Bone Setting Massage Therapy
Deemed to be one of the oldest forms of manual curative therapy in the West, bone setting massage is an extremely effective type of neuro-muscular massage that’s been performed by bonesetters in French and other European countryside. These methods are quite useful in resolving several issues associated with the locomotive system specifically, the nerves, joints, and muscles. Even within the initial treatments, the outcomes can be astonishing.
The aim of bone setting massage is to bring back the normal functionality of the mobility of the joints and the various muscle tissues of the body. The practitioner works on the tension using relatively heavy pressure at several parts of the body: capsules muscles, tendons, or ligaments.
Bone setting massage is different from a ‘cracking’ technique and more of a deep work on internal organs and body tissues. The functional and structural interconnections of the body are regulated once the mobility of the joint and the tissues’ functionality is restored and the sick state of the person is resolved.
A lot of the current modern osteopathic methods originate come from this provincial practice; nowadays, the scientific bonesetter and osteopath have almost the same level of skill!
When is bone setting massage used?
Bonesetting massage works extremely well for any type of pain, complaint, or problem associated with the nerves, ligaments, joints, tendons, or muscles.
It can be used for:
• Neuralgia – cruralgia, cervicalgia, brachalgia, lombalgia, dorsalgia, and lombo-sciatalgia.
• Blocked or painful joints
• Loss of joint mobility
• Muscle contraction – lumbar and dorsal pain, stiff neck, and lumbago
• Tendonitis – sub/supraspinatus tendonitis, tennis elbow or epicondylitis, Achilles tendon, rotuliana, golf elbow or epitrocleitis, etc.
• Inflamed joints – bursitis, capsulitis, polyarthritis, periarthritis, relief for arthritis
• Muscle pain: muscular tensions or contractures, strained or pulled muscle
• Calcaneal spur, sprains, intercostal syndrome, or carpal tunnel syndrome
• Blocking & pain caused by old accidents
• Reverberation in the spine and unbalanced pelvis
• Blocked or painful shoulder or radiating shoulder pain
Counter-indications: malignant metastasis and tumors, significant organ lesions, infectious or inflammatory disease, and acute forms of illnesses. You may need to consult with your doctor or healthcare provider in case of suspicious conditions.
Comments regarding the treatment
Certain pressure can cause pain or sensitivity. But, when done on the painful area on a regular basis, it will facilitate the relief and the release of deep tissue ailment. If within 24 hours following treatment, you still experience pain in the treatment area, there’s no need to be alarmed. This is usually a sign that your body is working to address your condition. One session of bone setting massage therapy usually lasts an hour.