Progressive muscle relaxation is also called progressive muscle relaxation and is a relaxation technique for body and mind. In 1983 Edmund Jacobsen developed this method based on the realization that mental perception influences muscle tension. For example, our muscles are tense when we are under stress, restless or anxious. In contrast, our body is relaxed … Progressive muscle relaxation in physiotherapy
Postisometric Relaxation (PIR) is a physiotherapeutic technique to relax reflectorically tense muscles. After a trauma, i.e. an injury, but also after an operation, our muscles want to protect the affected area by increasing their tone, i.e. their tension, and by reducing their ability to move in the affected area. It is often important to ensure … Postisometric Relaxation
Exercises Postisometric relaxation can be performed on almost all muscles. It is particularly suitable for the joints of the extremities. Postisometric Relaxation can also be performed well on the head and cervical spine, especially in cases of neck tension. As a rule, this is a therapeutic technique. The therapist sets the resistance and command for … Exercises | Postisometric Relaxation
Summary Postisometric relaxation is a technique often used in the early acute treatment phase of injuries and trauma, but also for tension. In its basic form, Postisometric Relaxation is a therapeutic technique. However, there are also exercises in which the patient can apply the technique independently. It is based on the assumption that a muscle … Summary | Postisometric Relaxation
The so-called lymph drainage describes the removal of fluids – the lymph – from the body tissue. The system is stimulated by certain gentle grips on the skin and the transport is supported. The lymph vessel system serves the body to remove bacteria, foreign substances, breakdown products and large protein molecules from the tissue. This … Manual lymph drainage
Edema/insufficiency There are various clinical pictures which affect the lymphatic system and cause a backlog of lymph in the tissue. In so-called primary lymphedema (edema is a swelling), a weakness of the lymphatic system exists from birth or develops during life. In secondary lymphedema, the weakness of the system is an injury such as surgery, … Edema/insufficiency | Manual lymph drainage
Contraindications Contraindications, i.e. in which cases a therapy must not be applied, are in the case of manual lymphatic drainage: in these cases there is a risk of spreading the disease even further by stimulating the circulation or of overloading the weakened heart or kidney even further. Acute inflammation Febrile illness Eczema on the skin … Contraindications | Manual lymph drainage
Further physiotherapeutic measures The “complete program” of the so-called Complex Physical Decongestion Therapy, of which Manual Lymph Drainage is a part, also includes compression therapy and active exercise therapy. Once the system has been stimulated by the lymphatic drainage, the flow can be maintained by external pressure and a further rapid descent into the tissue … Further physiotherapeutic measures | Manual lymph drainage
For many people, electricity for treatment by a physiotherapist has long been nothing new and is more or less part of the standard program for treating knee problems, for example. But using electricity to transport substances into the body is new for many of us. But that is exactly what iontophoresis does. But how does … Iontophoresis
When is iontophoresis used? Iontophoresis is very versatile and can bring medication to its site of action very quickly. If the electrodes are glued directly to the skin, the medication is often applied to the skin as an ointment or via a cellulose paper. For example, painkillers (= analgesics) are applied in case of injuries. … When is iontophoresis used? | Iontophoresis
When should iontophoresis not be used? Contraindications are not very numerous but significant. Under no circumstances should patients with pacemakers with iontophoresis be treated by the current flow. Not because of the medication, but because of the current flow. This can severely disturb the “current balance” of a pacemaker and its function can be impaired. … When should iontophoresis not be used? | Iontophoresis
The term “massage” comes from the Arabic and means freely translated as: “to touch” or “to feel”. Introduction The term massage refers to a process in which the skin, connective tissue and muscles are mechanically influenced. This mechanical influence is achieved through various manual stretching, pulling and pressure stimuli. As a rule, a massage serves … Massage
