Rhythmic massage

The rhythmic massage according to Ita Wegman is an independent form of massage based on the ideas and knowledge of anthroposophic medicine .

Handles

Essential elements that characterize the rhythmic massage are:

• The tissue is loosened by soft, flowing, sucking handles from the depth to the periphery.
• The individual form of touch is adapted to the therapeutic aspects of the respective clinical picture and the findings - from strong to delicate, from loosening to binding, from punctiform to flat or from slow to fast.
• The invigorating rhythmic element, corresponding to the heartbeat and breathing, pervades both the massage movements and the treatment sequence. The therapist follows three essential principles of rhythmic massage: dynamic, "breathing" balance of the fundamental polarities - in elastic, empathic adaptation - and constant, self-guided renewal, as a development principle for new health.

• The self-healing powers and the self-regulatory powers according to salutogenic aspects are stimulated, and the self-regulation of life processes is supported.
• Special deletions - such as out-of- phase circles and different shapes of the lemniscate - loosen and connect individual parts of the body.

Claim and background

The rhythmical massage seeks the circulation sverhältnisse favorably influence the movement of the tissue fluid to stimulate, offset voltages in muscle - and connective tissue to regulate by the context, the nature of members acting and the levels of consciousness. The aim is to deepen breathing , improve cardiovascular function, normalize digestion and restore a healthy wake-sleep rhythm .

The basis of the rhythmic massage is the three- or four-part structure of the human organism according to the concept of man in anthroposophic medicine. By taking these aspects into account, the conventional indications for massage are expanded to include B. Treatments of organ-functional disorders (circulation, breathing, metabolic organs) as well as supportive treatments for tumor diseases, but also for patients with curative educational and psychiatric illnesses. The contraindications are similar to those of classic massage.

The professional therapists strive to cure each patient in an individual way. These professionals are usually trained as physiotherapists or medical masseurs. The duration of treatment corresponds to the individual needs of the patient. A rest period is required as a follow-up. Only afterwards can the suggestions be processed independently.

history

In the 19th century, the Swede Pehr Henrik Ling developed a whole system of forms of treatment. In doing so, he followed up on the experiences of the ancient Greeks, where personal hygiene through gymnastics and massage was very important.

Ita Wegman was trained in various massage methods in Holland and Berlin from 1900–1905 before studying medicine in Zurich and Munich from 1906–1911.

Knowledge of the human being through anthroposophy and medical advice from its founder, Rudolf Steiner, led Ita Wegman to found today's Klinik Arlesheim in 1921 . In this clinic she worked on the Swedish massage, added the new knowledge of anthroposophy to the field of massage and developed the rhythmic massage on this basis.

Ita Wegman instructed doctors, nurses and other staff at the clinic during daily care and oral lessons. She preferred to demonstrate the massage herself and attached great importance to the fact that her students intuitively applied what was right for the individual patient. In 1929 the doctor Margarethe Hauschka came to the Ita Wegman Clinic. For twelve years she took various therapeutic trainings with Ita Wegman, especially in painting therapy and rhythmic massage. Since then she has taught "rhythmic massage according to Ita Wegman". During this time the rhythmic massage was further developed and mainly passed on to nurses.

Margarethe Hauschka later held courses for physiotherapists and medical masseurs in Stuttgart. With increasing awareness of rhythmic massage, the need for a school of its own grew, which was realized in 1962: The "School for Artistic Therapy and Rhythmic Massage" was created in Boll (D), today's Margarethe Hauschka School. From then on there were regular training courses for physiotherapists and masseurs. Margarethe Hauschka managed the school until the end of her life, supported by Irmgard Marbach and other teachers and doctors.

Today there are schools in various countries where rhythmic massage can be learned.

Based on the rhythmic massage according to Ita Wegman, the rhythmic embrocation according to Wegman / Hauschka was created .

literature

• Margarethe Hauschka: Rhythmic massage according to Dr. Ita Wegman. Anthropological basics . Margarethe Hauschka School, Association for the Promotion of Artistic Therapy and Massage e. V. (March 1972)
• Stefan Härter: touch - rhythm - healing. The rhythmic massage according to Dr. med. Ita Wegman , anthrosana, ISBN 3-905364-11-5

Web links

• Association of Rhythmic Massage Germany
• Association of Rhythmic Massage Switzerland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Monika Fingado: Rhythmic rub-in. Edition Natura, 2004, ISBN 3-7235-1160-0 .
2. ^ Mathias Bertram: The therapeutic process as dialogue. Structural phenomenological investigation of the rhythmic rub-in according to Wegman / Hauschka. ISBN 3-938262-97-4 .

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