How is hand and finger massage done? Therapeutic hand massage and reflexology. Biologically active points on the palms

As is known, with the help of biologically active points, which are n As a result, a person can get rid of migraines, normalize arterial pressure, strengthen your immunity, and also affect your work internal organs and body systems. This effect on the body is called reflexology. In addition, massage reflex zones has a relaxing and anti-stress effect. This technique also includes hand massage, which is recommended for neurological and somatic diseases.

Diagram of biologically active points on the palms

If you are nervous, feel stressed, have a cold, etc., then take advantage of the free, and most importantly, healing power of your hands. On the palms of a person there is a large number of biologically active points that affect different organs of the body.

By massaging reflex points, you can cope with a particular ailment much faster. Of course, to get rid of serious illnesses it is necessary to undergo full course procedures from a professional reflexologist, believe me, the effect will be “in your face.” And for quick fix Some ailments can be dealt with on your own.

Benefits of hand massage

improves the functioning of all organs,
strengthens the immune system,
cures colds,
relieves headaches,
prevention and treatment of arthritis,
improves joint mobility,
increases muscle activity,
improves blood circulation,
relieves swelling,
improves the functioning of the digestive system,
accelerates nail growth,
improves skin condition,
increases performance,
activates brain function,
relaxes and calms nervous system,
lifts the mood
helps cope with stress and depression,
increases energy,
has a rejuvenating effect.

Contraindications for hand massage

Hand reflexology should not be done if you have:

acute inflammatory processes,
elevated temperature,
allergic rashes,
cracks and wounds on the hands,
fungi,
fractures.

Types of hand massage

There are many types of it, here we will present the most popular ones.

Manicure massage— its main goal is to strengthen and accelerate the process of nail growth. During the procedure, it is customary to use oils or creams.

Acupressure hand massage activates the work of all organs and systems of the body, eliminates headaches. As a rule, people resort to its help to increase vitality.

Hand massage stimulates biological active points, fights muscle and joint pain, increases endurance and relieves tension.

Hand massage for weight loss Helps reduce hunger and get rid of fat deposits. This happens by stimulating the necessary points and improving blood circulation.

Anti-cellulite hand massage copes effectively with " orange peel"on the inside and outside of the shoulders.

Baby hand massage improves the development of children, in particular their fine motor skills, and even speech.

Acupressure hand massage

The massage complex consists of following techniques: stroking, rubbing, kneading, patting, twisting, pinching, etc.

The massage can be done both sitting and lying down. Be sure to use massage oil (base oil is best vegetable oils). The duration of the process should be about 20-30 minutes.

Hand massage techniques

1. For a cold

Find on your left or right hand (it doesn’t matter) a “sore point” located between the bases of the middle and ring finger(see picture below). Using the thumb of your other hand, massage it for 2 minutes - you need to make circular movements clockwise and counterclockwise. If you want to get rid of a runny nose, then firmly squeeze the tips of all your fingers together for 10-20 seconds and release. You need to do this 5-6 times.

2. For back pain

Using your thumb right hand swipe over the entire left thumb with strong impact- start from the base and stop at the tip of the nail. This reflex zone massage can relax muscle tension in the lumbar region. Do the same with the other hand. Alternate hands 4-6 times. In addition, to relieve tension both in the back and throughout the body, it is recommended to stimulate the point solar plexus(see picture above).

3. For shoulder pain

You need a point located at the base of the ring and little fingers. Massage this point on both hands for 1 minute.

4. To relieve stress

Surely you have noticed that when a person is nervous, he begins to finger something with his hands. This is the body’s subconscious protection from stress - the impact of one or another object on the points located on the hands relaxes. How amazing and “thought out” our body is, right? :) So, for the purpose of removing nervous tension, massage your palms with the tip of your thumb for about 2-3 minutes. Pay special attention to the solar plexus point.

5. For headaches

Carefully feel the tip of the thumb of either hand. Having found the “sore” point, stimulate it thoroughly thumb other hand. Change hand. If the pain in the head does not go away, then most likely this is due to the curvature of the spine and muscle tension in the back or neck.

