymph flow more than any other technique. This is due to stroking only in the course of large lymph vessels.

The effect of stroking on the skin is that it clears from dead cells of the epidermis, particles of dust and microbes, opens the channels of sweat and sebaceous glands, improves their activity and skin breathing, increases blood circulation and nutrition of the skin( it becomes softer and more elastic).the local temperature rises.

Varieties of reception: 1)

stroking the palmar surface of the brush;2) stroking the back surface of the hand;3) stroking your fingers.

Technique of execution. Smoothing the palm surface of the brush is a fairly simple and at the same time the most commonly used technique.

The palm surface of the relaxed hand of the masseur should densely and evenly adhere to the skin of the massaged. The density and uniformity of the fit are provided by the closeness of the fingers from II to V, otherwise the patient gets unpleasant sensations. I finger is located on the opposite side of the massaged area. The removal of the first finger from the rest is always used in those areas where this is possible, which allows to grab the entire massed area, and the movements of the masseur make it economical( Figure 5, a).

The hand slides freely over the skin, without causing unpleasant sensations and pain. When stroking the extremities, the pressure increases from the peripheral end of the muscle to its

midpoint and is weakened as it approaches its proxy milestone site( Figure 5, b).

The hands of the massage therapist should be sufficiently relaxed and soft, slide slowly and mainly in the direction of the lymph current, that is, to the lymph nodes of the massaged area. After that, the masseur's hands return to their original position( Figure 5, c).The speed of moving the massage brush, for example, over the hip area, is on average 2 seconds.

The characteristics of the execution of the types of reception depending on the area to be massed are as follows:

When stroking one hand with , another hand of the masseuse can support or fix the massaged area of ​​the body, which contributes to better muscle relaxation and is sometimes used for rest for the other hand( Figure 6).

Fig.5. Stroking the palmar surface of the hand in the shin area, and - initial phase;b - middle phase;in the - the final phase.

Fig.6. Stroking with one hand in the shin area, the second hand supports the massage area.

Fig.7. Stroking the palms of both hands in the buttocks. The left hand strokes the near, the right hand - the area far from the masseur.

When stroking two hands with , the masseuse's hands are superimposed one by one so that the long hand of the masseur in front of the massaged area is in front of the nearer. For example, on the back surface of the right foot, the right hand of the masseur should be in front, on the left - the left one, otherwise it is inconvenient to perform the reception. This variety is often used when stroking the entire back of the foot. On the back, neck, chest, buttocks, one hand strokes the near, the other - the distance from the masseur area( Figure 7).

With the alternating stroking of the , both hands of the masseur also work, but alternately, that is, one hand does not finish the movement, the other already starts it( Figure 8).Thus, one hand of the masseur always has a contact with the massaged area( this technique is often used).

With zigzag stroking , the masseur's brush makes a quick and easy zigzag movement. I finger can be closed with the rest. The sensation of heat in the massaged depends on the force of pressure.

When stroking a high pressure ( burdening), which is called squeezing, the palm of one hand is superimposed on the massaged area and weighed down by the other hand( Figure 9).The rate of movement is slower than other types of stroking. Squeezing is done with one hand, with both hands, as with ordinary stroking, but with much greater pressure on the massaged area. Sometimes on small muscles, squeezing is done by any part of the hand( the elevation of the finger, the base of the palm, etc.).

Fig.8. Alternating stroking in the shin area. The left hand of the masseur finished moving and returns to the initial phase;right - starts the movement.

Fig.9. Squeezing the back from the masseur. The left arm increases the pressure of the right massaging arm.

Fig.10. Circular stroking in the knee joint area, a - the first phase;b - second phase.

With circular stroking, performed by on joints, the hands of the masseur grasp the joint, and each of them alternately produces circular stroking movements in its direction. On small joints, you can use the reception with one hand( Figure 10).

The main errors of when performing all types of stroking the palm surface of the brush are as follows:

1) a masseur's intense brush and strong stroking pressure, causing unpleasant sensation and pain;

2) the dilution of the fingers( from II to V), which leads to uneven pressure on the massaged surface and unpleasant sensations;

3) loose fit of the palm surface of the masseur's brush to the surface of the body massaged, reducing the effectiveness of the reception action;

4) Uneven or very fast stroking rate;

5) shift the skin instead of sliding over it.

The stroking of the back surface of the brush differs from the previous reception in that the massaging area is the entire back surface of the brush or only the surface of the second phalanges of the II-V fingers. In the latter case, these fingers are half-compressed into a fist, and I adjoins II.

The back surface of the middle phalanges is stroked with one, two hands or alternately. It is often used for the massage of the following areas: the paravertebral( along the spine), the external surface of the thigh and lower leg, the surface of the palm and the sole( Figure 11).

In pediatric practice, as well as with abdominal massage along the colon, the whole back surface of the hand is stroked( "ironing" - Fig. 12).

Fig.11. Stitching the back surface of the middle phalanges in the area of ​​the sole, the second hand of the masseur supports the foot.

Fig.12. Alternate stroking of the entire back surface of the hand( ironing) in the back area.

Fig.13. The stroking of the I with your fingers along with their elevations in the calcaneal tendon region

The technique and the main mistakes in performing this procedure are basically the same as when stroking the palmar surface of the hand.

Fingering with fingers is used mainly for massage of fingers, hands, feet and small muscles, as well as in cosmetic and segmental massage. It is carried out by one or several fingers, an elevation of a finger of a hand( fig. 13).

Technical implementation of this method is not fundamentally different from stroking the palm surface of the brush, the main errors are identical.