Body massage technique
(1) Fingertip-one-finger Zen tuina: Apply force to a certain part or acupoint with the fingertip of the thumb, and maintain the generated force through the flexion and extension of the interphalangeal joint and the swing of the wrist joint.
Continuously acts on the treatment site. Pay attention to shoulder sinking, elbow hanging, wrist hanging, palm deficiency, finger pointing, tight pushing and slow moving when operating.
(2) One-finger Zen tuina: the eccentric peak of thumb is applied to a certain part or acupoint, and the generated force continuously acts on the treated part through the flexion and extension of interphalangeal joint and the swing of wrist joint. Pay attention to sinking shoulders, hanging elbows, stabilizing fingers, pushing tightly and moving slowly when operating.
(3) Rib-one-finger Zen tuina: The rib surface of thumb acts on a certain part or acupoint, and the generated force continuously acts on the treated part through the flexion and extension of interphalangeal joint and the swing of wrist joint. Pay attention to shoulder sinking, elbow hanging, wrist hanging, palm deficiency, finger pointing, tight pushing and slow moving when operating. This method can also use the rib surface of the thumb to exert force on a certain part, and the other four fingers are attached to the other side of the limb, so that the generated force can continuously act on the treatment part through the flexion and extension of the interphalangeal joint and the swing of the wrist joint.
(4) Kneeling and pushing: the dorsal side of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb acts on the treatment site, and the generated force continuously acts on the treatment site through the swing of the wrist joint.
(5) Butterfly Massage: The method of doing one finger Zen massage with both hands on the patient's forehead at the same time is called butterfly massage.
Matters needing attention in body massage:
1, should be light before heavy, from shallow to deep, step by step, so that the body surface has an adaptation process, do not use violence, so as not to scratch the skin. Its principle is to convert mechanical energy into heat energy, so that the capillaries in the massaged part are dilated, the blood flow is increased, and the local nutritional status is improved.
2. In the process of massage operation, you should relax your muscles, breathe naturally, take off your coat and loosen your belt, which can dredge the meridians and make the blood flow smoothly. When massaging limbs, trunk, chest and abdomen, it is best to massage directly on the skin or through thin clothes to improve the effect.
After many changes and improvements, human massage techniques are more complicated and not particularly easy to master. Bian Xiao just chose several technologies to introduce them in detail. Skillfully using it requires constant practice. Human body massage is a step-by-step process. It is necessary to master the strength of massage so as not to damage the skin.