Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1915 — How to Massage Severe Injuries. [ARTICLE]

How to Massage Severe Injuries.

Bruises, particularly the severe contusions due to external violence, yield well to massage treatment Using the fingers or the palm of the hand, rub with a stroking movement, always directed from the center of the contusion. Relief should be obtained I, a few minutes. The massage should be done twice a day and should not be continued for more than fifteen minutes at a time. When sprains are being treated by massage always rub toward the joint not away from it The time of the application may be lengthened to half an hour, and a greater amount of pressure exerted than in cases of simple contusion. The parts over the joint however, should be handled gently.