Massage for a modern city dweller becomes a truly "saving" procedure. Anyone who at least once entrusted his body to a professional massage therapist for a quality relaxing massage will want to use the possibilities of this method again and again. Therefore, the demand for relaxing body massage is only growing, however, this concerns the correct professional performance.

Relaxing back massage is an extremely popular classic type of massage, and it is most often chosen by visitors to cosmetology and health institutions in Ukraine. It relieves the body of physical, and also, what is much appreciated, psychological stress, allows you to unload the muscles, calm the nervous system, relieve stress.

Why did relaxing back massage become so popular? The back is a particularly sensitive area of ​​the human body, on which an incredible number of nerve endings are located. The back muscles constantly take on all the results of a sedentary lifestyle or, conversely, heavy physical labor, the impact of stressful situations. Relaxing back massage has a pronounced strengthening effect on the body, fills the body with energy, restores natural protective functions, and acts as an effective method of preventing a number of diseases.

How to do a relaxing back massage: preparation
Be sure to ensure that your patient has no contraindications to this procedure. Examine the patient for acute infectious diseases, purulent diseases of any location, trauma or bleeding, inflammatory diseases of the lymph nodes or ducts, bleeding disorders, chronic osteomyelitis, cancer, thrombosis, mental disorders and other disorders that could lead to negative consequences when combined with massage.

A professional approach to how to do a relaxing massage, certainly includes important points of preparation. It is about the room, the masseur and the patient himself.

An ideal room for a relaxing massage is a well-ventilated room that has enough oxygen. However, do not forget about the comfortable temperature, so after airing (especially in cold weather), make sure that the air warms up to 23 degrees. It is this temperature that is optimal and pleasant for most patients.

Relaxing Massage Technique

Today we will present an option on how to do a relaxing back massage, starting with a preliminary massage of the entire back area, and then moving on to the sequential study of individual zones: the collar, lower thoracic and lumbar.
Pre-massage relaxing throughout the back lasts about 5-6 minutes.

This technique involves massage movements in 3-4 symmetrical vertical lines located on both sides of the spine. Perform longitudinal and then transverse stroking first. Each view is 1 minute.
Then go to the push-ups. These movements should be less intense than stroking, but performed with more pressure. Such a massage is carried out for 1-3 minutes.

Next, go to the reception of grinding, observing moderate pressure on the tissue. As a result of the proper implementation of this technique, the patient feels pleasant warmth in his back.

Preparation of a massage therapist includes hand care (soft, warm hands without nails), a psycho-emotional mood.