Medical massage is the methods that creates anatomic, physiologic or functional effects in deep tissues by applying systematic and definite mechanical energy onto the surface of the organism with the purpose of rehabilitating, that is, bringing the organism to the previous status. Some mechanical effects on muscular structure, skin and subcutaneous tissue are ensured by this system operated by hands or with some special machines. In particular, this massage made by hands on the soft tissues of the body is carried out systematically to rehabilitate a tired organ. In short, it is the creation of a physiologic effect in the deep by the mechanical energy.
Benefits of medical massage can be listed as follows:
Effects on the internal organs:
- Ensures dissolving of the mucus in lungs.
- Ensures excretion of urine in greater amounts by increasing the blood circulation and lymph drainage.
- Facilitates digestion through the parasympathetic nervous system.
- Solves constipation and gas problems by increasing the peristaltic movements of the large intestines.
- Reduces abdominal distension.
Effects on the skin:
- Increases the sweat production by the sweat glands, and ensures excretion of urea and other waste materials.
- Ensures hyperemia through the dilation of capillaries,
- Ensures softening of the skin by increasing sebum secretion and ensures resistance against infections.
- Increases elasticity of the skin,
- Increases the cutaneous blood circulation, and ensures nutrition and regeneration of cells.
- Prevents fibrosis formation.
- Ensures relaxation of scars.
Effects on the circulation system:
- Prevents venostasis.
- Enhances arterial circulation.
- Sows down the heartrate.
- Helps venous return.
- Helps hemodilution.
- Increases the lymph drainage and prevents edema
- Regular massaging will increase leukocyte count, and strengthen the immune system.
Effects on the musculoskeletal system:
- Reduces muscular fatigue and pain by increasing the blood circulation and ensuring more nutrients and oxygen uptake by the muscle.
- Prevents muscular atrophy.
- Ensures recovery of atrophic muscles.
- Ensures the transport of toxic substances accumulating in muscles to the lymphatic and venous circulation.
- Ensures removal of lactic acid by increasing the blood circulation in muscles.
- Prevents spasms and cramps in muscles.
- Helps nutrition of bones.
- It is effective in arthroses.
Effects on the nervous system:
- It provides relaxation thanks to its sedation effect.
- It has reflexive effects on the autonomous nervous system and the endocrine system.
- It has stimulating effects on the nervous system.