Transcript Massage - Eagan High School

Massage
The touch that heals.
History
Massage has been around for 5,000
years
 One of the simplest forms of medical
care
 Artifacts show that the Chinese,
Japanese, Greeks, Romans,
Egyptians, Arabians practiced some
form of body manipulation to ease
pain and prevent or cure illness
 The first written word about massage
comes from an Arabic word
meaning “stroke”--3,000 years ago
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History continued
The tomb of “Ankhm’ahor”, an
Egyptian priest has an illustration of a
man receiving a foot rub on the wall 2,200 BC
 During the middle ages, massage was
considered the work of the devil or
witchcraft
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Modern Day Massage
In the 19th century, Peter Hendrik
Ling from Sweden is the father of
modern massage
 During 20th century, massage
parlors were prostitution houses
 Today massage is a legitimate and
accepted stress management
technique
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Massage Chair and Table
The Skin
 Largest
organ in the body
 18% of our body weight and
covers 19 square feet
 Skin has millions of touch
receptors in one square inch
 3 million touch receptors in a
single fingertip
Importance of Touch
 The
most intimate and powerful
form of communication
 Reduces heart rate and lowers
blood pressure
 Stimulates brain to produce
endorphins
 Increases lymph flow
 Boosts immune system
 Lowers levels of adrenaline and
cortisol
Benefits of Massage
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Reduces muscle tension
Stimulates and soothes nervous system
Improves blood circulation
Improves digestion
Improves skin tone
Relieves chronic pain
Reduces inflammation and swelling
Stimulates secretion of endorphins
Relieves sore joints, back pain, and
headaches
Promotes growth in premature babies
4 Types of Massage
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Friction
– Firm pressure that repeatedly crosses
muscle
 Petrissage
– Kneading and compressing of muscular
tissue
 Effleurage
– Gliding motion with flat hand
 Tapotement/Percussion
– Rhythmical impacts upon the body
Effleurage
Principle Swedish massage stroke
 Gentle gliding motion using full flat
part of hand
 Stroke along the full length of
muscle
 Massage directed toward the heart
 Promotes good circulation
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Petrissage
Firm kneading, pinching, plucking,
squeezing, folding, lifting, and rolling
the skin and subcutaneous tissue
 Aids in circulation and dilation of
blood vessels
 Helps eliminate waste products
 Helps maintain skin tone and
elasticity
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Friction
Moderate to firm pressure that
crosses the grain of muscle tissue
 Generates heat in tissues
 Dilates capillaries which increases
heat to muscles
 Stimulates lymph circulation
 Very beneficial before and after
sports competition
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Tapotement/Percussion
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Series of rhythmical impacts
Hacking, cupping, slapping, tapping and
light pounding
Sends a wavelike vibration to underlying
tissue
Effects felt in internal organs
Relieves lung congestion
Releases muscular tension and reduces
pain
Prolonged percussion may produce
numbness due to fatigue of nerve endings
Deep Tissue/Sports Massage
Hot Stone Massage
Training and Costs
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Becoming a Massage Therapist
– Massage theory, anatomy, business
Massage costs
Approximately $40-$70+ per hour
Prices vary depending upon the type of
massage and experience of therapist