• Prevent flat feet, clubfoot, valgus deformity and other leg deformities;
• Prevent varicose veins, arthritis and arthrosis;
• Relieve foot fatigue.

What does ORTEK Massage mat do?

• Supports proper growth of child’s feet;
• Improves the muscle tone by strengthening longitudinal and transverse arches of feet;
• Improves blood circulation;
• Relieves foot tension by influencing the nerve endings.

How to use ORTEK Massage mat?

• Massage + play – for children, focused self-massage – for adults. Just combine the proposed activities or create your own complex of feet exercises;
• Walks on the inside and outside of the feet;
• Walking on the heels or toes, rolling from one position to another;
• Walking with knees half bent;
• Jumping on one or both feet;
• Squatting with emphasis on the entire foot, without tearing the heel off the mat.

Contraindications

• damage to the skin on the surface of the foot;
• diabetic foot disease;
• trophic changes in the foot, including trophic ulcers;
• instability of the ankle joint, purulent and inflammatory skin diseases.

Dimensions: square puzzle- 26 х 26 cm/ 10,2 х 10,2 inch

Exercises:

1. Walk on the mat forwards and backwards (7-9 reps).

2. In standing position, lift the body on tiptoes (7-9 reps).

3. In standing position, roll from heels to toes (7-9 reps).

4. Walk cross-step on the mat (7-9 reps).

5. Walk on the inner side of foot (7-9 reps).

6. Walk on the outer side of foot (7-9 reps).

7. Walk on tiptoes (30-60 sec).

8. In standing position, squat and distribute the weight on the whole foot; keep the heel pressed to the mat (7-9 reps)

9. In standing position, lift one leg and keep balance on the other one; then do the same with the other leg (7-9 reps).

10. Jump from one piece to another (7-9 reps).

11. In standing position, lift one leg and jump on the other one; then do the same with the other leg (6-8 reps).

12. Walk on the mat in a half-sitting position (6-8 reps).