Massage Medical Applications Project (MMAP)
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MMAP database last changed on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:25:00 PST
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Techniques
Assessment of posture and movement patterns
Assessment of tissue tension/texture
Compare with Philip Greenman's 'ART' — Asymmetry, Range of
motion, Tissure texture (Principles of Manual Medicine). Assessment
is repeated periodically to measure progress.
Conditions Treated
Acute soft tissue injuries
Acute injuries are accompanied by pain and swelling. Compensatory
hypertonicity, reduced range of motion, and changes in movement
and posture patterns may be observed.
Treatment Goals
Improved posture
Improved/normalized posture to improve ease of movement
and reduce chronic muscular tension in resistance to gravity.
Clinical massage treatment techniques
Tissue specific treatment techniques. This entry will be refined
further.
Conditions Treated
Acute soft tissue injuries
Acute injuries are accompanied by pain and swelling. Compensatory
hypertonicity, reduced range of motion, and changes in movement
and posture patterns may be observed.
Chronic dysfunctions in postural/movement patterns
Either through injuries or through non-optimum initial learning,
dysfunctional posture and movement patterns are incorporated. These
patterns habituate. They result in increased effort of movement,
muscular patterns of hypertonicity/hypotonicity (e.g. upper and
lower crossed syndromes), and increased wear and tear.