Shows how to learn full body massage techniques to fight pain and release trapped tension in the back, shoulder and neck areas. Also includes some health tips on how full body massage can help you feel better.

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2.  The therapeutic value of a truly good full
body massage has been known for
centuries
 Massage is still recognised today by medical
experts worldwide as an excellent way to
fight pain and strengthen resistance to
disease

3.  Medical research now provides strong
evidence that massage:
◦ Drastically reduces stress and related illnesses
◦ Boosts the immune system
◦ Gives you an all-over body detox
◦ Reduces anxiety, lowering blood pressure and
heart rate.
◦ Alleviates neck, shoulder and back pain

4.  The following slides show 8 full body
massage tips that you can learn to:
◦ Stretch and knead the skin, muscles and joints of
the neck, shoulder and back to get rid of toxins
◦ Release trapped tension in tight knotted muscles
in the upper and lower back
◦ Soothe muscular aches and pains in the neck and
shoulders that cause the majority of headaches
and migraines

5.  Effleurage movement over top of chest to
back of neck:
◦ With fingertips move hands from centre of upper
chest out to shoulders

6. ◦ ...then move fingertips up each side of the neck
and round to the back of the neck before
returning to mid upper chest and repeating

7.  Knuckling movement over top of chest to
back of neck:
◦ Follow the same path as the previous effleurage
stroke but use the front part of your knuckles
instead of fingertips

8.  Finger vibrating movement over top of
chest to back of neck:
◦ Cover the same area again but spread out the
fingertips, press and move in rapid side-to-side
movements from the upper chest to the back of
the neck

9.  Knead the back of the neck:
◦ Starting at the trapezius muscle at the bottom of
the neck, use the front part of your fingers to
make small circular movements that knead the
skin
◦ Work up to the
upper part of the
back of the neck

10.  Knuckling of the neck and shoulder muscle:
◦ Starting by massaging and kneading the trapezius
muscle with your knuckles from the outside of
each shoulder
to the top of
the neck

11.  Spider walk up the back from the buttocks
to the shoulders:
◦ Starting at the left side of the back, use the top
of your fingers to walk like a spider up the back,
dragging your thumbs behind and gently
grabbing skin and
muscle to drag to
the top as you
move up
◦ Repeat until you’ve
covered the whole back

12.  Circular movements on the coccyx:
◦ Using your thumbs press down in circles on the
lower part of the back using medium to heavy
pressure

13.  Track the hip bone:
◦ Using the palms of your hands with your fingers
as an anchor, move your hands up and down
tracking the hip bone
from the spine all
the way to
the bottom

14.  This is only a sample of the full body
massage techniques that you can learn to
use to fight pain naturally
 Massage offers many more therapeutic
qualities through the ability to stimulate the
body’s in-built healing mechanisms

15.  When you learn to massage, you are
actually encouraging the body to:
◦ Depend on itself to fix nagging pains and
recurring ailments and illnesses, even long-term
and chronic conditions
◦ Rather than resorting to sole dependence on
prescription medicine or over-the-counter
painkillers
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