Massage is one of the oldest therapeutic tools. The massage is defined as a systematic set of operations, manual or mechanical, exerted on the soft parts of the body, able to produce physiological and therapeutic effects for the body. This maneuver has a passive trophic action on muscle mass.
Massage improves blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulates the contraction of muscle fibers. Massage is an easy to and very effective means for warming muscles before exercise. It is prescribed for this purpose before intensive gym sessions.
The massage is used as a means of removing fatigue. In recovery massage is especially recommended as a means for stimulation in muscle atrophy caused by:
- long time immobilization
- joint pain
- nervous disease, paralysis
The massage is indicated in heart muscle, defined as the muscle fatigue that is associated with severe vertebral, and other flat foot deformity.
Massage may have preventive effects on the installation of a defect.
The massage is completely contraindicated in infectious diseases, in any acute inflammatory process.
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