6. For digestive problems

It is necessary to massage the biologically active points of digestion, located on a curved line along the contour of the palm from the base of the thumb to the little finger, for about 2 minutes. Do the same with the other hand.

Daily proper massage hands can improve your health, slow down the aging process, and also improve appearance not only the hands, but the whole body.

Asian hand massage

The arms consist of the girdles of the upper limbs: the collarbone, shoulder blades and free upper limbs - the humerus and bones of the forearms, and hands. Subclavian artery supplies blood upper limb. The subclavian vein is used to venous drainage. Lymphatic vessels run along the back of the finger to the lateral and palmar surfaces, heading from here towards the palms, forearm, shoulder to the lymph nodes: subclavian and axillary. Nerves in brachial plexus the hands are innervated.

Hand massage is necessary for the treatment of inflammatory and joint diseases, to activate hand mobility after fractures, wounds, arthrosis and arthritis, osteoporosis, pain relief and for cosmetic purposes. The benefits of massaging your arms, hands, fingers and palms in salons or at home are always tangible.

Hand massage technique

The patient is in a chair or lying on a table. Hand massage is performed with one or two hands. If you massage with one hand, use the other to fix the limb being massaged, helping to grasp the muscles that are being affected.

The massage technique provides direction massage movements along the way lymphatic vessels, moving to the lymph nodes to cleanse the activated lymph: the area of the elbow and armpits.

Hand massage along the radius along the shoulder (its back surface) using the deltoid muscle is completed with encompassing stroking in the area lymph node above the collarbone. Then continue the hand massage with grasping stroking on the elbow bone, the front surface of the shoulder and complete the movement in the area of the lymph node under the armpits.

Massage your hands at home:

flat stroking and pincer-like back surface brushes They start from the fingertips and further grasp the middle third of the forearm;
then massage the fingers ( each finger separately) from the tips to the base along the dorsum, palmar and lateral;
rubbing the fingers (on the lateral and palmar surfaces): circular, straight, comb-shaped. Next, hatching, sawing;
kneading: pincer-like, pressing, sliding, stretching;
vibration: puncturing, tapping, shaking, acupressure techniques, passive and active movements.

Let's take a closer look at finger massage at home. In the area of the fingers there are short muscles, and on the surfaces of the palms there are elevations of the muscles of the 1st-5th fingers. Between the metacarpal bones are the interosseous muscles. The tendons of the forearm muscles, 2 finger flexor tendons and one extensor tendon extend along the hand towards the fingers (each).

Between the individual phalanges of the fingers, the main phalanges and the metacarpus there are small joints, as well as the metacarpals and carpals. The joint capsules of the palm are thickened.

Massage of fingertips

The fingers of the hands have a great mission: they participate in all human activities. They have biologically active points through which internal organs can be treated.

By massaging the fingers, especially their tips, we force the whole body to work more actively - the benefits of this will be obvious if you start massage techniques from nail phalanx to the main one: stroking, stroking, forceps, kneading, pulling away from the bone, shifting the lumbrical and interosseous muscles. Supplement with passive and active movements in the joints. Massage of the hands in the palm area on all sides is also performed using acupressure techniques, using “their” energetically active zones.

Forearm massage

At home, the forearm is massaged:

in the area of the elbow - by stroking: flat and grasping, comb-shaped and forceps-shaped, rake-shaped and ironing;
rubbing: straight, circular, spiral, sawing, crossing, hatching, planing;
kneading: longitudinal, transverse, felting, pressing, sliding, stretching;
vibration: tapping, patting, chopping, shaking, continuous labile and stable vibration, acupressure techniques: linear and local.

The forearm is bent at an angle of 110-120˚ to the shoulder and placed on a massage table. There are two muscle groups located on the forearms: flexors and pronators (first group), wrist extensors and supinators ( back group). There are two layers of muscles located on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the forearm: superficial and deep. The extensors need to be massaged with the opposite hand, and the flexors with the same hand.

