Massage after a stroke
To the great regret, in our time from a strokeno one is insured. During the rehabilitation period, you can treat stroke at home. What are the contraindications for stroke survivors? How to perform massage after a stroke? This article, as well as others, is devoted to this issue.
Hand massage after a stroke
What is contraindicated after a stroke when performingmassaging your hands? There are some limitations on pathologies. This includes the state of coma, the presence of cardiac or headaches, the state of fever, an increase in affected brain parts. Goals to which the hands massage after a stroke at home:
increase and acceleration of circulation of blood;
return to normal functioning of the affected arm;
opposition to contracting education;
decreased high muscle tone;
reduction of trophic disorders;
reduction of painful sensation.
The technique of massage after a stroke for the hands consists of several stages.
The patient should be properly positioned - shoulder to side, elbow bent at 90˚, palm straight. This helps to reduce muscle tone.
Immediately after the disease, the massage can be performed for a bed-patient, and after a while - while sitting.
Initially, several massage sessions are conducted exclusively with a healthy part, and only then they begin to work gradually with the affected area.
During the first massages work is conductedsuperficially, only kneading can be intense. Highly-toned muscle regions require relaxing techniques, and those that have suffered atrophy and stretching of the zone require a greater intensive load; after them they perform a warm-up of the spastic muscle zones. Possible cautious use of light non-continuous vibrations along the stem nerve endings.
Massage work begins with a deltoid muscle. On the shoulder outer surface work stroking and easy warm-up. After this, go to the flexor muscle (two-headed). Here, work is only easy. For the rear shoulder muscles massage is performed deeply, with movement from the bottom of the arm to the elbow joint.
For the rear hand side usevigorous effect, and for the palms - soft. In sitting or lying on the stomach position to the original techniques is added and processing of the paravertebral zone, located in the cervical and upper thoracic spine.
How to do massage after a stroke at home for the legs
Foot massage after stroke will require correctpreliminary packing of the patient. Under the neck and knees should be a small rollers, and under the head - a pillow. As a massager, you can use a salt bag or a 400-gram roll.
There are also some features here:
if the massage grasps the posterior femoral and shin areas - the patient has a belly down, a pillow;
Only the massage foot should remain open, the rest can be hidden under the blanket;
when performing massage of the external leg portions of the patient put on a healthy side;
in the beginning of the session, warm up the largest muscle groups, then gradually turn on the rest, and finish with the fingers.
For the hips: Initially, they perform relaxing movements from the knees and up to the inguinal zone. Then perform strokes from the top to the bottom in a spiral and round. Muscular tissue should eventually relax For the buttocks: move from the sacral region to the outside of the pelvic joint.
For the shins: Massage movements can be tightened if there are no muscle spasms. Alternately, it is possible to apply the trimming diagonally more rigidly, and stroking along - is softer. In this massage should be used and fingers and palms. For calf movements should be softer, from the bottom of the heels and up to the area under the knees.
For stop: they must first be clearly fixed. The palms of the masseur should grasp the heels firmly, and the fingers should be pointed straight up. Movements are performed by warming up, special attention is paid to the cavity, separating the thumbs with the other four.













