Massage : Methods

Smoothing

The masseur starts and ends the session with this method. He strokes her hand just the patient. Smoothing can be done in different ways: superficial or deep, or continuously with short breaks, using the fingers, with all the palm or only the portion, raking or tingling. During a meeting, it is not absolutely necessary that all the manipulations are performed. All this depends on personal style and your state masseur. That said, always start with a smooth surface and only gradually come to manipulation deeper, more diverse.

Friction

This process is similar to smoothing, but insofar as it seeks greater strength, skin tissue shifts that lie underneath. Blood flow strengthens the muscles and ligaments stretch, deposits on joints subside, nerve pain decreases. The friction can be practiced both in the direction of lymphatic flow conversely. The movement of the friction can be done with the palm, as with the fist. We can "cut" a body part with the edge of the palm, while the arm and leg can be "planed" or "hurry".
In the classical massage, the processes of friction after smoothing and precede the kneading massage, more intensive than the friction.

Kneading

Of her fingers and gently massage the seized raises, kneads, presses the muscles, acting not only on them, but also on the fat tissue underneath the skin. Thus it increases muscle tone, which increases the ability of muscles to contract, we promotes blood circulation. Kneading is a main form of influence exerted on muscles: regardless of whether the muscles are too relaxed or too contracted, kneading has offsetting effects on them.

The process of kneading recalls how kneaded dough. Strictly speaking we can all do is the result which is important to stretch the muscle kneading. Muscles can be pinched, the surfaces can be displaced relative to one another, we can shake, shake, tug, push or twist. Everything depends on the strength of the massager and the patient's masochism. As part of a first meeting, however, intensive forms of mixing are not recommended. The patient must first get accustomed to massage, otherwise the day after the meeting he will feel to have the body "into a thousand pieces", like soreness may feel a body without a drive after playing sports or hard work.

Classical Massage

The masseur must be careful that his office is always at right temperature, there floats a good perfume, a soft music accompanies the massage, the cloth is immaculate cleanliness, and the phone does not ring all five minutes. In the absence of such conditions, the patient can not properly relax physically and mentally. And even if the massage itself is well practiced in any way without proper environment maximum efficiency can be obtained.

There are no regulations concerning the execution unit of the massage. This is an improvisation that depends on the actual situation, the goal of massage which can relax the joints of a ballerina or a sports issue a patient's pain to the column, or relax tone then a healthy person. This is why there are many kinds of massage.

Massage is hard work. A masseur can receive up to ten patients daily or more. In these cases, the greater the temptation to massage "half-steam," performed in a rather sloppy. Lets see what the traditional massage, without sloppy.

Classical massage



This technique consists of four forms of manipulation: smoothing, rubbing, kneading, vibration. Depending on the goal of care, massage can be classical local type, therapeutic, rejuvenating and many others. The general rules of classical massage are:

it should produce no discomfort;
at the household level of pain (sciatica, arthritis), only a superficial massage can be practiced;
the patient should sit comfortably, so that his muscles are released at the most;
the masseur should perform their movements along the lymphatic channels in the direction of the nearest lymph nodes.

Lymphatic flow as the movements of the masseur must follow is shown in the picture below cons using arrows.

Therapeutic Massage

Man (Homo sapiens) became enamored of massage long ago, when he was probably Homo erectus, and will live with until the last member of this living species disappears. The therapeutic effect of massage is spread almost everywhere, with hardly lead to any complications.

Massage relaxes muscles, improves blood circulation and lymphatic systems. It runs the capillaries reserve through which the blood and oxygen come in greater quantity in the internal organs. By the end of the first massage (as the doctors say: "from the first needle stick"), the patient feels his physical and nervous tension decrease, its ability to work better, like his general condition.


Massage is one of the foundation stones of natural medicine. Without him, we could talk about the complete process of healing. However, it is very effective against pain, particularly in the acute pain when it is forbidden to practice not to increase the evils. Only experienced masseurs are able to ease the pain.

How to differentiate a good masseur a scamp ?

Arriving for a massage, remember to take a look at the layout of the place. A competent therapist knows that massage is not only a physical effect, but also aesthetic. Thus it should pay special attention to the arrangement of his "middle".
The restaurant could be a similar example. When asked about where to go, we decide often favoring the "middle": the arrangement of the room, the decor, nice music, friendly service, quality food plays a supporting role. "It's not very good, but it's pretty" is often more important than "it's good, but it is not pretty."

Concept of Ayurveda

These three moods are present in each individual, to say that someone is VATA constitution means that the mood at home VATA is in excess.

When the three humours are balanced without being in excess, is the state of health.

It is quite common that a vein is injured, the withdrawal of the needle causing a little bleeding. But since Spots are far from large veins, the bleeding does not last long. It stops very quickly under the pressure of a cotton swab.


It is extremely unpleasant to feel the needle hit a nerve. The patient has the impression of having been electrocuted.

