Massage Therapy Efficacy of Achilles tendon sprain.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 4 Massage Therapy Efficacy of Achilles tendon sprain [Keywords:] massage achilles tendon sprain Achilles tendon sprains are more common form of clinical disease, the authors summarize the long-term clinical massage therapy out of a sprained Achilles tendon approach, effective, are reported below. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General Information Our department to carry out the treatment in 1998, has a sprained Achilles tendon, 44 patients were treated, including 30 males and 14 females, aged 71 years maximum, minimum 19 years old, the longest duration of six months, a minimum of 3 days. Were mainly engaged in sports and other manual workers mostly, there were a few regular exercise. tendon sprain caused the main reason is: standing firm landing movement caused by acute injury. The main clinical manifestations: pain associated with foot and ankle, gastrocnemius have referred pain, but mainly to the Achilles tendon and pain, not landing heel when walking, such as walking on tiptoe referred pain associated with calf, Achilles tendon was swollen local palpation, activities ankle tendon pain, X-ray the bone without exception, no NMR check ligament avulsion or rupture of Achilles tendon with mild injury, is the scope of massage therapy. 1.2 Treatment (1) The principle of treatment: stasis, tendon meridians, swelling and pain. (2) acupoints: Venezuela, Cheng Shan, Kunlun, so the river. (3) methods: rolling, kneading, pushing, rubbing, kneading , take the other method. (4) operation: The patient prone position, leg and ankle pad with a soft pillow, with a doctor roll method and pinch the back of the calf and Achilles tendon treatment of 3 to 5 times, should be top-down, with Department of thumb, slightly Achilles tendon 3 to 5 minutes. by extrapolation back to the Achilles tendon from the leg 3 to 5 times, with rubbing, kneading method to the Achilles tendon from the calf after 1 to 2 times, the patient knees 90 , ankle flexion , doctor