Interesting facts about the massages
Fascia massage
What is fascia?
Fascia is connective tissue structures that cover muscles and organs. They consist of collagen fibers, elastic fibers, reticular fibers and connective tissue cells arranged at different densities and run through the entire body like a network.
If the fascia hardens or sticks together, mobility in the affected regions suffers. Severe pain occurs, especially when stretching and bending the joints. Because of this pain, protective posture is the only option for many of those affected.
Does fascia massage make sense?
A manual fascia massage can help to loosen adhesions and hardenings in the connective tissue and improve blood circulation and mobility. It can also help relieve pain and tension in muscle tissue and aid healing from injuries.
You have to take into account that the more sticky and hardened the fascia is, the more painful the treatment will be.
Fascia massage side effects
Massages that focus directly on the fascia could lead to various side effects, which usually occur due to the high intensity that must be exerted during such a massage. So there would be
Risk for:
- Bruises in the skin or connective tissue
- Pains
- general malaise
- overuse of the musculoskeletal system
When should I not do fascia treatment?
- Diseases of the lymphatic system or venous valves
- Skin lesions
- thrombosis
- recent injuries
- acute inflammatory processes
- Fever
- Varicose veins
- Cancer
- psychosomatic imbalances such as epilepsy, bipolar disorders or depression
- pregnancy
Stone stamp massage
Stone stamp massage - benefits of lava stones
Volcanic stones are natural stones that are not manufactured artificially. The even, skin-flattering surface is due to natural environmental influences. Specimens that have been sanded smooth by the flow of river water are particularly popular. The decisive advantage: The rounded corners and edges stimulate the skin without irritating it.
The fact that lava stones have established themselves as heat-providing hot stones over other massage stones is primarily due to their excellent thermal properties. The stones impress with their excellent heat retention.
The stones can be used just as well to treat trigger points and to relieve muscle stiffness.
What are the risks of stone stamp massage?
- Bruises in the skin or connective tissue
- Pains
- general malaise
- Overstraining of the musculoskeletal system
When should I not do a stone stamp massage?
- Diseases of the lymphatic system or venous valves
- Skin lesions
- thrombosis
- recent injuries
- acute inflammatory processes
- Fever
- Varicose veins
- Cancer
- psychosomatic imbalances such as epilepsy, bipolar disorders or depression
- High-risk pregnancy
Fussreflexzonenmassage
Stimulation, release of blockages, pain relief
Foot reflexology is a relaxing pressure point massage to stimulate diseased areas of the body and organs. The basis of this treatment method is the assumption that the entire human body can be mapped onto individual reflex zones located along the sole of the foot.
The connections via the foot reflex zones lead to all internal organs and through selective massage of the corresponding zones, disorders and blockages can be resolved. The feet are therefore considered a mirror image of the body and although only the soles of the feet are massaged, not only the organs, but also the lymphatic and nervous systems should be positively influenced, thus improving blood circulation and alleviating pain. All in all, foot reflexology has a positive effect on your general well-being and, like other alternative healing methods, it can mobilize your self-healing powers.
Foot reflexology side effects
Foot reflexology massage should generally only be used if the customer is not overly sensitive in the foot area. Other potential contraindications then include:
- depressions
- Phlebitis
- Lymphatic system diseases
- High-risk pregnancies
- Serious illnesses
- fungal infections
- Open wound areas
- Fever
- Infections
- diabetes
- Cancer
- psychosomatic imbalances such as epilepsy, bipolar disorders or depression
Lymphatic drainage
What exactly do you do with lymphatic drainage?
With the help of gentle pressure on specific areas, the lymph moves through the lymphatic channels towards the lymph nodes. Here it is cleaned and filtered. It is a gentle massage that can help relieve pain and discomfort.
The lymphatic vessels transport up to two liters of yellowish-white interstitial fluid into the venous system every day. This so-called lymph is used to remove dead cells, proteins and foreign bodies, bacteria, fats and metabolic end products.
The 3 major pillars of lymphatic drainage
- Decongestion of water accumulation in the tissue
- Removal of harmful substances and toxins
- Relaxation and stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
Lymphatic drainage side effects
Preventive lymphatic drainage usually leads to an increased urge to urinate, which some people also experience as side effects. In principle, there are also some contraindications, including:
- erysipelas
- Blood poisoning
- Acute inflammatory processes
- bacteria
- Fever
- Very deep vein thromboses
- Heart failure
- Partly also pregnancy
- Thyroid imbalances
- Bronchial asthma
- Cancer
- psychosomatic imbalances such as epilepsy, bipolar disorders or depression
Herbal stamp massage
During the herbal stamp massage you will be massaged with heated herbal rice bags. The herbal stamp massage promotes blood circulation and draws toxins from the skin. Pain is relieved and blood circulation is promoted.
In addition, the essential aromas of the herbal stamp absorbed through the nose are perceived as beneficial and the muscle tone is reduced quite unconsciously.
Herbal stamp massage side effects
The herbal stamp massage is extremely beneficial for healthy people, but it should never be used if there is a contraindication such as:
- the first and last trimester of pregnancy is present
- High-risk pregnancies exist
- Diabetes is present
- serious cardiovascular diseases are present
- Varicose veins are present
- Blood clotting disorders occur
- Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis
- Infections or fever
- Cancer
- Diseases of the kidneys
- psychosomatic imbalances such as epilepsy, bipolar disorders or depression
Classic massage
The term “classic massage” refers to a mechanical, usually manual influence on the skin, the deeper tissue (fascia) and the muscles. Classic massage is primarily used to prevent and treat musculoskeletal problems.
Massages can also be used as a relaxation measurepsychosomaticDiseases serve and for supplementary purposesPain therapyin thePalliative carebe used. Massages can also be used as an accompanying measure for depression and other diseases of the nervous system.
It is used by competitive athletes to relieve muscle fatigue.
When am I not allowed to do a classic massage:
- fresh injuries or flesh wounds
- fresh muscle tears or bruises
- Bone injuries or periosteum injuries
- Broken bones up to the 6th week
- fresh scars
- acute thrombosis
- acute phlebitis
- Skin inflammation, for example eczema
- Varicose veins
- osteoporosis
- Blood clotting disorders (caused by medication or illness)
- all febrile illnesses and infectious diseases
- High-risk pregnancies
Flossing
How does flossing work?
By strongly compressing the tissue, flowing currents are interrupted. The affected area of the body should be moved after the bandage is applied. This is done either actively by the patient themselves or passively with the help of a therapist.
If the band is removed after these movements, the fluid build-up is released and blood flow increases. The undersupplied tissue is completely flushed through by this sponge effect and revitalized with blood and nutrients. Undesirable waste products such as lactate are pushed into the lymphatic system and thus transported away.
Furthermore, the mechanical pressure dissolves adhesions in the tissue (crosslinks) and the so-calledFasciaremain elastic.
When does compression therapy help?
Flossing band therapy can be used for old, chronic injuries as well as for acute problems. What's particularly great about it is that you can treat tissue structures that cannot be reached with other methods.
Patients are often able to move the affected parts of the body better after just one or a few treatments, report a reduction in pain or noticeably faster regeneration.
Athletes often use floss to improve their performance. The technique is already very popular among footballers, for example. Tired muscles can be brought back into shape by flossing shortly before a game or even during a game.
When should you not raft?
As with any treatment method, flossing is not always the first choice or should not be used at all depending on the underlying condition. This applies, for example, to arterial occlusive disease, heart disease and heart failure, bacterial infections or certain skin diseases.