FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying manual therapy techniques for relaxing muscles of cervical and superior thoracal segments of vertebral column. Screw-like head traction is carried out to the right and to the left capturing it in crossed-way. Layer-by-layer massage is carried out from inside outward treating in series bones, muscles and skin. Pressure force action is first applied to bones in the direction from the chin upward and laterally treating maxillary articulations and the places of muscle attachment. The muscles are massaged in applying movement loading. Kneading and twisting skin massage and skin stretching is applied alternating it with point acupressure treatment of biologically active points of face, temporal and occipital areas. Next to it, smoothing face skin massage using a roller and tonic treatment with needle bunch are applied. The procedure is ended with relaxation massage. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in strengthening musculo-ligamental carcass of face and neck. 3 cl
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2001-10-20—Published
2001-01-23—Filed