In contrast, if the needle pierces the pleura or abdominal wall, joking aside. In such cases, the patient should be rushed to a surgeon. That is why in most countries, legislation requires that only doctors can perform acupuncture. Not because the technique can be learned without a medical degree, but because a doctor more easily avoid complications. In Hungary, only acupuncture to the ear can be performed without medical degrees. The pinna not involving any vital organ, the risks are so minimal. In the U.S., however, some states do not require to have medical documentation to practice acupuncture: just get permission to practice.

Ayurveda : Introduction

Ayurveda postulates that everything is energy and the energies that govern the macrocosm are identical to those operating in the microcosm. The Universe operates from the energy of five elements: ether, air, water, fire and earth, man is a microcosm of nature is also constituted of these five elements.
Every human being is composed of these five elements in different proportions. It is these proportions that determine its true nature, Ayurveda distinguishes three "doshas, or humors type of constitution they themselves made up of five sub-doshas:

Ether and Air VATA predominant
Pitta predominant Fire and Water
KAPHA Earth and Water predominant

The fire form Pitta, the force that governs the physical energy, digestion, absorption, assimilation. He sits in the liver, stomach, pancreas, duodenum, small intestine, skin and eyes.
On an emotional level, it expresses itself in anger, jealousy, hatred, violence.



Water and earth are Kapha, strength body structure, which connects the various elements together, the lubricant of the joints, skin moisture, vitality of various body tissues, immune strength, energy heart and lungs. He sits in the chest, throat, neck, neck, tongue, hypothalamus, nose, fat tissue, joints, body fluids.
On an emotional level, it is expressed by love, forgiveness, generosity, courage, dedication, calm, envy and greed.

The constitution of each person is characterized by a specific combination of these three doshas. Next on or doshas dominate, one can determine the physical and psychological type to which the patient belongs. The first task of the Ayurvedic practitioner will then determine the tridosha his patient, thereby providing precise indications on the nature of the disease and healing strategies indicated.

For Ayurveda, the disease results from an imbalance between the doshas. The excess or deficiency of one or the other will cause a metabolic disturbance, and ultimately the disease will appear. Dosha is no better than another. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. It's all about balance.

Ayurveda

Introduction to Ayurveda

Ayurveda integrates the principles of a holistic system of health care and welfare have been developed in India there are over 2500 years. Proponents of ayurveda believe that the person is a microcosm of the universe, which is composed of five elements that represent the basic constituents of all that exists: ether or space, air, fire, water and earth.

These five elements combine to form three fundamental forces, the doshas (Vathi, Pitta and Kapha), whose balance and interactions determine the nature of each person's physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. The tridosha, or the relative balance of three doshas them, therefore determines the specific nature of each person, that is to say its constitution or prakriti.

Space and air are vata, the force that governs the movement and biological rhythm metabolism: respiration, elimination, heart rate, intracellular exchange sympathetic nervous system. He sits in the large intestine, bladder, bone, skin, ears and thighs.On an emotional level, he expressed the joy, anxiety, nervousness, freshness, lightness, fear and pain. Idea theory of five elements and three doshas

Acupunture : Treatment Result

The results of treatment they depend on qualifications of an acupuncturist?
The most experienced reflexologists arrive ten diseases to treat seven patients, while poor acupuncturists, except pain relief, are capable of nothing else. Why?

The philosophy of acupuncture therapy is quite difficult to understand for someone who "is not Chinese." We must learn a tremendous number of points: they are, at what depth, what are the indications and cons-indications. You must keep a rule of order: the concept of u-sin, in-yan and bou-tse, learn about the diseases caused by "hot" "cold", "hot" and "air" (which unrelated to the climate and topography), how energy flows through meridians, which treat what time of day, and so on. However, most acupuncturists work only on the basis of exclusive recipes ready to be found in the literature. A colleague of mine once told me that: "I learned sixty points that I used all my life. Nothing can force me to learn the sixty-first. "


In addition, do not believe the myth that considers the Chinese people know things that are inaccessible to us. Most of my Chinese colleagues treat the same way that "we", based on examples arrested.

American acupuncturists have conducted an interesting experiment. They divided into two groups of patients with similar symptoms. Both groups were treated by acupuncture, except that in one acupuncture rules were followed strictly and in the other hands have been "stung" by a free design. The healing results were found uniformly good in both groups. This news was so surprised that I myself did an experiment nearby.

The result was as follows: among patients treated in a "free design", many of them after the second or third meeting thanked me for having managed to cure them. There is no witchcraft. Endorphins have been able to anesthetize the pain disappeared. But this only applies for easy cases, including even those who know only 60 points can overcome.

Action of Acupuncture

What is the mechanism of action of acupuncture?

I do not think the Australian aborigines are perfectly aware of the mechanism of air a boomerang. However, their lack of knowledge of aerodynamics do not prevent them from practical use of this flying object.

