Hand Massage

Did you ever consider using a hand massage therapy to boost your circulation or encourage your body’s self-healing capacity? And did you know that the origins of hand massage therapies rest in the classic Chinese era? In fact, some historical references prove that even the primeval Egyptian era had seen these therapies as a means of medical treatments. If you work at a desk in an office job, and your hands and wrists have begun to hurt, you may have the beginning of a repetitive stress injury or repetitive strain injury, and need to take care of it as soon as possible before it gets worse.

Apart from the face, the hands are among the most visible and noticed part of the body. That’s why it does count how your hands look! Did you ever meet somebody looking gorgeous and youthful in the face, while the hands revealed their actual age?

In the book of hand massage – each and every area of the body is mapped through the hands. This theory was further reinforced by a Korean medical expert who specializes in acupuncture. As you might already know, the acupuncture, as a therapy or method is the mother of the modern hand therapies.

In a massage session, the special pressures on your hands make the body to release endorphins into its system, which in tern preserves balance in the body. A good hand massage can thus substantially reduce stress. Thus, as a hand massage gives you great feeling of relief, it'll probably also work great in:

•Maintaining the mobility of the joints mobile;
•Improving the overall circulation in the hands;
•Toning your hand muscles;
•Rejuvenating the skin;
•Preventing conditions like RSI or Repetitive Strain Injury;
•Easing stiffness and improving flexibility.

Hand Massage Background

Modern clinical science has proved that many of the pains or discomforts in human body are actually sourced in the hands. And that’s no wonder since we do a lot of texting on our cell phones, playing video games for extended period, typing on the keyboard for prolonged hours and so on. Need less to say, all these contributes to the high popularity of hand massage therapy. At least, in the middle of the hectic life, everybody is eager to combat the high level of strain and stress.

If you’re using your hands extensively during the day – that’s what happens in the majority of the modern workplaces – you’ll most probably experience heaps of tension or pain. As for another instance, for someone who’s spending the majority of his or her time typing - a decent hand massage should be just what that relieve the strenuous effects that came through the excessive usage computer keyboard. Within only 5 to 10 minutes, an individual should be able to feel the much-longed relief! And this benefit can greatly compound with the other benefits we get from hand massage therapies (unless someone has too unusual injuries or any such cases).

Are you familiarized with the science of reflexology? Then you’re probably aware of the fact that a nice hand rub could bring lots of relief when the whole body is stressed out and laden with tension. So if you are in the hands of a highly trained (and preferably certified) massage therapist, hopefully s/he should be able to treat your neck and head pain. Some studies have found hand massage therapies to be highly effective in healing other common complications like arthritis or poor circulation. And that’s because they hone onto specific areas of your hands.

And a good hand massage or rub – if administered correctly – can provide you with sufficient relief to many of your body’s upper, mid or lower parts. Other complications that it can relieve are –

•Symptoms or uneasiness caused by cold and flu;
•Severe and mild cases of back pain;
•Complications within the immune system;
•Addiction or voracious craving;
•Poor sexual energy reflexes;
•High or low level of emotional stress

It is hard to imagine a day without using our hands. Any type of work we do, our hands surely get a beating, without us even realizing it. Also in today’s day and age, with abundant texting on phones, typing on our laptops, and playing a number of video games, we use our hands much more than we think we do. Hence our hands hold a lot of pain and stress.

The best way to relieve such tension from ones hands is by hand massaging. There are a number of acupressure points in our hands, which affect numerous parts of the body. Also, it can be done on people of all ages. Hence it’s a simple procedure that can be of great help!

What are its benefits?

When massaging one’s hand, one is helping endorphins to be released in the body system, which further helps reduce stress. The magic these endorphins do are:

·      By removing stiffness, it brings about much more flexibility to the fingers and wrists.

·      Increase blood circulation, hence one can perform tasks better

·      Keeps our joints mobile

·      Tones our hand muscles and keeps it in good shape

·      Prevents conditions such as Repetitive Strain Injury

For getting a great hand massage, it is highly recommended you visit a spa and let trained professionals work their magic. But at the same time, following a few simple steps, you can easily give a massage to your loved ones at home.

How to give a hand massage?

Here are a few techniques/moves that should be followed for a rejuvenating hand massage:

·      Start with the dominant hand, as that is the one, which was probably used much more in the day.

·      Hold the hand in one of your palms, and massage with the other. Using your thumb make circular motions near their thumb and the base of the other fingers.

·      Do the same with your knuckles

·      Gently stretch the area between the fingers. Also rub the area between the fingers.

·      Start at the top of each finger, and gently squeeze moving down towards the knuckles.

·      Do this for each finger in a methodological manner.

·      In the end, put the massaged hands in between both your hands and give a final, gentle rub

·      Follow the same steps for the next hand.

General Tips:

There are a number of ways to give a hand massage, depending on what the person being given the massage prefers. Saying that, for the massage to be effective here are a few general tips and hints:

·      The motion of the massage movements should be towards to heart, so that blood flows in that direction.

·      If it is paining the other person, you should stop immediately. Massages aren’t supposed to be painful.

·      Maintaining a sense of connection is vital. If you wish to move your hand to another area, make sure your other hand is supporting their palm.

·      Make sure you do not give a massage to those suffering from circulatory problems.

·      For a greater effect, put on some slow music while you give the massage.