Looking for an effective remedy for restoring health? Try a massage cushion

One of the best means of helping to remove various pain syndromes at home is a roller for massage. At the heart of its effectiveness lie the development of Chinese medicine. They consist in the idea of the effect of bundles of needles on biologically active points on the human body.

Operating principle

The device consists of a long curved handle. On one side of it is fixed a rotating roller, sprinkled with needles. They can have different coatings (copper, nickel, zinc, iron, silver) and the distance between them.

Despite the simplicity of the design, the massage roller is an effective tool used to eliminate and prevent various pathologies. The result is achieved by:

• Influence on the parts of the body of the magnetic field, formed due to the coating of needles;
• Complex mechanical skin irritation arising from micro-fungi.

Thanks to this, during a massage with a roller, a reflex-mechanical and galvanic-electrical effect occurs simultaneously on different zones of the body.

Benefit

The use of a massage roller helps in the fight against a large number of health problems. Its use contributes to:

• Elimination of stress, pain in the joints and muscles;
• Significant improvement in metabolism and circulation;
• Activation of all body systems;
• Slowing down inflammatory processes;
• Restoration of tissue tone;
• Relieving feelings of fatigue;
• Increase immunity;
• Strengthening the nervous system;
• Inhibition of skin aging processes;
• Reduce the content of fat cells;
• Reduction or complete disappearance of edema.

Use a roller with needles to massage the chest, back, legs, hands. The systematic use of it helps to keep the youth of the face and neck longer.

Regular cosmetic massage enhances the blood supply to the skin, increases its tone and ability to absorb more useful substances, and also accelerates the oxygen supply of tissues. As a result, there is a reduction in the number of wrinkles, improvement in color and turgor of the epidermis.

Features of use

In order to get the maximum effect from a roller massage, you need to apply it correctly. To do this, follow simple rules:

• The body should be in a comfortable relaxed position;
• Pressing with needles on the skin area is necessary simultaneously with reciprocating movements;
• Processing of several zones at once to produce in this order - head, back, thorax, abdomen, upper and lower limbs;
• It is necessary to watch for absence of painful sensations (only pleasant warmth should be felt).

During the procedure, the massage roller leaves microscopic punctures on the skin. Therefore, it must be strictly individual. However, sometimes there is an urgent need, and the massager is used by someone from the family. If this occurs, it is necessary to wipe it with chlorhexidine or a solution of alcohol before and after use.

Experts do not recommend boiling or washing the roller. This greatly shortens the period of its operation. Ideally, every member of the family should have his own device.

Indications

A massage roller can be used without even having any health problems. The procedure will help to simply relax, and after its end there will be a noticeable burst of energy. However, there are cases when this device will be needed.

Use needle roller is recommended in the presence of such pathological conditions:

• Visual or auditory disorders;
• Neuralgia;
• Pain in the head;
• Cerebral palsy in children;
• Local tenderness of tissues;
• Vertebral anomalies;
• Numbness or decreased sensitivity of various parts of the body;
• Swelling;
• Manifestations of the consequences of injuries of various origins.

However, one must take into account that even with confidence in the development of such pathologies, one should not engage in self-medication. Before using the device, it is always advisable to consult a doctor.

Contraindications

Do not forget that with an inaccurate use of a needle roller for massage can injure the skin. To avoid this, you must avoid excessive pressure on the body. During the procedure, the epidermis should turn red, but in no case should it be injured or scratched.

Especially neatly, you should treat the areas on which there are birthmarks. It is better not to touch these areas at all, bypassing them.

Needle massage roller is not allowed to use when:

• Manifestations of physical exhaustion;
• Getting burns, frostbite, wound skin;
• Development of renal, cardiac, hepatic pathologies;
• Diagnosis of blood diseases and organs involved in hemopoiesis;
• Tuberculosis;
• Exacerbation of infectious diseases;
• Occurrence of ARI;
• Increased body temperature;
• The formation of tumors of any etiology.

Selecting the necessary device, you need to consider how the roller will be used. For back massage it is worth buying a larger model. Treat the neck and face more comfortable with small rollers. Massagers of medium size are the most versatile.

It is not superfluous to consult before buying with a doctor. The specialist will tell you what kind of product will most effectively help in solving this or that health problem.