operation requirement
(1) Shoulders sink, elbows droop, upper limbs are relaxed and placed in front, and elbows are slightly flexed about 120.
(2) With the elbow joint as the fulcrum, the forearm swings actively, driving the wrist and hand to make gentle and gentle rotation.
(3) Finger surface, palmar root or thenar exert force on the treatment site and suck it, and it is not allowed to slide or rub during operation.
Action essentials
The kneading method pays special attention to "absorption", and the operation should be stable. It is required that even if the subcutaneous tissue moves, the skin will not move. Actions should be even and coordinated, and priorities should be appropriate. The manipulation frequency should be 120~ 160 times per minute. According to clinical needs, the kneading range can be large or small, and it can also be small to large. The force should be soft, even and deep, and you can't press down or float.
clinical application
The characteristics of kneading method are light, soft, uniform and deep, which are suitable for all parts of the body. Often used with pressing, kneading and kneading. Has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, dredging collaterals, warming meridians, dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relieving swelling and pain, broadening chest, regulating qi, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and regulating gastrointestinal peristalsis. Among them, finger kneading is mostly used in head, face, chest and abdomen, neck, joints of limbs and acupoints of the whole body; Palm rubbing method is mostly used for shoulders, back, waist, buttocks and lower limbs; Thenar kneading is mostly used on the head, face, neck, chest and abdomen and limbs.