Massage Theory Ch 12
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- Illness that lasts a year of longer, usually limits a patient's physical activity, and may require ongoing medical care and treatment
- Chronic illness
- A chair masse for persons in the middle of their workday, also called seated massage, on-site massage, and chair massage
- Corporate massage
- Your tendency to react emotionally when clients do not behave or respond to you or your treatment as you had expected
- Countertransference
- A healthcare approach that caters to the quality of remaining life rather than the quantity of life whan a person's life expectancy is limited by a life-threatening illness with no known cure
- Hospice
- A massage performed within 6 hours of the athletic performance that focuses on circulatory enhancement
- Postevent massage
- A massage performed up to 2 days before the client participated in an athletic event that focuses on circulatory enhancement and warming up the tissues
- Preevent Massage
- A massage performed 6-72 hours after the athletic perfomance that is intended to increase circultaion and restore the normal resting length of muscles, also called curative massage and postrecovery massage
- Restorative massage
- The client's dependence of you for friendship or companionship in addition to therapeutic treatment
- Transference
- Research has found that massage in the workplace does what to productivity and employee job satisfaction
- Increases it
- Length of a seated massage
- 10-15 min
- What is the focus of preevent massage?
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Increase circulation to the muscles
Soften connective tissue to prevent injury
Increase the client's general kinesthetic awareness
Reduce general anxiety - Benefits of preevent massage
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Reduced cortisol levels
Lowered blood pressure
Changes in brain wave activity - Should any significant changes to the muscle length be made during a preevent massage?
- No, because the clien't kinesthetic awareness could be altered
- The purpose of postevent massage
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Encourage circulation on and around the muscles
Reduce musclular tension, congestion, and potential muscle soreness
Restore flexibility
Relieve muscle cramps (if needed) - Pace of postevent massage
- Slower, providing relaxation and general relief from exhaustion
- Primary stroke used in postevent massage
- Effleurage
- Pace of preevent massage
- Similar to Corporate massage except on a table, 15-20 min
- Methods for alieviating cramps
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Ice massage
Reciprocal inhibition
Direct manipulation
Compression - Purpose of restorative massage
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Increase circulation
Restore the normal resting length of muscles - Techniques that are especially effective during postevent massage to restore normal resting length to muscles
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
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T or F
Localized areas of inflammation are not contraindicated for massage - False
- There is a lot of controversy regarding this type of massage
- Pregnancy
- 1st trimester positioning for pregnancy massage
- No restrictions on position, use any position that is comfortable for the client
- 2nd trimester positioning for pregnancy massage
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Avoid prone
Seated or sidelying are easiest and safest
Supine may be used in early part, but should be limited (10-15 min) in later part - 3rd trimester positioning for pregnancy massage
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Side-lying is easiest and usually most comfortable
Supine for no longer than 10-15 min
Modified supine, elevated head, neck, and shoulders, can be used longer - Contraindications for massaging pregnant women
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Joints-range of motion injuries
Abdomen-deep work can traumatize uterus or fetus
Connective tissue
Varicose veins- to be avoided at all times
Acupressure points
Essential oils - Essential oils harmful to pregnancy
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Angelica
Basil
Chamomile
Clary Sage
Fennel
Jasmine
Juniper
Peppermint
Wintergreen - Benefits of infant massage
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Increased circulation
effective digestion
reduced stress
deeper and more regular sleep patterns - Positioning for infant massage
- Supine - helps the baby trust the therapist and becoem familiar with the process
- Duration of infant massage
- 15 min, but often determined by baby's patience
- Contraindications for geriatric massage
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Bedsores
Arthritic joints
Varicose veins
Recent surgery
Blood clots/history of blood clots
Blood thinners - Duration of geriatric massage
- 30 min