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Getting a Hand Massage
2/27/2015
For those who use their hands a lot, getting a hand massage can be a very relaxing activity. Hand massages do more than just relax the muscles in the hands, though—they can also help relax other parts of the body through reflexology. If you go to a day spa, you might want to ask if your hands can get some extra attention.
Hand massages are usually fairly quick, but they can leave you with a multitude of benefits. If your wrist and fingers have stiffed up, a massage can help improve your range of motion and promote better circulation to the area. This is great for people with arthritis or for those who have lost some of the range of motion in their hands or fingers.
But the benefits go far beyond that. A hand massage can trigger reflex points that actually help reduce stress and help the functions of a number of organs and other body parts. That’s why the hands are often used with acupressure. This is known as distal therapy, a type of therapy that provides relief to one part of the body by working on another part.
For example, if you have a toothache, you can rub certain parts of the hand to help relax the nerves. There’s no way to massage the nerves in the mouth, but by stimulating the pressure points in the hands that are connected to those parts can provide some relief. For toothache, you want to have someone rub the backs of each of your fingers. You may also want to rub the LI4 point, which is found between the thumb and the index finger. Press on the webbed part between them to stimulate that pressure point, and you should start to feel some relief. Use firm pressure, but be gentle. Press down for a few seconds, then release. You may need to do this several times before you start to feel any relief.
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