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What is flexibility for?
Flexible health massage is a massage technique. Specifically, soft massage is to drive the first line through a point, and the first line drives the whole body; Relax the whole body, stretch muscles, relax tendons and activate collaterals, and smooth qi and blood; It can not only cure diseases, but also achieve the effects of health care and body building. It is very popular in the coastal areas of China.

Ordinary operation

1. Pressing: Pressing the skin or acupoints rhythmically with fingers or palms.

2. Rub: Gently rub your fingers or palms on the skin or acupoints.

3. Push: Push the skin muscles forward, upward or outward with your fingers or palms.

4. Take: Hold the skin, muscle or intervertebral disc membrane with one hand or both hands, lift it up and then put it down.

5. Knead: Rotate the skin or acupoints with your fingers or palms.

Matters needing attention in adult massage

1, wash your hands with hot water before massage to ensure that your hands are clean. At the same time, remove watches, rings and other items that hinder operation in advance.

2. Trim the nails before massage, and the nails should be flush with the top of the fingertips. Because if the nails are too long, it is easy to damage the skin; If it is too short, pressing the acupoints will be weak and ineffective.

3. When you massage, you must choose the right environment according to the weather at that time. When massaging in summer, the environment should be ventilated and the temperature should be moderate; When massaging in winter, the indoor environment should be warm, and the massager's hands must be hot to prevent the massager from catching cold.

4, massage techniques should be appropriate, observe the expression of the massaged person at any time, so that the massaged person feels comfortable. Massage must be light at the beginning, and then gradually increase the intensity until the massaged person can bear the appropriate intensity.