Full-body Massage: Indications, Types, Features

General body massage is an effective way to promote health, prevent diseases, care for the skin and support the normal functioning of the body as a whole. It relieves physical and mental fatigue, restores energy resources, and normalizes the psycho-emotional state of a person. Full body massage is divided into the following types:

• general;
• therapeutic;
• sports;
• relaxing;
• anti-cellulite.

Benefits of Massage for the Body

The beneficial effects of massage procedures lie in the fact that when they take place:

• elimination of muscle tension;
• increase muscle elasticity;
• increase blood flow and lymph flow;
• the elimination of pain and muscle cramps;
• disappearance of edema;
• excretion of toxins;
• improvement of the nervous system;
• normalization of metabolism;
• improvement of sleep;
• improvement of work capacity;
• improvement of skin condition;
• normalization of sweat and sebaceous glands.

Indications and Contraindications for Full-body Massage

Massage procedures are recommended for prophylaxis and general recovery of the body. They help to recover from physical and mental stress, are used during rehabilitation after injuries and illnesses.

Indications for Body Massage:

• stress, fatigue;
• recovery from trauma;
• headache, pain in the neck, back,
• insomnia;
• loss of strength,
• recuperation after physical exertion;
• cellulite, excessive localized fat deposits.

Massage is Contraindicated:

• inflammatory processes in the body accompanied by high body temperature;
• in acute cardiovascular failure;
• at poisoning;
• at acute allergic reactions;
• at inflammation of lymph nodes,
• in the active form of tuberculosis;
• at dermatological diseases;
• in violation of the integrity of the skin (abrasions, wounds);
• in somatic diseases in the decompensation phase;
• in hypertensive crisis;
• in arterial aneurysms;
• in varicose veins, thrombosis;
• bleeding and a tendency to bleeding;
• at hyperexcitability against the background of mental disorders;
• in oncological diseases.

Techniques of General Body Massage

For the procedure should come after 1.5-2 hours after meals. The patient is positioned on a massage couch or table facedown. The head is turned sideways and the arms are lying along the body. The massage starts with working on the back and then the doctor massages the neck, lumbar spine and buttocks. The doctor then massages the legs from the thighs to the feet.

Then the patient is turned over onto the back. The massage continues from the feet to the hips. The specialist of our massage spa works on the chest and massages the arms from shoulder to hand. At the end, the abdomen is kneaded.

The first massage sessions take 20 minutes, then they can be gradually increased up to 50-60 minutes. The course of 10-15 procedures.

Our therapist uses special massage aids, taking into account the patient’s individual sensitivity, thickness and elasticity of their skin and subcutaneous tissue. This allows you to avoid discomfort and painful sensations.

During a general massage such techniques are used as:

• kneading (finger pads or thumb and palm with pulling back the skin fold);
• rubbing (deep – fingers, base or edge of the palm, superficial – fingertips);
• stroking (palm area);
• tapping (use the back of the fingers or the elbow end of the hand);
• vibration (even, gentle shaking of the skin and underlying tissues).

General massage improves blood circulation, breathing, digestion and hematopoietic function. During the massage the nerve endings get a stimulating impulse, at the end of the procedure they relax and this is transmitted to the entire peripheral nervous system.

The massage supports the expansion of capillaries and increases the microcirculation in the tissues, it activates the venous outflow, normalizes the metabolism and tissue regeneration processes.

Body massage improves blood flow to muscles and joints, strengthens ligaments and tendons. It avoids muscle atrophy and contributes to faster recovery of paralysis and paresis.

Harry Greene

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