Massage with scoliosis in children

At modern children the scoliosis meets often enough. To correct this illness in children will help massage, which in scoliosis, it is desirable that a professional did. It should be understood that the correct procedure will return the muscles to their normal position, while the wrong massage will only aggravate the condition of the baby.

Massage Techniques for Scoliosis in Children

Before talking about the methods of exposure, it should be remembered that there are three types of scoliosis: C-shaped, S-shaped, Z-shaped. Based on the type of your crumbs, the technique of influencing certain areas of the body is chosen.

The C-shaped form is found in children quite often and is one that can be treated relatively quickly, but massage with S-shaped and Z-shaped scoliosis in children is a set of procedures that are performed only by a masseur.

The massage technique for scoliosis in children is represented by three main techniques: the stimulation of muscle tissue, relaxation and delay, and they are applied depending on the side to which the spine is curved. As an example, we can consider a picture where the shaded area is stimulation, point-relaxation and the area with arrows-pulling.

How to massage a child with scoliosis?

With a slight curvature of the spine, when the crumb is observed C-shaped scoliosis, you can try to do the massage yourself, according to the complex described below:

1. Put the baby belly down on a hard surface. The arms are slightly bent and located along the trunk, the head is turned towards the vertex of the curvature of the spine. Massage begins with light, stroking movements along the entire back.
2. After that, classical massage is applied: for the concave part of the back - relaxing, and for convex - stimulating.
3. Then the child lies on its side with the side where the spine is concave. The masseur performs a set of relaxing exercises for the waist and hips. In this position, deep intervertebral muscles begin to relax.
4. After that, the baby lies on his back. The masseur rubs and kneads the pectoral and intercostal muscles.
5. Further the expert passes to a point relaxation of muscles of a stomach.
6. Massage ends with stretching the muscles of the legs and hands.