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Hypertension is a socio-medical problem in the United States of America. 70 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure. It is a fact that only 8% of these people are diagnosed with a real direct cause of high blood pressure such as kidney insufficiency, a tumor on the adrenal gland, or narrowing of the aorta, all of which can be detected by various lab and radiological means. In the other 92% of cases, patients are diagnosed with essential hypertension, which is the same dangerous high blood pressure condition, but with no determined cause. On DVD #2, Boris explains and performs the step by step treatment protocol for patients with essential hypertension as it was proposed in 1973 by Professor Alexander Dembo, MD, PhD, of former Leningrad School of Medicine. Additionally on DVD #2, Boris thoroughly explains and demonstrates full-body medical stress management massage, including a clear and correct demonstration and explanation of deep tissue mobilization. Furthermore, you will find clarification of the difference between stress management massage versus relaxation massage. Also presented on this DVD is a neck exercise program to prevent re-accumulation of tension in cervical muscles, as well as myofascial tissue release and trigger point therapy techniques.

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"Learning different techniques from Boris Prilutsky’s DVD series is very easy. Since purchasing them, I have learned a lot and have applied many of the techniques in treatments of my clients. In most cases, results have been rapid and without complications. In the last 7 months, my practice has grown significantly due to my new capability to perform different disciplines of massage therapy. I highly recommend these DVDs for everyone who practices massage therapy. "

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How Massage Therapy can help people suffering from Headaches

The most common cause of tension headaches is the compression of the greater occipital nerve by the cervical muscles. This kind of phenomenon can produce headaches that closely mimic migraine attacks. Greater Occipital Nerve Neuralgia could be treated successfully using Medical Massage therapy and special post-isometric relaxation techniques. However, lately stress-related jaw joint (TMJ) disorders have started to dominate as a main cause for tension headaches. The masticatory (chewing) muscles, due to stress and night time teeth grinding, accumulate pathological levels of tension that produce not only headaches, but can initiate osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint initially affects the articular disc (in the jaw joint), producing not only popping or clicking, but also severe pain when chewing. Within a short period of time Medical Massage therapy and appropriate dental care can restore normal function of the jaw joint, as well as eliminate headaches and other pain sensations. In Volume 2 of Boris Prilutsky’s Medical Massage DVD series, the topic of eliminating Greater Occipital Nerve Neuralgia is covered under the hypertension treatment topic. Additionally, Boris Prilutsky has a VHS-format video available where he offers a detailed discussion and hands-on techniques to treat TMJ disorders.

How Massage Therapy can be beneficial to patients suffering from Hypertension and Greater Occipital Nerve Neuralgia

Approximately 55 million Americans are diagnosed with essential hypertension. Physicians diagnose essential hypertension following an examination for kidney dysfunction, which can secondarily evoke hypertension. A tumor on the adrenal gland, as well as narrowing of the aorta, can be the other causes of secondary high blood pressure. If the above-mentioned causes can be excluded, the patient is diagnosed as having essential hypertension.

In 1973, at the Leningrad School of Medicine in Russia, a group of scientists completed studies to establish that in some cases of hypertension (especially in people suffering from neck spondylosis and over-tensed muscles), people develop vertebral artery syndrome. This syndrome produces not only headaches, but also high blood pressure. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people were treated by a team of professionals following a prescribed protocol. Medical Massage and post-isometric relaxation techniques were used to treat these patients.

The vertebral arteries supply arterial blood to the back part of the brain. The vertebral artery is located on each side, in the lateral part of the cervical spine. If muscles become over-tensed (due to spondylosis or emotional/physical overstress) they can actually compress the vertebral artery to the point that this obstruction will decrease the amount of blood supply to the brain. Approximately 2,000 quarts of blood needs to be supplied to the brain every 24 hours. The brain has special sensors to track this blood supply. When an obstruction leads to a decrease of blood supply to the brain, as a defense, the arteries constrict, and the blood pressure is raised to compensate for the compromised blood supply. It may not seem to make sense, but in this case, an increase of blood pressure is an act of defense.

We can successfully reduce the tension in the anterior scalene and inferior splenius capitus muscles to free the compression conflict with the vertebral artery. Once the obstruction is eliminated, there is no longer any reason for the body to produce a defensive high blood pressure. Repeated treatments in cases of essential hypertension are needed in order to restore the threshold of pressure receptors within the arterial circulation. These are special receptors which determine the constriction and dilation of blood vessels.

In Volume 2 of Boris Prilutsky’s Medical Massage DVD series, Boris offers detailed discussions and hands-on demonstrations utilizing Medical Massage techniques in the treatment of Hypertension and Greater Occipital Neuralgia.

Full-Body Stress Management Medical Massage

Nowadays, we are all exposed to tremendous amounts of stress. Stress-related illnesses such as heart attacks, strokes, hypertension, diabetes, etc., affect Americans in pandemic proportions. To better understand how stress affects us, imagine a situation in which you might encounter an aggressive, large dog ready to attack. Almost immediately, your heart rate increases, breathing becomes heavy and accelerated, blood pressure climbs, and you get ready to “fight or flight.” The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system takes over. The sympathetic division is responsible for vasoconstriction (leading to higher blood pressure), increase the heart rate, stress hormone production, sweating, heavy breathing, etc.

In our stressful daily life routine, the sympathetic division is over-active, and this causes a gradual development and accumulation of the above-mentioned symptoms. Of course when arteries constrict, the heart’s work becomes more difficult. The left part of the heart must constrict and not only pump blood, but also overcome the resistance from the constricted vessels. In fact, this chain of events can actually leads to stress-related heart attacks.

In Volume 2 of Boris Prilutsky’s Medical Massage DVD series, Boris offers a hands-on demonstration of a special method of Medical Massage therapy developed by A. Sherbak, M.D., Ph.D. The techniques shown lead to the balancing of activities between the sympathetic and parasympathetic (the antagonist of the sympathetic system) division of the nervous systems. This balancing results in the unloading of the cardiovascular system, depression of stress hormone production, and the initiation of positive chain reactions in the functions of our organ systems.

By creating impulses under our hands when we perform soft tissue mobilization, we cause the motor centers in our brain to reduce muscle tension, as well as initiate the positive vasomotor reflexes mentioned above.