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What composes
Pre-Event Massage?
When do you perform it? |
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Definition
- Light compression and gentle warm-up
- Shearing: lifting and compression of mm
- Shaking: gentle, proximal to distal
- Get circulation to the limbs, mm, lymph
- Long strokes on length of mm
- check range of motion and flexibility
- Performed 5-10 mins before event, on area needed for event
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Term
Post Event Massage
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Definition
- Coarse shaking: trigger nervous response close to activity level which calms the nervous system, enhances healing process
- Compression: increases fluid pressure, assists in lymphatic drainage/removal of metabolic waste products
- Flushing: (Palmar flushing)- assists venous flow to remove carbon dioxide/allow oxygen, carbs, proteins to enter mm cells(help build new mm), also bridges any microtears.
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Term
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Definition
A dull, aching pain in the anterior leg, also called “Tibial stress syndrome”, trauma to connective tissue around tibia (work posterior tibialis) |
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Term
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If a runner came up to you 5 minutes before the race with a cramp in his calf, what would you do?
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Definition
Give them a glass of water and do broadening myofascial release on calf, gentle shaking, light compression, and shearing. Recommend keeping hydrated. |
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When working with an athlete, what questions
need to be asked to assist you in determining the type of massage to perform?
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Definition
1. What is your event? (determines the areas that need more or less warm-up/flushing, more range of motion)
2. When is your event? (deep massage should be done 3-4 days preceding a competition, lighter/flushing up to 1 day before)
3. How long does your event last? (flushing or brief massage an aid athletes who must perform at peak levels through competition period)
4. Are you in high-level training season? (sports massage recommended every 5 days)
5. Do you have any chronic injuries? (determine compensation patterns) |
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