Hallux valgus massage is a simple manipulative technique aimed at a reflex effect on the cervical and lumbar spine (depending on the severity of the pathology), as well as the legs and feet in order to treat the disease and prevent it.
Hallux Valgus massage is carried out carefully, without unnecessary physical effort, because the foot has anatomical features.This can be either a general reinforcement or a direct impact on the deformation zone.
Preparation
Before starting hallux valgus massage, you need to carry out preliminary preparations for the manipulation, which includes several stages.
For adults, it is:
- Steam your feet in hot water with an infusion of an herbal blend of sage, pine needle extract, chamomile and oak bark.The medicinal components of plants easily penetrate the heated dermis and have an anti-inflammatory and tonic effect.
- Apply an emollient containing shark oil or laurel oil to the foot and big toe area, which can warm and nourish the deeper layers of the dermis.
For children with an anatomical pathology:
- light rubbing with the palms, then more intense (with the ribs of the palms) of the cervical spine, lower back;
- warm the skin and muscles of the thighs, legs and feet with gentle circular movements to make them more flexible for the main massage.
After the manipulations, massage procedures will be comfortable, painless and more effective.
Technical
Despite the general techniques - stroking, rubbing, tapping, pressing, massage for valgus of the foot in children differs from procedures for adults.
For children, experts advise starting with the neck and back;for adults, all manipulations are aimed at the area around the lump, characteristic of the pathology (but not the growth itself), as well as at the feet.
In adults
Hallux valgus massage is carried out independently as follows:
- with the help of circular movements of varying intensity, the area around the protruding joint is worked;
- the pulp of the thumb is warmed up, small turns of the joint on the sides are added;
- Using powerful gripping and pressing movements, the joint of each finger is palpated and carefully pressed.
A contactless massage follows, you need:
- move your toes up and down;
- make a fan - the toes diverge to the sides and converge;
- grab a small ball with your toes and move it to the side;
- Place your feet on the needle roller and roll it with light pressure.
These exercises, through increased blood flow, relieve inflammation and pain in deformed joints and help strengthen muscles.
In children
Massage for children with curvatures of the foot is carried out with extreme caution and only in a lying position to avoid additional stress on the musculoskeletal system:
- The child is placed on his stomach so that the legs are under the working surface, and the spine is worked with movements up and down, followed by gripping the sides towards the armpits.
- They go down to the sacrum and buttocks using circular movements, but also transverse movements to work these areas.
- With the help of stroking movements from the knees, the back of the thighs are massaged, after which these areas are carefully kneaded with more intense movements.
- Flat valgus feet and heels are rubbed intensively in all directions, after which the skin is gently shaken in the area of the legs, without pinching.
- Each finger is intensely massaged in turn with light stretching along its entire length.
- Using circular movements from toes to heel, drawing a figure eight, work the feet.
- The child is turned onto his back, a bolster is placed under his knees and the exercises are repeated on the front side of the legs.
Massage for hallux valgus in children, when, in addition to flat feet, the heel rolls inward or deviates outward, is effective with timely and regular treatment.
Contraindications
Massage for plano-valgus deformity has the following contraindications:
- any disease of the lower extremities during the period of exacerbation;
- general physical discomfort associated with systemic diseases;
- malignant neoplasms;
- problems with the cardiovascular system;
- varicose veins.
In addition, people with unstable blood pressure and weak blood vessels should resort to massage with caution.
Self-massage for hallux valgus can only be done if the disease is not serious and complicated.
In other cases, these simple and affordable massage techniques will help relieve discomfort, restore muscle tone, normalize blood circulation and, as part of a comprehensive treatment, get rid of the problem.