Professional foot massage can not only have a relaxing effect, but also serve as a method of correction. Carrying out this procedure at home regularly, you can improve blood circulation, lead to the desired muscle tone. Moreover, the use of therapeutic and prophylactic ointments and creams during the procedure can increase its effectiveness and ensure faster entry of active enzymes into the required areas.
Massage assistants
Currently, many different tools have been invented to make foot massage more effective.
Mechanical devices include wooden balls designed to work with the feet, a massager with balls that allows you to work with the lower leg from the ankles upwards. In addition, there are various massage tapes made of wood and other natural fibers. In order for them to begin to have a relaxing effect, it is enough to take such a tape and massage the desired area for several minutes.
Also possibleuse of various electronic devices. For example, a vibration massager. It has a healing effect on blood vessels and blood circulation, which means it fights such a problem as cellulite. Pneumomassage works similarly to the effects of cans. With its help, you can increase the number of fully functioning capillaries, it increases muscle tone.
How to do a foot massage
It should start with the feet. There are many on them
active points, so their stimulation will help to have an effect on the entire body. First of all, we immerse them in a bath in which there is water with the addition of s alt. After that, the feet are wiped, massaged using a cream. After this procedure, you can proceed directly to the massage actions.
Starting with the fingers: you need to work with each one individually. Then we gradually move to the top of the foot, while making light circular movements up to the ankle. There is a small amount of muscle in the knee area, so in this area the foot massage should be more gentle. Patting, vigorous pressure is applied to the upper thigh. It should be noted that the pressure should increase as the hands move from bottom to top. This leads to improved blood circulation and has a drainage effect on the lymph.
Thai foot massage has basic techniques - pressure and rubbing. They too
have a healing effect and can be used at home. First, the foot is rubbed with movements in the up and down direction, then there is pressure on it with the fist of the right, then the left hand. With the thumb and forefinger, the toes are pulled up and massaged: they are kneaded and rubbed. The final phase is stroking the palms of the feet.
Of course, foot massage has contraindications. It is not recommended for those people who have injuries, tuberculosis, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, osteoporosis and some other ailments.
