Physiotherapy and Osteopathy Centre, ul. Limanowskiego 15, Krakow. Therapeutic massage stimulates and relaxes muscles, helps relieve back pain, improves circulation of fluids in the body and improves mobility of joints and ligaments. The physiotherapist selects the right massage techniques for the individual in order to fully relieve the body of the massaged person of strenuous tension, improve blood and lymph circulation in order to increase tissue oxygenation levels and accelerate the outflow of metabolic by-products.
Through therapeutic massage, you also achieve increased muscle mass, firmer and smoother skin and deep relaxation that harmonises body and mind. Limanowskiego E-mail: [email protected]. Monday — Friday — Massage is one of the oldest therapeutic treatments that directly affects the tissues of the human body through various manual techniques, pressure and therapeutic manipulation.
A professionally performed massage has a positive effect on both physical and mental health and fitness. The benefits of massage are numerous, as are the methods of performing it. Out of the many options, physiotherapists most commonly use classical massage, connective tissue massage, segmental massage, tensegrity massage, deep tissue massage, myofascial and trigger point therapy and lymphatic drainage, often combining several techniques in one session.
The most common indications for therapeutic massage are diseases and dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system, post-traumatic or inflammatory conditions of the muscles and joints, fatigue or muscle fibre rupture, and pain in the course of inflammatory or degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system and spine. Therapeutic massage also supports the respiratory muscles of patients suffering from respiratory failure, removes lymphoedema, and alleviates paresis and painful muscular paralysis in people with diseases of the nervous system.
Professional therapeutic massage is recommended for people working with computers, performing office work and suffering from the discomfort of sitting in one position for long periods of time. It is an important element in the training plan of very active people, especially athletes, as part of regeneration, post-injury rehabilitation or preparation before competitions.
