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Vibration Massage Techniques: Stimulating and Relaxing Strokes

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  1. Chapter 13 Swedish Massage Techniques

  2. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Vibration: pulsating, tremor-like or oscillating stroke that stimulates or relaxes body area or whole body depending on how it is applied. • Short bursts to particular area. • Can be tiring for therapist. • Shoulders, elbows, wrists must remain relaxed while hands vibrate rapidly. • May be fine, coarse, rocking.

  3. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Effects of Vibration • Depends on how stroke applied. • Initially, vibration stimulating; startles body and briefly activates sympathetic nervous system. • As stroke progresses, body relaxes. • Sustained vibration to particular area has numbing, analgesic effect, reducing pain.

  4. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Effects of Vibration • Fine vibration applied with fingertips on abdomen to stimulate peristalsis. • Used on other delicate areas of body (face, to relax muscles).

  5. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Effects of Vibration • Shaking: coarse vibration in which muscle group is lifted and shaken to confuse proprioceptors so that muscles relax.

  6. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Effects of Vibration • Jostling: coarse vibration used to prevent muscle guarding of limb; encourage general relaxation. • Shaking and jostling encourages synovial fluid production in join; aids joint fluidity and health.

  7. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Effects of Vibration • Rocking: pushing and releasing area so that it sways back and forth. • Soothes nervous system and relaxes muscle.

  8. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Effects of Vibration • Very rapid vibration: stimulates muscle spindles to cause muscle contractions that tone muscle, warm tissue, increase circulation. • Vibration should not be used over open skin legions, skin diseases, bruises, acute injuries, inflammation, varicose veins.

  9. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Application of Vibration • Pay careful attention to your body mechanics when performing this stroke. • Easy to tense your shoulders, elbows, wrists during fine vibration. • Focus on relaxing shoulders and arms. • Apply stroke omly for short periods of time to avoid fatigue.

  10. Topic 13–4: Vibration • Application of Vibration • Watch, feel, listen, think about what you see, touch, and hear. • Increased awareness will help you build palpation and assessment skills. • See Technique 21: Vibration.

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