Compex Sport Elite Manuel D'utilisation page 101

Programmes
Decreased muscular ten-
sion
Drainage of the toxins res-
Relaxing
ponsible for the exaggera-
massage
ted increase of muscular
tone
Effect of well-being and
relaxation
Considerable increase of
blood flow in the stimula-
ted region
Reviving
Improvement of tissue
massage
oxygenation
Elimination of free radicals
Activation of blood circula-
tion
Toning
Recovery of muscular
massage
contractile properties
Invigorating effect
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Massage
Uses
Effects
To eliminate uncomfortable
or painful sensations, follo-
wing an exaggerated in-
crease of muscular tone
To contrast effectively sen-
sations of fatigue and locali-
sed heaviness
To prepare the muscles in
an ideal manner before an
unusual/one-time physical
activity
Massage
Specific applications
Treatment of uncomfortable muscular
tensions in the back of the neck
R emaining in a seated position for long
periods, associated with repetitive move-
ments of the upper limbs (as is frequently
the case in front of a computer screen), is
often responsible for an uncomfortable –
or even painful – increase of muscle ten-
sion of the back of the neck muscles.
A ny other condition of stress may also
create situations leading to a state of ex-
cessive muscular tension, which is often
responsible for painful or uncomfortable
sensations.
T he in-depth effects produced by the
Relaxing massage programme enable to
contrast effectively such painful sensa-
tions, with a particularly significant result
in terms of relaxation.
Cycle duration:To be used on the back of the neck
muscles, whenever an occasional sensation of
painful muscular tension is felt; to be repeated, if
necessary, in cases of particularly strong muscu-
lar tension
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Programme: Relaxing massage 15◊
Treatment of a localised sensation of
heaviness or an occasional state of
fatigue
T he many stresses of everyday life are
often responsible for uncomfortable, or
even painful, physical sensations. A circu-
lation slowdown is often the result of in-
sufficient physical activity, frequently
aggravated by the need in one's working
life to remain in the same position for
many hours (in a seated position, for
example).
A lthough not serious, this simple "vascu-
lar slowdown" is, however, frequently the
cause of unpleasant sensations (for exam-
ple: a sensation of heaviness, often locali-
sed in the lower limbs, but also, at times,
in another region of the body).
T he Reviving massage programme pro-
duces, in the greatest comfort, a reactiva-
tion of the blood circulation that allows an
acceleration of tissue oxygenation and the
elimination of painful sensations, due to
insufficient physical effort.
Cycle duration: To be used on the calf muscles,
whenever an occasional sensation of heaviness
is felt; to be repeated, if necessary, in cases of
persistent discomfort
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Programme: Reviving massage 25◊
Muscular and circulation conditioning
before physical activity
P eople who regularly practise sports are
well aware of the transition, which is
often painful, between a rest activity and
an occasional physical effort.
T he objective of the usual warming-up
techniques is to respond to this need to
activate progressively the physiological
functions involved in one-time physical
activity. This physiological need is also
very desirable for moderate but unusual
physical efforts, as is frequently the case
for most of us (treks, biking, jogging,
etc.).
T he Toning massage programme offers an
ideal benefit in the form of optimal mus-
cular and circulation conditioning before
any type of physical effort. It allows us to
avoid the uncomfortable sensations –
usually experienced during the first few
minutes of unusual physical efforts – and
to limit the secondary consequences of
insufficient preparation (aches, etc.).
Cycle duration: To be used on the muscles most
subject to stress in the physical activity involved
(in this example: the quadriceps), in the last
thirty minutes preceding physical activity.
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Programme: Toning massage 8◊
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