Particularities of Using the Point Massage in the Aspect of Kinesiological Competence of Physical Therapist

Abstract

Aim: The study was aimed at revealing the essence of the mechanism of finger acupressure, techniques of finger point massage and particularities of their implementation in physical therapy. Materials and Methods: Implementation of the aims was achieved with following methods: analysis of special psychological and pedagogical literature; generalization of experience in professional training of future specialists in the field of physical therapy; synthesis, generalization, systematization and modeling were used to improve the technique of point massage in the process of physical therapy. Conclusions: Using of finger point massage techniques in the process of physical therapy is a powerful tool to be implemented into patient’s rehabilitation program, aimed at functional recovery. Identified relevance and effectiveness of its using to stimulate restorative processes in the patient’s body, allows to accelerate recovery and restoration of functional abilities. The combination of finger point massage and physical therapy can be used as an independent complex therapeutic method in physical rehabilitation in patients with various diseases` nosologies. It was determined that effectiveness of functional recovery in patient is increased with the simultaneous implementation of finger point massage and physical therapy.