Swedish and Sports Massage Treatment History and Techniques
Methods for Swedish massage were developedby the Swedish fencing master and physiologist Per Henrik Ling (1777-1839). Ling learned massage in China and gained knowledge of the methods, adapted them and ultimately they entered into the massage world by way of the Swedish Central Institute of Gymnastics. Generally, Swedish massage formulates the base for a large amount of massage practice, whether it is Sports massage, physiotherapy, osteotherapy, relaxation therapy or stress management.
Sports massage has developed from Swedish massage and is a type of massage that stimulates soft tissue to enable clients performing daily or weekly sports to enhance their abilities by reducing recovery rates and so enabling better performance and diminish prevalence of injury. Connective fibres that are not hardened forming bone and cartilage are named 'soft tissue'. Types are, skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia. Sports massage has been adapted to treat soft tissue inequalities and problems. Problems can happen via different avenues, such as physical shock, repetitious physical sport or powerful physical activity. In general, massage is viewed as a full body restful treatment, normally in a spa or calm setting. Moreover, it can additionally be a full on, focused treatment for a specific place of soft tissue.
A variety of techniques are performed for Swedish massage and some of them are:
Effleurage is a manoeuvre which entails superficial movements transversely over the skin. The therapist uses this technique to measure and relax the client, making use of the forearm or whole hand.
Petrissage uses squeezing and kneading of the muscles to allow for more penetrating massage techniques. Therefore, petrissage is not a targeted manoeuvre.
Frictions are deep to shallow strokes using the fingertips, part of the hand or elbow. They are utilized to warm up specific parts of soft tissue.
Tapotement is various percussion techniques using part or whole of the hand. The methods combine hacking and cupping. It invigorates an area of soft tissue.
Vibrations are performed to the back of the neck to loosen and energize soft tissues.
Sports massage incorporates all of the above methods but with more treatment oriented aims.
Techniques comprise:
NMT (Neuromuscular Therapy) directly energizes deep skeletal muscle tissue utilizing quasi-static pressure to the skin. Areas tend to also be myofascial trigger points.
Muscular Energy Technique (Muscular Energy Technique) is an method where the client reacts to the counter-force applied by the therapist, on muscles in a controlled position.
PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) is a variety of passive stretching and isometric contractions.
Swedish and Sports massage methods are highly elastic because they can be put into a rehabilitation or training regimen.
Qualities that help the body, delivered by Sports and Swedish massage, are:
Rebalancing the body's structure, by identifying and relieving tensions and adhesions before they become problematic.
reduce the incidence of headaches, migraines. They diminish in number, for a shorter period of time and intensity is diminished. This is accomplished by dealing with the causes through easing the tight areas of muscle and tissue gently.
Faster injury convalescence via enhancing the body's natural healing processes.
Stimulating the lymph and blood flow systems rids toxins from the body.
Scar tissue at injury sites is minimised due to the realignment of fibres.
Flexibility of the muscles helps to stop injury and improve performance.
Upkeep of the muscle tone and durability.
Sore postural problems can be addressed. They can affect the body in in an adverse way down to wear and tear, can be painful and mobility limiting.
Sports massage has developed from Swedish massage and is a type of massage that stimulates soft tissue to enable clients performing daily or weekly sports to enhance their abilities by reducing recovery rates and so enabling better performance and diminish prevalence of injury. Connective fibres that are not hardened forming bone and cartilage are named 'soft tissue'. Types are, skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia. Sports massage has been adapted to treat soft tissue inequalities and problems. Problems can happen via different avenues, such as physical shock, repetitious physical sport or powerful physical activity. In general, massage is viewed as a full body restful treatment, normally in a spa or calm setting. Moreover, it can additionally be a full on, focused treatment for a specific place of soft tissue.
A variety of techniques are performed for Swedish massage and some of them are:
Effleurage is a manoeuvre which entails superficial movements transversely over the skin. The therapist uses this technique to measure and relax the client, making use of the forearm or whole hand.
Petrissage uses squeezing and kneading of the muscles to allow for more penetrating massage techniques. Therefore, petrissage is not a targeted manoeuvre.
Frictions are deep to shallow strokes using the fingertips, part of the hand or elbow. They are utilized to warm up specific parts of soft tissue.
Tapotement is various percussion techniques using part or whole of the hand. The methods combine hacking and cupping. It invigorates an area of soft tissue.
Vibrations are performed to the back of the neck to loosen and energize soft tissues.
Sports massage incorporates all of the above methods but with more treatment oriented aims.
Techniques comprise:
NMT (Neuromuscular Therapy) directly energizes deep skeletal muscle tissue utilizing quasi-static pressure to the skin. Areas tend to also be myofascial trigger points.
Muscular Energy Technique (Muscular Energy Technique) is an method where the client reacts to the counter-force applied by the therapist, on muscles in a controlled position.
PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) is a variety of passive stretching and isometric contractions.
Swedish and Sports massage methods are highly elastic because they can be put into a rehabilitation or training regimen.
Qualities that help the body, delivered by Sports and Swedish massage, are:
Rebalancing the body's structure, by identifying and relieving tensions and adhesions before they become problematic.
reduce the incidence of headaches, migraines. They diminish in number, for a shorter period of time and intensity is diminished. This is accomplished by dealing with the causes through easing the tight areas of muscle and tissue gently.
Faster injury convalescence via enhancing the body's natural healing processes.
Stimulating the lymph and blood flow systems rids toxins from the body.
Scar tissue at injury sites is minimised due to the realignment of fibres.
Flexibility of the muscles helps to stop injury and improve performance.
Upkeep of the muscle tone and durability.
Sore postural problems can be addressed. They can affect the body in in an adverse way down to wear and tear, can be painful and mobility limiting.
About the Author:
Massage Therapy St Ives. For more information about massage and how you can benefit from treatment, visit the St Ives Massage website.
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