Adults with long-term disabilities are most likely to suffer from strokes. Up to 50% of stroke survivors are permanently disabled and the upper motor neuron syndrome signs and symptoms they experience include weakness, spasticity, lack of coordination and agonist antagonist co-contraction. Together, they contribute to impairments and functional issues that have the potential to result in costly complications. Physical therapy may help people with disabilities improve their quality of life and their disabilities. The most widely used form of passive physical therapy is manual therapeutic massage, which is one of the oldest forms of medicine known to man and has been used worldwide since antiquity. All back rub controls bring mechanical powers into the delicate tissues through "mechanotransduction". Massage may help to reduce muscle stiffness and increase muscle compliance by increasing blood flow and muscle mass temperature. Therapeutic massage comes in many different varieties. In the Western world, Swedish massage is the most common type of massage. Based on Western concepts of anatomy and physiology, this is one of the most common treatments for athletes who want to improve their performance to its full potential. To achieve or maintain health, it involves the systematic application of manual pressure and the movement of soft tissue with rhythmic pressure and stroking.
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