Massage for children up to 1 year

Regular massage for children up to a year promotescorrect development of muscles, and also helps to remove excess tension in hypertension of muscles. Beginning to do a child massage can be from the age of a half to two months. To be effective, it should be performed daily (one massage per day will be enough). Massage is done not earlier than forty minutes after a meal, or half an hour before a meal. Before going to bed, do not massage the baby.

Massage should be done in a well-ventilated room with an air temperature of at least 22 degrees. In the warm season (from late spring to earlyautumn) the child can be left naked, and in late autumn, winter and early spring, you need to cover the child's body, leaving only the area that you are massing open at that moment.

Before the massage, you need to remove any jewelry from your hands (rings, bracelets, watches). Massage should be done very gently, gently and carefully, so as not to cause the child pain and not injure him. When performing massage, be sure to take care of the child's head and limbs from jerks and sudden movements.

Performing massage, the movement should be directed along the course of blood vessels. When massage is necessary to bypass the liver and the sexual organs of the child. Massaging your back, you can not use percussion techniques in the kidney area. Also, with a back massage, you can not massage the backbone.

If the child has diathesis, when massaging, avoid areas with rashes. With significant rashes from the massage is better to abstain. Massage is prohibited with inflammatory skin diseases, infectious diseases, rickets during an exacerbation, hernia (umbilical, femoral, inguinal) and congenital heart disease.

During the massage, watch closely the reaction of the child - if it is negative, massage is necessaryimmediately stop. Try to remember which massage techniques bring the kid the greatest pleasure, so that the next time you start a massage session with them.

Massage for children up to one year includes four main groups of receptions - stroking, rubbing, kneading, vibration. First performed stroking as the most sparing reception, and after it you can already move on to all the other methods.

The task of stroking - prepare the child for other massage techniques. This method helps to improve blood circulation, calm the nervous system, relax the muscles. Stroking should be done with the back of the hand or palm with light, smooth and slow movements, slightly pressing.

Stroke need along the direction of the lymph current to the nearest lymph nodes. Legs stroke from foot to groin, hands from hand to armpit, stomach - clockwise, chest - with circular motions around nipples (left hand anticlockwise, right - on), back - along spine, without touching the spine itself.

Trituration produce pads of fingers. Hands and feet (shins and feet) are rubbed in circular motions, and the back, chest, abdomen and thighs are rectilinear or spiral.

Then you can apply kneading. When clenched kneading The skin of the child is displaced by three Males - the middle one,indexed and large, with the index and middle finger opposite the large one. This method is used when massaging the long neck muscles (from the waist to the neck), buttocks and legs.

There is another technique of kneading - wallow. It is used for foot massage. Put one palm on the outer surface of the leg, the second - on the inside. At the same time, massage with both palms in the clockwise direction, first from the foot to the thigh, then backwards. Kneading should be done with vigorous, but gentle and gentle movements.

Vibration There are also several types: shaking, shaking and tapping. Movements in vibration are fast, rhythmic and soft. Shaking perform with a massage of the breast: place the palms on the lower part of the chest of the baby, as though wrapping it around (thumbs should be near), and make light rhythmic pressure.

Shaking use when massaging the limbs. Felting can only be used after 3-4 months,when the child normalizes muscle tone. It is performed by the back of the fingers with one or two hands, making sure that it is soft and painless. Movement can be transverse, longitudinal, spiral and zigzag.

Massage for children up to 1 year - very useful procedure, but it is important to closely monitor the reaction of the child, so as not to harm him by accident.