Elbow joint massage

Hand massage in the elbow joint area at home is performed by:

circular and planar stroking;
rubbing: straight, circular, spiral, shading and pressing;
vibration: point and puncturing;
kneading: tong-like, sliding;
stretching and pressing;
active and passive movements.

At home, you need to use the services of a visiting massage therapist or the “kind hands” of relatives to achieve the effect. The shoulder is massaged:

stroking towards the axillary fossa: flat, grasping, pincer-shaped;
rubbing: straight, circular, spiral, crossing, sawing, hatching, planing;
kneading: felting, transverse and longitudinal, stretching, shifting, pinching, pressing;
separate kneading of flexors and extensors;
vibration: shaking, puncturing, patting, tapping, chopping, shaking, acupressure or Su Jok, based on the insertion of needles into a specific point. The hand massage technique also involves putting a massage ring on the finger to improve the function of the limbs.

Shoulder massage

The massage technique is aimed at developing joint mobility and relieving pain. Perform:

stroking: flat, grasping, pincer-shaped, ironing, rake-shaped;
rubbing: circular, straight, spiral, hatching;
kneading: pressing;
vibration: point, puncturing;
passive and active movements.

Before massaging the shoulder joint, first massage the deltoid muscle. When the massage therapist is in front of the patient, the hand is placed behind the back to better access, when located behind, the patient’s hand is placed on the other shoulder. The lower surface of the joint capsule will become more accessible to the massage therapist if the hands are moved to the side or placed on the massage therapist's shoulder.

In case of lymphostasis - pathological outflow of lymph, hand massage is performed with a special technique, provided that there is no inflammatory process, For example, erysipelas. The hand is raised vertically and the palm rests on the surface of the wall. Using the fingertips of your healthy hand, make stroking movements from the elbow to the shoulder, then reverse side. The arm is worked from all sides using moderate pressure, but without causing pain. Perform a suction massage for 5 minutes 2-3 times a day, with severe swelling - the time and amount of massage is increased. An elastic compression bandage is used.

Throughout the working day, the arm muscles experience quite heavy loads. As a result, tension accumulates, which negatively affects our performance and our health, causing pain in the neck, shoulders, etc. Hand massage can relieve everything discomfort, pain, tension.

Hand massage has a special place. Because that’s where it’s located great amount points with reflex cells, which in turn have an effect on certain parts of our body and can improve well-being. In general, any massage is positive: it allows you to relax, relieve tension, cure a serious illness, get rid of cosmetic imperfections, etc.

Perfectly relieves tension and discomfort

Action

This procedure affects all muscles, joints, layers of skin, and blood vessels. Separately, I would like to draw attention to how massage affects the central nervous system, stabilizing its functionality. And undoubtedly, the sessions have a beneficial effect on the entire human body. As already mentioned, there are a large number of acupuncture points located on the palms. By stimulating these points, we influence certain organs, improving their functionality.

This procedure is recommended after severe physical activity to restore muscle performance, relieve tension, strengthen joints and blood vessels. Also, under the influence of massage, you can get rid of such consequences as swelling, bone fractures, and damage to soft tissues.

It is very good to use the procedure in for cosmetic purposes. With its help, you can clean the top layer of skin from keratinized epidermis, dust particles, any external contaminants that clog pores. As a result of rubbing, the outflow of lymph is activated, which helps improve skin nutrition at the micro level. Ultimately, the skin becomes firm, elastic, velvety, acquiring a vibrant color.

With the help of various nourishing creams and gels, massage increases its effectiveness.

Methods of influence

Techniques and methods of influence include exercises such as stroking, rubbing, kneading, patting, twisting, pinching, etc. The complex of all these techniques is called hand massage. It is important to know that all techniques are performed in strict sequence.

I would like to highlight self-massage in this procedure. This is precisely the most common method of influence, since rubbing oil into the skin, rubbing, stroking movements is massage. When performing self-massage, it is recommended to replace stroking movements at a slow pace with rubbing at a faster pace. All movements are performed in the direction from the fingertips to the elbows.

