Hand Massages For Therapeutic Purposes

All organs, glands and parts of the body have energetic connections in the hands and wrists.

As in the case of the feet, reflex therapy on the hands, practiced on a regular basis, helps to stimulate overall vitality. There are thousands of reflex points and it involves pressing in the right area, using the thumb or forefinger, and with minimal movements.

For this, it is convenient to have reflex maps of the hands, both of the palm and the back, taking into account that some organs, such as the heart, only have energy links in the left hand.

The arrangement of these reflex points is less evident in the hands than in the feet because they are more compressed in space, but on the other hand, the massage in the hands is very easy and comfortable to apply by oneself.

It can be used to reinforce the treatment of the feet, either to alleviate common ailments or in stressful situations.

The most comfortable way is to rest the hand to be treated on a cushion on your lap.

If desired, you can use a little talc but it is preferable not to use oils as they leave the skin slippery and make contact with the reflex points difficult.

Hand massage to reduce stress

Often times, the tension that we accumulate in our hands goes unnoticed, despite the invisible effort they make when moving over the keyboards or touch screens with which we work. To help the hand to release tension there are various massages.

But even if we have a relaxed hand, a hand massage can help us with the accumulated tension throughout the rest of the body.

Gentle pressure can relieve stress and common health disorders.

To do this, with the tip of the left index finger, the reflex zone of the adrenal gland is located, which is in the middle of the long bone that is below the thumb, and is pressed several times.

Then, with the tip of the index finger, gentle pressure is applied to the reflex zone of the solar plexus, on the skin between the thumb and index finger.

Breathing deeply and consciously while doing this massage will multiply the effect.

And when you’re done with your hands, why not move on to your feet?

Relieve a headache: how to locate the reflex point on the thumb

Headache is one of the most frequent ailments, and sometimes it leads us to abuse analgesic drugs, despite the existence of more natural and highly effective solutions.

From reflexology we have this proposal:

With the left thumb, the tip of the right thumb is pressed for five seconds and released.

It is repeated three times, and then it is done on the left hand.

Hand treatment to stop retaining fluids

Without getting out of hand, working on the reflex zone of the kidneys can help reduce fluid retention.

To do this, the right palm is massaged with the left thumb, from the reflex zone of the ureter, at the base of the index finger, to the reflex zone of the kidneys, located near the point where the thumb joins the hand. This entire area has to be treated by pressing different points.

Then the massage is repeated on the left hand.

If you want to learn other manual self-massage techniques that help circulation or provide strength, harmony and dynamism to your body, you can also consult this article by Bibiana Badenes, with 3 exercises to relax and relieve your hands.