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What Is Kneading In Massage?
An effective movement used over large areas of muscles such as the thighs and buttocks and involves the use of your fists and fingers. Fist kneading is quite a firm stroke so be sure that the recipient is comfortable and does not suffer discomfort or pain while it is being done.
Try it on yourself in the first instance, so you can judge how much pressure to use. While seated make a fist, put your curled up fingers on your thigh and move your fingers individually quite quickly along your thigh muscle. Feel how your muscles respond to the sensation. The friction caused generates warmth which in turns leads to relaxation of the muscle which is the object of the exercise.
How To Do The Kneading Massage Technique
1) Make fists with your hands in ensuring that the middle section of your finger touches the skin. Push quite firmly into the muscles at the back of thigh, moving fingers from index to small finger with a light crawling action. Work over a smaller area in a circular motion and then move further down the muscle.
