Masseur
A masseur is a specialist with a medical education who, by means of mechanical action on the muscles and tissues of a person, stimulates the work of the nervous and other physiological systems of the body.
Masseurs work mainly with their hands, in addition, special devices can be used. To improve the effect on receptors, masseurs can use special oils.
In what directions do masseurs work
Masseurs work in sports, medicine, cosmetology. Sports massage therapists train athletes, medical massage therapists provide auxiliary treatment for various diseases, and cosmetic massage therapists correct skin defects.
Any massage from the above can be called therapeutic, since the effect on the skin, muscles and spine allows you to accelerate recovery from metabolic disorders, diseases of the respiratory system, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, genital organs.
Massage is often used to rehabilitate people who have suffered serious head, spine and limb injuries.
Medical massage therapists and specialists working in other fields use different techniques in their work. The main ones are vibrations, shocks, rubbing, stroking, kneading.
Before starting work, a good masseur will conduct a general examination of the patient, ask about complaints, take anamnesis, and, if necessary, prescribe an X-ray of the joints or a tomography.
When to contact a masseur
Massage, unlike manual therapy, is shown to absolutely everyone - for the prevention of various diseases, maintaining immunity, and general tone.
It is also recommended to consult a massage therapist for those who suffer from pain in the neck, lower back, back, headaches, who have muscle sprains, healing fractures, arthritis, myositis, myalgia, neuralgia, hypertension or hypotension, paralysis, angina pectoris, gastrointestinal diseases, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma. Massage also helps those who suffer from dysfunction of the large intestine.
The children's masseur should be singled out separately. They turn to him if a child has such diseases: torticollis, clubfoot, flat feet, various degrees of hip dislocation, muscular hypertonicity or hypotension, umbilical hernia. Children's masseurs also help with intestinal colic in children.
A good massage therapist, working with a child, can make him improve lymph flow and blood supply, metabolism, the work of the excretory system, and the growth of muscle mass.
In what cases massage is contraindicated
If you decide to undergo a course of massage on your own, then you should know in what cases and for what diseases it is undesirable to contact cosmetic, sports, medical masseurs:
- lymphadenitis;
- tumors;
- myocardial ischemia in the acute stage;
- purulent skin lesions;
- atherosclerosis;
- allergies, accompanied by skin rashes;
- gangrene;
- syphilis;
- trophic ulcers;
- thrombosis;
- the presence of bleeding or a tendency to them;
- tuberculosis;
- postoperative period, accompanied by various complications;
- pathologies of the heart, liver, kidneys, in the acute stage;
- condition after taking alcohol or drugs.
How to get the profession of a massage therapist
Massage therapists receive their education in secondary and higher medical or sports institutions.
In addition to receiving education, a massage therapist must undergo special training in a medical center accredited for training massage techniques, and receive a document confirming qualifications.
At least once every 5 years, adult and children's massage therapists must take advanced training courses, be certified and confirm or upgrade their category.
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