Understanding and Purpose of Massage

Massage comes from Arabic, mass which means pressing, with an age additive from French. Whereas if taken from the Jewish language Maschesch which means fingering. What uses the word massage is Lepage, a Frenchman in 1813.

In Indonesia massage is known as massage or massage. Massage consists of gentle massage with fingers. How to massage or massage does not have a theoretical basis, so massage or massage has not been categorized into massage.

Various types of massage can be distinguished as follows:

• Therapy massage (segment massage),
• Beauty massage (cosmetic massage),
• Fitness massage (sport massage).

Massage has certain goals, for example:

Massage During Intensive Exercise

Can be massaged throughout the body to one to two times a week, prioritizing the muscles that are mostly used in accordance with the sports branch. Besides that, if an abnormality occurs, then massage it thoroughly, even if you have to repeat it every day.


Pre-match Massage

The closer the match the dose should be reduced, massage the parts that need to be done without reducing attention to the muscles that will be used. Try to keep athletes fit.

Massage During Games

Usually the time is short which is during the break before the next match. Because fatigue arises, the manipulations include: light effleuraga, shaking, and tapotament. Prioritizing the muscles used.

After-Massage Massage

If fatigue seems excessive, then the massage is done the next day, or given a gentle massage to taste. If there are abnormalities overnight. The next day, try to make the abnormality reduced until healed. If you haven't succeeded, repeat again every day.

Someone who abstains or should not be massage if the person is in the following circumstances:

• Fracture (broken bone)
• Dislocatic (loose joint)
• Farion (there is bleeding)
• Luxatio (joint meat)
• Tumor (meat growing)
• Deman (body temperature rises due to illness)
• Decentri (heartburn)

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