If the procedure is performed by a massage therapist, in addition to the basic techniques, he uses slightly different ones, such as kneading, acupressure Chinese massage, Thai etc. Special attention I would like to give it a water massage. The essence of its effect is to pour a stream of water over the hand from hand to forearm and back. Pouring is performed from the inside and from the outside. This method is very effective for diseases of cardio-vascular system. In addition, it gives a very pleasant sensation.

A certain point affects a certain internal organ

Technique

The technique includes massage of the fingers, massage of the hands, wrist joints, forearms, elbow joints, shoulders, shoulder joints.

Finger massage

During this procedure, the patient can either sit or lie down. The hand is placed on a massage roller, which is located on the massage table. The techniques are performed with one or two hands. If a specialist performs the procedure with one hand, he fixes the patient’s hand with the other. It all starts with planar stroking, in which the thumb and index finger simultaneously and synchronously act on the palmar and dorsum of the massaged finger. You should start from the tip of your finger, gradually moving to the base. Each finger is worked in this way.

What follows is a similar technique, but in the form of shading. It should be done in the transverse and longitudinal direction. Then the massage therapist begins kneading. To do this, he grabs the soft fabrics the patient's fingers and performs circular movements. There may be some retraction. It also moves from the tip of the finger to the base. Afterwards rubbing and stroking is performed again.

At the end of the procedure, the patient is asked to actively move the joint of each finger.

Hand massage

During this procedure, the position of the hand should be the same as when massaging the fingers. The first step is to stroke the back of the hand, starting from the fingertips and ending with the base of the palm. Having finished stroking the back side, the massage therapist begins deep stroking and rubbing each tendon in a stroke-like manner.

If any violation of the elasticity of the interosseous muscles of the hands is detected, in this case the massage therapist performs techniques by grasping two metacarpal bones in turn and moves them in the opposite direction.

Working through the palmar surface of the hand, stroking and then rubbing are performed. Stroking, rubbing and transverse kneading are performed alternately, during which the massage therapist pulls the soft tissue away from the bones.

Forearm massage

The procedure begins with an introductory massage. To do this, the massage therapist fixes the patient’s hand with one hand, and with the other hand performs planar stroking of the back surface of the hand. Then, gradually the massage flows into the performance of grasping, continuous stroking of the dorsum of the forearm and the lower third of the shoulder. This completes this technique.

Then the massage therapist strokes the palmar surface of the hand and fingers, gradually moving to the forearm. In this area, the massage therapist performs continuous grasping stroking. It is enough to perform 4-5 strokes. Then the specialist shakes the hand, if there are no contraindications for this, and proceeds to separate massage of the extensor and flexor muscles.

When massaging this muscle group, it is necessary to achieve maximum muscle relaxation. To do this, the patient needs to bend his forearm at an angle of 110 degrees and place his hand on the massage roller. The massage therapist helps the patient to position his hand correctly. When massaging the forearm extensor muscles with one hand, the specialist fixes the hand, and with the other makes grasping, continuous strokes on the inside ulna, moving towards the lower third of the shoulder.

Shoulder and forearm massage

This procedure begins by treating the layer of superficial muscles of the forearm that forms pectoral muscles. Also massaged surface layer muscles formed by the deltoid and trapezius muscles. Massage of the deltoid muscle begins with grasping, continuous stroking of the entire muscle. Next, separate forceps-like stroking of the anterior and posterior muscle bundles is performed.

This is followed by rubbing the shoulder girdle in the form of sawing, with elements of intermittent vibration.

Having completed the treatment of the shoulder girdle, the massage therapist proceeds directly to kneading the shoulder. To do this, continuous grasping stroking of all shoulder muscles is performed. Then the specialist performs semicircular rubbing with elements of stroking.

As in the previous procedure, for preparatory process Followed by a separate massage of the flexor and extensor muscles. The massage therapist grasps the flexor muscles of the arm and performs continuous stroking, gradually moving along the internal groove of the biceps muscle. When massaging the extensor muscles, the triceps muscle is massaged.

