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Four strategies for deep tissue mobilization.
Any soft tissue mobilization provided by the hands we traditionally call massage therapy. The goals of most technical approaches of massage procedure (mobilizing skin, fascia, muscles, periosteum etc.) are to release tension within muscles and fascia, to increase blood supply to the tissues, and to cause multiple positive changes in the functions of organs and systems. We all know that our body consists of superficial as well as deeply located muscles, fascia and other tissues. In my opinion, deep massage therapy is not a separate modality but must be part of any clinical work whether it is stress management massage, orthopedic massage, sports massage etc.
Massage therapy consists of mobilization of skin, fascia, muscles, and trigger point therapy (if trigger points are present). Speaking generally, the goals of massage therapy are to release tension in the fascia/muscles alliance, to increase blood supply to the tissue, to break down any pathological accumulations such as calcification of soft tissue and stimulation of their removal from the body, management of scar tissue, including scar tissue that formed due to microtrauma (example: professional athletes as well as enthusiastic fitness enthusiasts training like pro athletes, who due to constant extreme exercise, cause microtrauma to the soft tissues with resulting multiple scar tissue formations which cause adhesive stickiness to develop in the tissue losing its elasticity) to stimulate endorphins production, to block pain analyzing system, etc. In order to achieve the above-mentioned goals, deep tissue mobilization must be performed.
Physiological effect of massage on the human body
Two factors define the physiological effect of massage on humans.
1. Local, mechanical factor - expressed by mechanical acceleration of venous blood drainage, some degree of lymph drainage acceleration, passive exercise for soft tissues, and breaking down deposits of calcium in soft tissue and stimulation of its removal from the body.
2. Reflex factor - There is no doubt that the main power of massage therapy is as a reflexive therapy. By mobilizing skin, connective and muscular tissue, we deform the proprioreceptors which in turn creates action potentials (electrical activities) that through neurological pathways reaching motor and vasomotor centers. As a reflex (involuntary reaction of organs and systems to original stimuli) the body responds by expressing all positive changes that I mentioned earlier.
To ensure that we are achieving the most profound physiological effect on the body of the client possible, massage should be performed as deep as possible. The deeper we massage, the more we stimulate the nervous centers, and the more and faster the reflexive therapeutic effects will occur,bigger amount
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