Swedish and Sports Massage Techniques
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Swedish Massage and Techniques
A Swedish massage is one of the most popular massages that are regularly offered. This type of massage helps to relieve pain, provide complete relaxation, and increase the overall health of the body. This type of massage was developed n Sweden around the 1700s. The Swedish massage was used to help open up the passage airways and increase oxygen into the body. This causes the body to rejuvenate and become anew.
While applying deep pressure to muscles and rubbing in a circular motion will help to detoxify the body of toxins and increase the flow of oxygen in the blood. It flushes out acidic wastes such as uric and lactic acid.
The Swedish massage uses five different movements which consist of:
-kneading of the muscles
-friction
-vibration
-tapping
-stretching of the body
-long and smooth gliding strokes.
With this type of massage called the draping technique which consists of the person is prepared by being covered with sheet while another part of the body is uncovered, and massaged then when that part of completed it is then covered and then another part will be massaged. The Swedish massage has been known to help reduce pain, improve mobility for those with joint stiffness, and patients who suffer with osteoarthritis.
Sports Massage and Techniques
Sports massage is used to help treat and prevent further injuries. Sports massage is known to be a type of Swedish massage that helps to prepare the body to unlimited mobility. This is also good for those that suffer with chronic pain and other condition
The massage helps to stimulate blood circulation in the body, and help the lymph fluids. Some of the movements in sports massage use a form trigger point therapy to help break down the knots in the muscles.
There are four types of massages which are the:
1.Sports massage that occurs before an event which is a stimulating massage that lasts for about 15-45 minutes. The massage affects the areas of the body that will experience the most exertion.
2.The second type of massage is after the sports event which is done within an hour or two to help massage the soft tissue in the body.
3.The third is called a restorative sports massage which is done during training to help the athlete to train harder. Even with stretching without the massage will not help the problem in its entirety so the massage will further help in relieving the pain and healing the injury.
4.Lastly, the rehabilitative sports massage is focused on relieving pain due to an injury and assists in bringing the body back to a healthy state.
A specialist in sports massage will help to localize the problem and know how to heal the problem from occurring any further. They will focus on the injury more than providing a full body massage. The massage will help to increase the temperature of the muscles, increase mobility, and decrease overall joint stiffness and muscle pain. The massage helps individuals to feel a sense of relief, relaxation, reduction of stress and anxiety as this in turn helps to reduce further injury.