Massage Therapy-Palpation of Muscles and Tendons

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Massage Therapy Palpation of Muscles and Tendons
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• Majority of physicians considers palpation as one
  the most effective method of assessment in
  massage therapy. Just by feeling the tendons,
  ligaments and muscles of the body, expert
  physiotherapist can easily detect joint stiffness
  and knotted fibrous tissues. To check the level
  of effectiveness in helping the patient to
  recover, this method is applied constantly
  throughout the whole treatment process.
• Underlying principles and key indicators in
  palpating specific tissues are described as
  follows

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• Dysfunctional Tissue Layers
• Palpation includes checking to find out for any
  changes in the temperature and in normal tissues,
  also the oedema presence. It is also called as
  dropsy in which build-up of fluids in different
  areas of the body causes abnormal puffiness or
  swelling of the skin.
• Pitting oedema develops when the swollen skin is
  pressed and indentation or imprint remains. It
  results due to either wearing constricted
  clothing or tight socks. On the other hand,
  non-pitting oedema or fluid retention in ankles,
  feet and hands occur after lymph-node surgery or
  in pregnancy because of hyperthyroidism.

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• There will an acute inflammation of an organ or
  limb, when the skin of a particular area feels
  more feverish than the rest of the body. If low
  temperature is diagnosed, then it also means that
  there is a problem with the flow of blood in that
  particular area.
• Assessment of changes in tissues largely depends
  on the area of palpation. The Physio moves one
  hand on the skin, checks for moistness or dryness
  and take note of the texture. In general, muscle
  tissues are firmer and tighter than subcutaneous
  tissue. The problem may be a ropey fibrous tissue
  or a hard pea-shaped area that starts the pain.

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• Not only the muscle tissues get knots, lymph
  nodes will get swollen, feeling rubbery and soft.
  These are small in size, but are common
  indicators of problems related to tissues that
  your Physio may encounter. A soft tissue massage
  or a remedial and sports massage therapy will
  surely help to loosen the kinks from the tight
  muscles.
• Shoulders and back of the body are areas where
  the formation of tightly bundled muscle fibres
  occurs. The muscles may seem like almost
  immovable or less elastic while tendons will seem
  like trapped between muscles like firm cords.
  Also, the joints will fell thicker and swollen
  than normal.

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• Assessing Muscles and Joints
• In any therapeutic treatment, safety should
  always be given priority. Physiotherapists always
  implement different types of test before
  initiating any physical contact or advising any
  particular type of massage therapy. First, the
  Physio will make a detailed observation of the
  patients gait and stance. Second, the patient is
  asked to make different types of body movements
  such as resistive, active, and passive range of
  motion tests.
• It is recommended that you should always visit
  and expert and experienced Physio Willoughby is
  the place where you can easily find a renowned
  foot and ankle Physio who can help you by healing
  your pain or injuries.

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