"Point" is one of the unique types of therapeutic massage, in which the impact is directed to specific points of the body. This manual practice can significantly improve the functionality of the human circulatory and lymphatic systems, relieve nervous tension, and normalize the functioning of various internal organs. Often this particular massage technique is used as a component of therapeutic, health-improving or rehabilitation therapeutic complexes. But acupressure can only be performed by a qualified specialist with a medical education, a mandatory admitting certificate, as well as practical experience in the implementation of this technique.
Features of the
It has been proven that the human body has more than 5000 points that are responsible for the performance of its organs and systems. These points are interconnected in groups, while each of these groups, also collected in the meridians, is responsible for a specific organ.
The knowledge of the main existing ones makes it possible to choose a technique for influencing a certain organ complicated by pathology meridians, as well as understanding which point and with what intensity should be affected (and not only press). And such knowledge is possessed only by a qualified specialist with appropriate training and practice.
The features of acupressure are:
- warming up the patient's muscles to warm up the skin (this takes 15 to 20 minutes);
- the main impact exclusively on the desired points;
- reheating of the skin cooling down during the procedure;
- execution from the bottom up (from the legs);
- impact along the main meridians without intermediate transitions "from zone to zone".
Depending on the problem, massage therapists use different types of point effects:
- pressure of varying intensity;
- rotation;
- other movements.
The effectiveness of acupressure
If the acupressure was performed professionally, after the prescribed course, as a rule, it is observed:
- improvement of blood circulation in the lower / upper limbs;
- normalization of cerebral circulation;
- restoration of the impaired functionality of the musculoskeletal system;
- stimulating the work of the digestive tract;
- optimization of the functionality of the pancreas, as well as kidneys and liver;
- removal of muscle and nervous tension.
Acupressure techniques
To get the desired effect, the doctor giving the direction for acupressure must determine the degree of development of one or another pathology, and the masseur to choose a complex of movements, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient and his condition health. In addition, the duration of the point massage course should be determined.
Important:even with the patient's chronic diseases, massage "by points" sometimes brings more benefits than other traditional therapeutic methods. Since such a massage is effective and has practically no contraindications (if, of course, it is performed truly skillfully). In addition, this technique can be combined with other manual therapies.
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