Lesson 3: Techniques of massage (1)

Harness the effect of the massage remaining in silence, with the closed eyes and breathing slowly and deeply.

Frictions and cheeks

Friction to nudillar

This massage consists of rubbing the skin with the knuckles of the fingers, excepting the thumb. He is similar to the movement that by hand takes place when washing a clothes article that is very dirty. To greater rubbing with the skin, more intense the stimulation.

Concave cheek

It is made with the flexionados fingers and on guard concave hand, without letting leave the air. When making the cheeks, alternate the two hands.

Manual vibration

What is?

One takes place with the palm of the hand, at which a delicate movement of tremor with the Maxima is impelled to him possible frequency. The center of the vibration must be on the point that we want to treat and, from there, transmits by undulation all the organism.

Types

The manual vibration can be applied with the palm of the hand, the end of the fingers or the closed fist.

Evacuating of veins

What is?

In this massage, in addition to the fingers, the palms of the hands take part. The sense of the movement goes towards the heart, making a smooth and slow friction.

So that it serves?

 This technique clears the superficial blood and prepares the skin for other treatments. The evacuating of veins also practices in the end, before you pass digitalises.

The secret

 Most of types of massages they have the variant to nudillar, that is the one that is made with the knuckles of the fingers. The pressure that is exerted is variable based on the effect that is wanted to obtain.

WITHOUT A DOUBT WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO MAKE MASSAGES?

A massage does not have never to be made on open wounds or recent scars. Besides to be painful, it would be possible to be infected the wound and to be caused reactions of organic type, since the body is defended before which it considers an aggression. It agrees to avoid the zone and, in case of postoperating, where the inflammation by means of massage must be reduced, it goes to a good professional, that it will resort to the technique of lymphatic drainage, that alleviates edema. It does not have either to masajear when bony fractures exist to cure.