Want to Give a Better Back Massage?

Many folks like getting a massage but very few people feel comfortable giving a massage to someone else. People are usually fearful of hurting someone else. The worry of not helping enough is a big one. We get scared that the other person won’t appreciate what we are trying to do. Thankfully, it is perfectly possible to learn how to give a fantastic massage every time you wish to do so. Here’s info on how you too can give any person an amazing back massage.

It is important that the person be comfortable while he lies down. The surface on which they are on has to be firm but soft. There’s no need for a massage table table but you might have them lie down on a bed. If the person is lying on the floor, provide them with some soft towels or blankets to lay down…or even invest in a good mat. If the massage-ee wishes to keep his or her shirt on, make sure that the shirt is made of a softer material to prevent accidental scratches and friction build up.

Start with some standard rubbing. Slowly, and using the entire flat side of both of your hands, rub up from the base of the back and toward the neck. This rub must have at least a little bit of pressure in it but don’t try to use your full massage pressure yet. Start out at the base of the back and glide your hands up, along either side of the backbone toward the neck then across the shoulders and back down the back. As you keep on doing this, make your loops smaller and smaller so that you are able to cover the entire back.

Use the heels of your hands to generate some good and pointed pressure. Move the heels of your palms in little circles beginning in the middle of the base of the back and then working out toward the sides, upwards and then back toward the backbone until you’ve done this to the entire back of the person.

Try sitting at the side of the person getting the massage. Next, with one hand on top of the other hand, push into the back using your fingers. Begin at the spine and thrust steadily while moving your hands away from the spinal column and across the back then lightly slide your hands back across the back toward the spine. Repeat this step as you move upward along the back and then do the same things on the other side of the person’s back.

Knead the backbone. Start at the base of the spinal column and work up each of the sausage-y muscles on each side of the spinal column with a couple of fingers or your thumbs. Rub each node at least five times each so that you can build up a little friction. Massage one side of the back and then the other.

Something that you must keep in mind as you use these massage techniques is that it is a good idea to re-relax the person between each part of the massage that you give. This means that after you’ve used one technique, do the basic rub that you used at the beginning of the massage for a few minutes.

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