Anti-viral foot massage
Unfortunately, varicose veins and vessels are a fairly common disease, for women this is due, for example, to wearing heels. In this case, the calf muscle tenses and with age the muscles become weaker. Because of hydrostatic stress, most often this submental vein suffers from this ailment. There are such symptoms: severe foot fatigue, there are puffiness of the legs and pain. At the slightest manifestations you will be very useful anti-varicose massage. This massage perfectly restores blood circulation, relieves puffiness and pain, in addition, with constant massage, these symptoms will disappear.
Sequence and massage technique
- If you feel very tired, lie down, raise your feet upwards by 30-35, just place a pillow. In this case, the venous blood flows away, the vessels and veins are weakened, and together with them the muscles, after 5-10 minutes, massage can begin;
- Begin with the ankles, grasping them with the palms of your hands, make movements up to the knees. Such movements are worth repeating 10-15 times, you do not need to strongly compress, the movements should bring you pleasure;
- Then the second stage, the shins should be rubbed in circular motions, rising from the bottom up. To begin with, do not press strongly, and after 8-12 movements you can press a little on those places where the veins protrude. The movements remind you that you squeeze out a two-hand paste of a paste from a thick tube. Such movements should be done with moderate, but stronger pressure, move to the knee, repeat this exercise 3-5 times. After that, relax the muscles by stroking the legs along and in a circular motion;
- The next step is the massage of the hip muscles, the exercises are the same, first longitudinal movements are made, wrapping the leg from the knee and up to the groin. After this, repeat the ring exercises with effort, and finish with light strokes. It is very useful for such exercises to use anti-varicose ointments. It should be noted that the massage of one leg should not be too long, for one leg, 5-7 minutes of exercise is enough. When you have finished, raise your legs just like at the beginning of the massage, let them rest again for 5-7 minutes. If you need to go somewhere, then you need to wear compression stockings or wrap your shins with an elastic bandage without excessive pressure.
This massage is optimal in the morning, especially if you are doing morning exercises. By the way, you should know that in the work of the vessels of the legs is a loin, so it is worth while in massage to add exercises for the waist.
Contraindications
Despite the usefulness and seemingly harmlessness of such a massage, there are contraindications and they should not be neglected. You can not do massage in the decompensated phase of varicose veins, if the disease has become thrombophlebitis, with trophic disturbances and deep vein thrombosis.
Also, with varicose veins, a vacuum massage with any adaptations is strictly forbidden.
Hydromassage
Even a simple shower, not to mention a special hydromassage, is of great benefit, plus it is recommended to make a contrasting water bath to the hydro-massage. Such a massage quickly relaxes tired muscles, removes strong swelling, restores proper blood supply in blood vessels and veins. Hydromassage is recommended to be done in the evenings, when you no longer need to go anywhere. Here are the right steps of the whirlpool:
- Massage, as in the previous case, is done from the bottom up. Start with the foot of the left foot, the jet should be strong enough, if you use a hydro-massage device, then they have special nozzles, use No. 19.Massaging the foot with rotational movements, and then go higher on the lower leg, do the same with the right foot;
- Go to the knee, this is a very important point of massage, there is a point of longevity, which you need to massage with a little pressure. If you put your hand on the knee, then under the ring finger will be the same point. This place can be massaged, even when the legs are very tired, without any hydromassage, it is enough to make light circular motions with pressing with the fingers. At the same time fatigue very quickly passes;
- Then go to the lumbar zone, change the distance of the jet, do a variety of shower movements;
- The next step is a massage of the hips and abdomen. As for the abdomen, it is massaged clockwise in a circular motion. The hips are massaged upwards from the knee to the thigh, by various movements, the main thing is that the body and you enjoy it;
- The last step is massage the calf muscles, even if varicose is only on one leg, then a healthy leg needs to be given even more attention.
It is strictly forbidden to use hot water at the hydromassage, first, it affects the blood circulation, and secondly, the vessels narrow.
