Mastitis massage techniques

There are a large number of mammary glands in women's breasts, and the main function of the mammary glands is to transport milk to the baby. However, the mammary gland has a big disadvantage, which is that it is easy to get blocked and cause mastitis. Especially for women who have experienced breastfeeding, the chance of developing mastitis is very high. In the early stages of mastitis, female friends do not need to worry too much. Its chances of cure are very high and it can be treated through proper massage in daily life.

In daily life, many female friends suffer from gynecological diseases for some reason. Many breastfeeding women have no experience in feeding babies, so they are easily susceptible to mastitis. This disease refers to an acute suppurative infection of the breast. Most of the patients are women in the postpartum period. It is also one of the important factors causing fever after childbirth. This disease has caused a certain degree of impact on patients, so everyone must pay attention to this disease. Self-massage can be used to relieve the disease of mastitis.

There are many ways to relieve mastitis, but self-massage is simple and easy to operate, and has no side effects and will not affect your baby, so it is recognized by many patients. So what are the methods of self-massage?

1. Oscillation method:

Patients with mastitis can use the hypothenar part of their right hand to apply force. First, start from the swelling of the breast, and then push along the base of the breast toward the nipple with high-speed oscillation. Be sure not to get the direction wrong. Repeat this 3 to 5 times. The best effect would be if the patient could feel a slight warmth locally in the breast.

2. Kneading method:

Experts point out that patients with mastitis can use the hypothenar or thenar eminence of the palm to apply pressure to the affected area. Patients can also use their hands to gently massage the red, swollen and painful areas of the breast. If there are lumps in the breast, they can repeatedly rub and press the lumps several times until the lumps become soft.

3. Kneading, pinching and holding methods:

Patients with mastitis can use the five fingers of their right hand to grab the affected breast and use a kneading technique, grabbing and releasing, repeating the operation 10 to 15 times. Use your left hand to gently pinch your nipple several times to expand the milk ducts in the nipple.

4. Push and caress method:

The patient sits or lies on his or her side to fully expose his or her breasts. First, sprinkle some talcum powder or apply a little paraffin oil on the affected breast to act as a lubricant. Then use the palms of both hands to gently push and stroke along the milk duct from all sides of the breast toward the nipple. Repeat this process about 50 to 100 times.

The above introduces the self-massage methods for mastitis. I believe everyone should have learned a lot about it. In normal times, everyone must learn more about this disease and pay attention to it after being ill. If it is in the early stage of the disease, you can use the above-mentioned methods to relieve the symptoms of mastitis. The above methods are simple and easy to operate. Patients may wish to try it when they are fine.