Medical massages

CLASSICAL MASSAGES

Massage is a mechanical and thermal effect on the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This includes the sensitive nerve endings, the musculature, the blood circulation and the lymphatic vascular system. The improvement of oxygen uptake as well as the improved uptake of nutrients and the augmented elimination of carbon dioxide and waste products will be influenced through the specific choice of massage technique.

Musculature
Functional disorders are usually manifested through increased states of stress in the muscular tissue. This muscle is not only more able-bodied, but with normal well-balanced use also less subject to renewed tension, since the metabolism is now based on a normal activity.


Joints, ligaments and tendons

Through exercise the body’s joints will be strained, individually but so strongly that if often lies on the limit of the endurable. Massage takes care of joints, ligaments and tendons. The metabolic disorders frequently occurring here as well as waste products and deposits will be to a great extent eliminated through massage.

One massage costs 100 Swiss francs per hour. 


CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE (CTM) 

The massage of subcutaneous connective tissue can develop varying effects:

  1. It can directly influence local abnormally altered connective tissue: scars, local circulatory disorders.
  2. It is able to stimulate a circulatory-dynamic general regulation. The subcutaneous connective tissue is very rich in fine blood vessels which can assimilate a varying blood volume through spasmodic constriction or through dilation. Every extensive connective tissue massage brings about an impressive, often long-lasting redness of the skin as an expression of an enlargement of the cutaneous vessels and thereby a local sensation of heat at the same time. The possible, sheer flow-mechanical effects on the overall circulation are scientifically documented.
  3. Furthermore, the mechanical mobilisation and thorough working of the subcutaneous tissue can influence the chemical tissue response through alteration of blood flow, but also through release of the tissue’s own substances, and thus the local as well as the general water-binding readiness of connective tissue.
  4. But CTM can also ultimately trigger neural stimuli by various means; it can cause reactions in far-off organs through reflexes triggered in the central nervous system. 


DYNAMIC SPINAL THERAPY according to F. Ch. Horn

Dynamic spinal therapy (DST) is a complex method from the field of physical therapy/physiotherapy. It is based on general, physical as well as medically recognised laws and rules, particularly of biomechanics and neurophysiology. The form of therapy is understood as a complement to other physiotherapeutic procedures and is to be regarded as an independent as well as assistive special treatment, particularly in the physiotherapeutic-orthopaedic and neurological field.

DST is a biomechanically regulating and leading type of treatment for the basic musculoskeletal system pelvis – spinal column – pectoral girdle – atlanto-occipital & atlanto-axial joints as well as the corresponding muscles and neural components for self-regulation of functional and overall static conditions.

In contrast to chirotherapeutic and chiropractic treatments or the mentioned manual therapy in the pelvic/spinal region – in which partially jerky thrust manipulation on the joint or the entire articular chain beyond the normal articular leeway often comes about, frequently in several directional movements – with DAT mobilising movements are only performed in one direction, contrary to the findings at hand, within the physiological scope of the respective joint. At this point it should be pointed out that DST does not claim to have a miracle cure at hand to be such a panacea. 

WRAPS – PACKS – OVERLAYS 

Hot, cold and temperate wraps are utilised with rheumatic complaints, arthrosis, articular diseases and pains, epicondylitis, lumbago and muscular tensions.
 

LYMPH DRAINAGE

Lymph drainage is a draining therapy, especially utilised against primary or secondary deposits of water in the tissue.
This deposited water is called an oedema in medical terminology. Oedemas can emerge after an operation or also after an injury. Convalescence takes place very quickly and effectively with the technique of manual lymph drainage.

Deposits of fat which are especially indicative of altered hormonal structures can give rise to a secondary oedema. Treatments at an early stage can prevent larger contour alterations. With venous complaints and fatigued legs after standing for a long time and the effects of heat the calves can swell. These complaints can vanish with regular treatment and by wearing compression stockings.

Chronic oedemas which persist longer than 3 months and did not have previous traumatic or operative events can emerge if the prognostic symptoms have not been recognised at an early stage.

Just to enumerate a few, the prognostic symptoms are: heavy legs, swelling of legs or arms, either symmetrically or individually; separability in the tissue.
With the presumption of a pathological process resulting in an oedema, one should at any rate consult a physician or contact a lymph drainage therapist.

Lymph drainage costs 120 Swiss francs per hour.