Massage of the shoulder joints of the arms

Starts executing this procedure by rubbing the muscles of the shoulder girdle. Semicircular rubbing is performed, alternating it with stroking the front part shoulder joint. Having completed the procedure with the front part, the massage therapist proceeds to the back surface. There, circular movements are made along the surface of the shoulder joint.

The entire hand massage procedure should be completed with a smooth, light massage, moving from the wrist to the shoulder. Finally, the joints are relaxed by easy tilt up and down 7-10 times.

When performing monotonous movements, the hands get tired, which manifests itself aching pain in the joints. To prevent accumulating tension from leading to the development of diseases, it is necessary to give your hands rest and do special exercises. A massage helps relax the muscles, for which you don’t have to set aside a special time, but carry it out every free minute you have.

Massage refers to cosmetic procedures, which improve skin condition and tone arm muscles and blood vessels. It always precedes a manicure, and it takes no more than 15 minutes:

1) making circular movements, rub your fingertips from the elbow to the wrist and back. Repeat 10 times in both directions;

2) rub the brushes for 1 minute, as if soaping them;

3) put your left hand under your right so that thumb the last one found himself between the big one and index fingers left hand and lay on the back of the hand. Using circular movements of the fingers of your right hand, it is easy to massage your left hand. Repeat movements 10 times for each hand;

4) massage each finger of both hands for 15 s;

5) stroke your fingers from tips to base, sequentially processing the outer, inner and side surfaces. Repeat 5 times for each hand;

6) supplement the previous movement with strong pressure on each finger;

7) alternately rub your fingers in loop-like movements, moving from the tip of each of them to the base. Repeat 5 times for each hand;

8) stroke the hands in the direction from the base of the fingers to wrist joint. Repeat 5 times for each hand;

9) stroke the metacarpus of the right hand with the thumb of the left hand, moving from the base of the fingers to the wrist joint. Repeat 10 times for each hand;

10) put right palm on back side palms of the left hand and sequentially massage the upper, inner and lateral surfaces, moving towards elbow joint. Repeat 5 times for each hand.

Learning how to massage your hands is useful and sometimes necessary. After a long physical work and the stress makes your hands tired. This is immediately felt at the muscle level. You feel how they hurt every time you bend your arm. The muscles ache and give no rest. In such cases, massage is simply irreplaceable, because the very next day you need to return to work again.

Hand massage has many benefits:

it restores the strength of muscles that are especially tired,
returns to functionality
strengthens joints and ligaments,
soft tissues heal faster,
Bones recover better after injuries.

The biggest advantage of hand massage is that you can easily do it to yourself, just after waking up and without getting out of bed.

Let's consider step by step how to massage your hands. So.

First stage.

Preparatory. Before you start, you need to rub your hands with any nighttime moisturizer. Why exactly at night? Because it suits absolutely any skin type.

Second phase.

Finger. Always start the massage with your fingers. Everything should happen gradually and slowly. You need to massage each finger and joint in a circular motion. This type of massage is more like putting on gloves. Imagine that this is exactly what you are doing. Start with your little finger and move from finger to finger in order.

Third stage.

Binder. Then move to the back of your hand. Actions should be stroking, without strong pressure. This is a kind of respite before further action.

Fourth stage.

Offensive. Gradually move higher and higher on your arm. From the wrist to, from the elbow to the forearm and from there directly to the shoulder. From this stage, massage can be of any type. It needs to be selected individually.

All these stages are applicable to any massage, since they only show the technique of sequential execution and that’s all. I would especially like to note water massage hands . It is the most effective and not at all difficult to implement.

This improves blood circulation well and has a hardening effect. In this case, you can skip the finger stage and start directly with the brushes. The water should be neither hot nor cold, but should be at room temperature. Start pouring the brushes from the outside. Gradually rise higher and higher, constantly dousing yourself with water. When you reach the shoulder, start all over again, only doing it from the inside