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Connective Tissue Manipulation (CTM) is a technique performed by physiotherapists when applying the pads of their fingers to ‘roll’ a patient’s skin tissues. Its effectiveness is based on viscerocutaneous reflex (discovered by the Chinese in the East and then 2000 years later in the West by Sir Henry Head in 1890). It is a great technique for the treatment of back pain and sciatica.

All of the structures in the body are surrounded, supported and protected by a connective type of tissue that binds together the body’s organs and provides compartmentalization between them. When connective type tissue receives appropriate contact and energy, it changes very quickly. This characteristic ensures that a physiotherapist is either working on muscle or connective tissue, but not both at the same time, which allows them to be very specific in what they do.

CTM works because the movement of the tissues by the physiotherapist creates a short, sharp, nervous stretch reflex that creates an impulse that spreads throughout them. The patient’s brain will translate the impulse as if it were a scratch to the skin. Basically, the tighter the tissue is, the bigger the stretch reflex and therefore the sharper the scratch felt by the patient. The reflex itself is a small electrical impulse that passes through the fluid in the connective type tissue and releases tension. This reduction in tension around the blood vessel walls lets more blood flow into the damaged area, reducing inflammation. Softening the connective tissue allows more movement to occur without irritation and pain.

Treatment will often start away from the injured part, gradually working in closer. The benefits of CTM are cumulative. Once the tension has been lowered through treatment the reduction is maintained. Further reduction in connective tissue tension occurs with each treatment.

The degree to which the reduction in connective tissue tension is maintained is dependent upon the level of stress added put on the body by the patient’s lifestyle. CTM is only learnt at advanced level in the UK and is not yet widely available from physiotherapists.

Connective tissue therapy is practiced by The London Physio Centre and the Physio Centre, Gillingham. If you are suffering from back pain or sciatica, visit their websites to find out how they can help you.

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Using aromatherapy body lotion for every day use is not a sin and can only be beneficial to your overall wellbeing; as it can help soothe your mind, body and soul. With using essential oils from various specific plants, herbs and bark of trees healing can begin when applied with the right kind of hands where it hurts so much which could be very well out of reach for yourself. 

Having the feeling of gentle yet soothing hands over your sore muscles may seem to make all your problems go away, even if it is for only a short while. A nice thing is that with using aromatherapy body lotion the effects linger longer under the skin, and takes quite a while before they wear off before needing to redo the whole aromatherapy body lotion process again.
 
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Most physiotherapists do not use aromatherapy body lotion, but sometimes an aromatherapy massage lotion; this is due to the concentration of soothing aching muscles. With persistent professional manipulation, bruises will rise to the skin until the wounds are healed under the skin.  Although this is not the norm for physiotherapists to use aromatherapy body lotion on their customers, they safely prefer to use the plainest and simplest of products to reduce allergic reactions by their customers.

Although aroma therapists would preferably use essential oils from plants, herbs and trees to heal their customers aches and pains, allergic reactions do still occur which vary from patient to patient.
 
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It is not every day that you will find that a lot of people are allergic to the same type of oil that has been processed or tapped from a plant that would normally be considered as a healing plant. For some people the use of tee tree oil burns the skin, while for others simple oil such as rose oil could very well do the same for someone else. Unfortunately trying various concentrated oils on the skin is part of life.

When it comes to trying to heal or soothe or rejuvenate, a process of trial and error, and hopefully no permanent damage is done to the skin.  It is always advised that if you purchase any new product you have not used before, it is wiser to test it on your skin first to see if you have any negative reactions to it. Negative skin reactions will normally begin within a few minutes if not immediately and could last hours depending on what ingredients were used in a product.
 

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