Massage of the Abdomen
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- GENERAL RULE OF ABDOMINAL MASSAGE
- SLOW DOWN! All deep kneading movements in abdominal massage should be slower than other parts of body to allow time for movement of fecal mass
- THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF ABDOMINAL MASSAGE
- Accessory treatment of many forms of pelvic disease
- What is the most common & important use of abdominal massage?
- Relief of CHRONIC INESTINAL INACTIVITY
- General Cause of Constipation
- 3)Deficient of nerves supplying intestines & controlling peristalsis
- Deficient production of bile is commonly present in what conditions?
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Rheumatism
Gout
Uric acid Diathesis - Massage removes the causes ofconstipation by:
- 6)Replacement of displaced viscera
- What are the abdominal sympathetic glangia, splanchnics & associated plexuses?
- the nerve mechanisms which control motor, vascular, & secretory functions of intestines
- Define diathrotic
- born with the predisposition to have
- Sympathetic nervous system
- fight or flight
- Parasympathetic nervous system
- rest or digest
- What happen when there is a delay in evacuation?
- causes fecal contents to harden as the result of excessive absorption of fluid during their prolonged sojourn in the colon
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USE To STIMULATE NERVOUS REFLEX:
(peristaltic, glandual & vascular activities of abdominal sympathetic) - PERCUSSION
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USE FOR MECHANICAL EFFECTS
OF ABDOMINAL MASSAGE -
-to overcome stasis (lack of movement) of intestines
-dislodgment of fecal matter
-stimulation of circulatory & glandular activities - USE to STRENGTHEN ABDOMINAL MUSCLES
- KNEADING, both superficial and deep. The recti & external obliques are only muscles readily accessible to the hand, move rapidly upward w/thumbs
- USE for REPLACEMENT OF ABDOMINAL VISCERA
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enteroptosis: prolapse of the abdominal viscera
Inspiratory lifting, replacement of stomach, kidneys and spleen - ABDOMINAL MASSAGE & BLOOD PRESSURE
- Raises blood pressure and shouldn't be administered to someone w/HBP that is not in check through medication
- With raise in blood pressure, what happens to pulse & heart rate?
- both increase
- CROHN'S DISEASE
- ileitis that typically involves the distal portion of ileum, spreads to colon. Diarrhea, cramps, loss of appetite & weight
- OSGOOD-SCHLATTER DISEASE
- osteochondritis of the tuberosity of tibia that occurs esp among adolescent males
- RAYNOUD'S DISEASE
- vascular disorder marked by recurrent spasm of capillaries and esp of fingers & toes; pallor, cyanosis, redness, pain, gangrene
- VERTIGO
- disordered state causing dizziness, whirling surroundings
- AORTIC ANEURYSM
- abnormal blood-filled dilitation of blood vessel and esp artery resulting from disease of vessel wall
- Abdominal massage could be fatal if done on a patient with what condition?
- Aortic aneurysm
- What condition would be a contraindication for abdominal massage?
- Crohn's Disease