This applies to acupuncture. The only honest answer to that question is that we do not know the mechanism of action. But as we are not "primitive", we need to know how it works. And if there is no theory, we need to think about. It would be this:

Acupuncture is a method that works on the body's energy flow. Our inner energy evolves in a circular motion and passes through twelve main meridians that are each connected to one of our organs. This circle is as follows: lung - colon - stomach - spleen - heart - small intestines - bladder - kidney - pericardium - Triple Heater - gallbladder - liver - lung and again. This completes the circle.

It certainly seems strange that the energy portion of the lung to pass through the colon, and after the pericardium is found in the "triple heater." While this may seem odd, it is not no way for the Chinese who are at the origin. The alternative therapy has its own logic.


On each of the twelve meridians is a stock of items. Among them, the more points are considered toning (invigorating) and dispersion (reliever). Simplifying we can say that each has 12 phttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifoints in his body toning and soothing 12 points. As their name suggests, the action of a needle stick, the heating, a massage or other exercised about toning increases energy in the meridian concerned and therefore in the body there is connected, while the excitation point rejects calming energy.

Where? In another meridian. Bioenergetics in the treatment, while the missing energy is drawn from the outside, the superfluous is simply "thrown" or burned with a candle, until the care with acupuncture we arrive at a combination Energy - harmonization. If it appears that one of the meridians has a surplus of energy, this energy can be transferred where there are few, and vice versa.

To increase the force exerted on the points invigorating and soothing, there are more than two points of intensification. Therefore, for the previous 24 points 12 points plus 12. That makes 48. In the chapter on reflexology, we also processed 12 points of diagnosis. There are a total of 60 points, which represents the "mini stock base" of acupuncture.

What are the weaknesses of Acupuncture?

This is often because of fear caused by needlestick injuries that patients are wary of this therapeutic method. When the needle is planted, a very slight sensation of pain must absolutely occur. It is through this that we see if firstly the desired point has been reached and secondly if it has responded appropriately to the sting. In the absence of reaction, no good result can be expected. In the case of acute diseases, the location of the active point is easy. Chronic diseases sometimes give rise to slightly move the needle tip to the right and left, up and down, to find that point. This process is a bit uncomfortable, but still less than the dentist's drill.

If inaccuracies are made during the meeting, this can cause problems as minor. After the injections, reflex spasms sometimes appear around the needle. This is not dangerous. After making a slight muscle massage, needles are easily removed.

If the hands are rough patches - a result of their frequent sterilization - at the time of their removal, small muscle fibers wrapped around. In this case, the needle should be withdrawn by turning in the opposite direction.

During the acupuncture sessions, keep a half-hour during the same posture may be uncomfortable. And needles may break if we change position. In such cases, they are usually removed using tweezers. If not, consult a surgeon.


During the first session, sometimes a hundred patients, two or three accuse a slight shock effect, come into a state of semi-fainting - dizziness, paleness, cold sweats, nausea. Sometimes lose their minds or vanish. The reason is unjustified fear of the needle or a state of excitement. No book reports the existence of a death which succeeded such a shock. If you experience such symptoms, do not be afraid. They disappear in three or four minutes, especially if the acupuncturist does not forget this time of pressing hard with his finger on the "no help" button on the upper lip below the nose or on the verge autonomic ear.

In this situation, should we continue the meeting? If you do not become afraid of death, it is preferable to continue planting one or two hands lightly on the surface of the skin. After removing all the needles, the acupuncturist will dismiss you if it is truly convinced that "everything is fine" and you're not going to vanish in the middle of the street - not want - behind the wheel.

Acupunture : Sessions

For acute illnesses, meetings take place every day or every two days, in case of chronic disease, once or twice a week. A course of treatment consists of 7-15 sessions. To the extent that after five sessions there is no improvement, it is useless to continue the care with acupuncture, because the body does not respond to this method.

The longer the treatment, the lesser are the chances of curing the sick.
Of course, this applies to acute diseases. If you are sick for years, the healing will take time.

The chiropractor can perfectly complement the acupuncture sessions. This case is one where two opposing treatments are worth more than two of similar nature.The younger patients are easier to heal than older, because unlike these self-regulating their reaction is much faster. The rapid and sustained action of acupuncture can also be observed in the case of functional disorders, that is to say diseases with no alteration of organic. This intervention also benefit those toothaches and headaches, neuralgia, localized on different points, spasms of the gall bladder, bladder or uterus. Acupuncture is sometimes reduce the size of uterine fibroids, slows the development of asthma, works effectively on insomnia, accelerated rehabilitation after a brain hemorrhage.


With a little less effective, this method can treat gastritis, cholecystitis, eczema, heart spasms, chronic inflammation and hypertension. It can not provide a significant improvement in cases of autism in children, atrophic paralysis, diabetes and severe hormonal disorders.

But acupuncture can help the patient in cases organic lesion. If full recovery can be expected, a significant improvement can sometimes be found in reducing symptoms.

Acupuncture is cons-indicated for patients with cancer, those whose age or other diseases cause a worsening of their condition, and sick found in a state of intense excitement. These cases require the use of homeopathy, bioenergy and acupressure.