Health Island BackLine, User Manual

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Types of Massage
Stroking
First of all, stroking impacts on the skin. The skin becomes pink, elastic,
reselient as stroking improves capillary blood circulation in skin and
subcutaneous tissue. When the vessels rhythmically narrow, and
then expand, it is like some kind of gymnastics for vessels. Subject to
methodology, technique, and duration, stroking can have relaxing or
stimulating effect on the central and peripheral nervous system. The
superficial, slow and prolonged stroking with BackLine calms the nervous
system bringing analgesic action and reduces muscle tension.
Rubbing
Rubbing improves the mobility of tissues, stretching of scars, adhesions,
loosening of pathological deposits. Under the influence of rubbing
the function of joint-ligament apparatus significantly improves, there
is enhanced blood flow to the massaged area, which contributes to
enhancing the elimination of exudate, hemorrhages and pathological
deposits. Abundant blood flow to the massaged area enhances feeding and
regeneration of damaged tissues. Rubbing with BackLine increases tone
and muscles contractile function.
Kneading
Under the influence of kneading with BackLine massage cushion, tone
and the contractile function of muscles significantly improves . Kneading
is a kind of passive exercises for the muscles, that does not require
patient’ s volitional tension. This technique is mainly used for making
effects on muscle tissue. Kneading improves lymph and blood circulation
in muscles and other deeply located tissues, which contributes to
resorption of pathological deposits, exudates, and hemorrhages. In case
of muscle injuries kneading strengthens and speeds up the regenerative
processes. Kneading is a basic method in therapeutic and sports massage
methodology. One, who knows how to warm up, knows how to massage!
Vibration
Vibration is considered to be the most deep kind of massage and its effects
are felt far from the place of its application. Due to vibration, blood flow
to the massaged section increases significantly, and it improves nutrition,
metabolism and regeneration of damaged tissues. Vibration increases
muscle tone, improves the function of endocrine glands. Under the
influence of vibration blood circulation and lymph flow improve, reflex
connections of the brain and spinal cord to muscles, blood vessels and
internal organsgreatly enhance, Under the impact of vibration motor and
secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract makes better, regenerative
processes significantly activate .
Infrared Light and its Effects
Infrared heating is a good catalyst in combination with massage, as the
frequency of the radiated waves coincides with the natural frequency of
the waves emitted by the human body. This facilitates the penetration of
heat ray up to 7 centimeters in body tissues and heats it well. Warming up
increases blood and lymph circulation. Blood is diluted (making it more
mobile) and brings more oxygen to the muscles and tissues.
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