Monday, April 3, 2017

Spa and Massage for Residual Limb Care

Today Medi-Rehatek will simply introduce the Spa and massage for the amputees.
The surface of residual limb needs keeping clean after thehealing of wound.Meantime in order to keep limb blood circulation being normal, amputees need water bath therapyfor 20 to 30 minutes every day. 

For amputated patients, swimming therapy has obvious results not only for the residual limb,but also for the adjustment of body condition.The need for massage us on the different opinions, when the residual limb of patient feels pain or getsinfection,then the message is tabooed.

When does the residual limb need a massage?when the residual skin has adhesion with subcutaneous soft tissue or bone, as a means of prevention, the residual limb should be carried outwith massage. 

In other cases, it does not need massage in principleSometimes the use of ultrasound therapy is for theskin adhesion f the residual limb, and  low-frequency electrotherapy is for phantom limb pain and residual limb pain

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