How Do You Give A Leg Massage?
The whole body can benefit from a good leg massage. It can relieve stress, improve circulation and lymph flow and may help alleviate back pain. Use these steps to guide you through the most common sequence of hand movements for a basic leg massage. Have your friend lie on her back with one leg exposed from the hip down. Kneel beside the ankle, oil your hands and warm them up. Start at the shin, using the index finger and thumb to massage lightly. This area is sensitive and requires very little pressure. Work your way up the leg with effleurage, increasing pressure slightly over larger muscles. As you reach the top of the leg, circle your palms around the hips, bring them back down the side of the leg, and out through the toes. This is one fluid motion in which you are essentially pushing as you go up the leg and pulling as you come down. Repeat this sequence 3 times to warm the muscles and distribute the oil. Begin the kneading movement of petrissage at the thigh. Avoid the kneecap dur
