Woman massaging abdomen

If female friends massage their abdomen frequently, it will naturally bring many benefits to the body, and will make their body become healthier and healthier, especially it will help with their menstruation, so that they will not feel very obvious dysmenorrhea symptoms again during the menstrual period. Just pay attention to the strength when massaging to avoid injury, and persist in massaging for a period of time to see the effect.

Rub

The rubbing method is to use different parts of your hands to apply force, press them against the skin, and make straight-line movements back and forth. It has the effects of warming the meridians and dredge collaterals, promoting qi and blood circulation, calming and relieving pain, raising skin temperature, and enhancing the flexibility of joint ligaments. Light scrubbing is often used at the beginning and end of a massage to relieve pain or discomfort. The heavy rubbing method is often used between other techniques.

(I) Methods and steps

1. Apply pressure to the skin with your palm, thenar eminence, hypothenar eminence, or base of the palm.

2. Depending on the strength of the force, choose the lightness or heaviness of the technique and rub back and forth in a straight line.

(II) Action Essentials

1. When operating, the wrist joint should be straightened so that the forearm and hand are almost level. With the shoulder joint as the fulcrum, move the palm back and forth in a straight line or left and right. Do not tilt it.

2. The downward pressure of the massager's palm should be even and moderate, and it is best not to cause skin folds when rubbing.

3. The rubbing speed is generally faster, the distance of the reciprocating rubbing should be long, and the movements should be even and continuous, but it should not be rubbed for a long time. The rubbing should be stopped when the local skin becomes congested and flushed to avoid skin damage.

Kneading

Use different parts of the hands to focus on a certain part and make circular or spiral kneading movements to drive the subcutaneous tissue at that part to slide along with the kneading of the fingers or palms. This is called kneading. It has the effects of accelerating blood circulation, improving the metabolism of local tissues, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to relieve spasms, softening scars, alleviating strong manual stimulation and reducing pain. Rub the entire palm or the base of the palm, mostly used for the lower back and areas with thickened muscles. Thumb kneading is mostly used on joints and tendons. Rubbing with the tips of the thumb and middle finger is a commonly used technique in acupoint massage.

(I) Methods and steps

1. Use the palm, base of palm, thenar eminence, hypothenar eminence, thumb or the pads of four fingers to apply pressure on the skin.

2. Make circular or spiral movements to cause the subcutaneous tissue in the area to slide along with the movement of your fingers or palms.

(II) Action Essentials

When kneading, your fingers or palms should be kept close to the skin, do not rub on the skin, your wrists should be relaxed, and the wrist joint together with the forearm or the entire arm should make small rotational movements, without excessively pulling the surrounding skin.

Kneading method

The thumb is extended outward, and the other four fingers are put together, with the hand in a pincer shape. The entire palm and fingers are pressed against the skin, and circular rotating kneading movements are performed. The technique of kneading and pinching while pushing in a spiral direction toward the centripetal direction is called the kneading method. It can promote blood circulation and metabolism of local tissues, increase muscle strength, prevent and treat muscle atrophy, relieve muscle spasms, eliminate muscle fatigue, promote blood circulation, relieve blood stasis and relieve pain. It is mostly used on areas with thickened muscles such as the limbs and buttocks, and is often used alternately with kneading.