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An Exclusive Overview – “Physical Therapy Knee”

Posted by admin on Jul 26, 2009

Physical Therapy Exercises for the Knees

“Physical therapy knee” is an innovative treatment method used by physiotherapists to bring long lasting relief to the joints in the knee (which is affected by pain). One of the most common causes of joint pain is injury and the most commonly affected joint is the knee joint. An inflammation of the kneecap and the surrounding areas are some of the causes of knee pain.

A frozen shoulder manipulation is typically performed by an orthopedic physician. The patient is prepped and given a general anesthesia. The affected shoulder is then carried to its end point of motion followed by a quick thrust into a normal range. This is hopefully done in each plane of motion: Forward elevation, abduction (out to the side and overhead), external rotation (rotating the arm/shoulder towards the patient’s back), internal rotation (rotating the shoulder towards the front of the body), and across the body.

The physiotherapist teaches elderly patients a set of simple exercises which can be carried out by these seniors on their own at home like gentle stretching exercises for a few minutes daily. They will also recommend a diet high in fruit and vegetables so that they do not put on the weight that they have lost through exercise.

You will want to use ice for 20 minutes, then switch to heat for 20 minutes. You should do two rotations after you do your exercises about 3 to 5 times a week and do one rotation on the days that you do not do your exercises.

This is why you can see so many forum or blog posts on the internet by unhappy patients who have tried therapy with minimal to no results. The clinical process is simple for a good outcome with physical therapy:  1) Pain/muscle spasm control, 2) Proper manual joint mobilization, 3) Home exercise prescription with correct frequency and intensity, 4) measures for gain, and 5) appropriate follow-up. If this process is followed by a clinician experienced in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis the outcome will be good and only conservative measures need to be used. With this I must confess that in my opinion therapy is the best solution overall. As i said before, in either case therapy will be needed as even in the case of an MUA the shoulder will quickly stiffen and scar tissue will form, potentially causing a greater dysfunction than before.

This serves as a good technique to aid the “physical therapy knee” programme and thereby eases the pain in the knee joints and surrounding muscles. Massaging the affected area also improves the blood supply to the knee and this serves to enhance and accelerate the healing process.

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How You Can Become a Great Scalp Massager – Scalp Massage Techniques

Posted by admin on Jul 21, 2009

How to Massage

Hands Massage Therapy is a simple but highly beneficial practice that you can give to others or to yourself.  This article looks at the benefits of hands massage therapy and how you can give great hand massages.

Apart from the face, a persons hands are one of the first things noticed by others.  This is why many people can become quite vain about their hands appearance.  Have you ever noticed how a person can look very youthful in the face but their hands show their true age?  But if people took the same care of their hands as they did with their face, their hands could also maintain that youthful and healthy look.

Of course an additional benefit is that scalp massage can be intensely soothing and pleasurable.  In this article we’ll discuss some scalp massage techniques as well as some other scalp massage tips for getting the most out it.

Petrissage is a massage stroke technique that includes kneading, squeezing, or grasping the muscles. The most known is kneading petrissage. The therapist squeezes and pulls the muscle tissue in a similar way to kneading the dough. Historically the Kneading Petrissage was performed on limbs, neck and back. The use of massage oils makes it very difficult to knead the back. As a result, kneading as a back massage technique slowly disappears.

Tapotement is a set of rhythmic percussion movements performed with fingers, fists, palms, or the sides of the hands, (karate chops). Hacking, cupping, fist pounding, and tapotement pincements, (percussion pinching), are all different tapping strokes. Different tapotement moves can have different therapeutic purposes. Therapeutic applications of this kind of massage technique are loosening the mucus of the air passages, relaxation, stimulates muscles.

Friction is a more deep tissue manipulation. Initially this massage technique was performed in such manner that the hands of the therapist were manipulating only the tissue beneath the skin. The surface skin would move with the hand of the therapist like a glove. This would allow great amount of friction to be performed without irritating the surface skin. The modern massage has changed the technique to adapt it to the use of massage oils. A major progress is the apparition of cross-fiber friction technique.

When giving a ‘self’ hand massage treatment, you are obviously restricted with what you can do. However, having practiced the above on others, you can easily modify each step and apply it to yourself.

Hands massage therapy is intensely pleasurable for the receiver and if giving to yourself, it is a simple habit to form that is exceptionally beneficial to both the health and the appearance of your hands.  Use the steps outlined above to give great hand massages to yourself or someone you care about.

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