Hand massage is one of the most important massages that sometimes get neglected. We have a lot of tensions in our hands which need to get released. Some jobs like massage therapists, farmers, hairstylists, dentists, computer jobs, etc. May need more hand massage than others. Our hands also have reflect points for whole body, if you want to have a healthy body, you need to have healthy hands. Hand massage and hand reflexology help you to work on those reflect points.
It is fascinating that many of our clients we see in Raleigh massage mention that they didn’t know they have this much tension in their hands until they start getting hands massage.
Modern life that we have is stressful, using computers and cell phones, put our hands and fingers in positions that they are not used to it. Over using our hands and fingers can cause pain and fatigue in our hands and fingers. Hand massage increase blood flow in the hands which cause nutrition and oxygen get to the hands and fingers cells better. Hands massage also relax the soft tissues and tendons and nerves relax better. When you get a hand massage your massage therapist works on reflexology points that make your whole body healthier, and you feel better.
Hand Massage for arthritis and joint pain
When we get older, we start to develop arthritis in our hands . Joint pain, pain in the fingers, stiffness in the fingers, or fingers getting out of shape might be common. Hand massage is a great way to prevent that.
Arthritis can cause joint pain, stiffness, reduce mobility, and discomfort in your hands . Hand massage helps to increase blood flow and nutrient and oxygen to your fingers and hand cells which makes arthritis heal faster. Hand massage helps to lose the stiffness around the joints with working on muscles, ligaments, and tendons around the joints to decrease muscle pain, tension, and stiffness around your joints.
Hand massage also make body to produce natural lubricant around the joints to make them move easier and increase the mobility of the fingers. It can also reduce nerve sensitivity and help hands and fingers to feel less pain.
How does hand massage reduce carpal tunnel syndrome pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that median nerve which start from the back under the scapula and pass through the wrist and end up to fingers start to be painful. The reason of carpal tunnel syndrome is the fatty tissue in the wrist press on the median nerve and make it painful, or in some cases may cause numbness on the fingers. Hand massage and working on the wrist , phalanges, palm of the hands, and fingers can release median nerve. Soft and circular pressure on the palm of the client hand will relax the soft tissues and reduce the pain. The therapist can pull each individual finger softly for one to two minutes to release the nerve better.
How to apply hand massage
Hand massage takes around 5 to 10 minutes of your massage time for each hand .
First you need to wrap one hand and arm in a moist, hot towel . With both hands do some compression on the clients arm and hand. Remove the towel. Apply some massage lotion or massage oil on the client’s hand and fingers. Rub the lotion very well that lotion observed the skin. Then grab your client wrist with both your hands and massage your client palm of hand with long strokes that you apply with both of your thumbs along each flanges. Do this technique repeatedly for sometimes. Then you can put your client hand on massage table and massage the client hand with your fist. Then you can pull your client fingers ( one finger at the time). At the end, wrap your client hand in another hot towel and apply compression and their wrist and hands through the hot towel. You can apply hand massage in every massage modalities.
If you do Swedish massage or deep tissue massage, the therapist should remember to apply hands massage.
Does Raleigh Massage practice hand massage
In Raleigh massage , all of our Therapists in Raleigh and Wake Forest practice hand massage as part of your massage sequences. Also, we have sugar hand treatment as additional treatment, which feels very fantastic on your hands. In that treatment, our Therapist wrap your hands in a hot towel and do the compression then massage your hands with sugar paste. Sugar add extra moisture to your skin and make your skin feel softer and fresher. Then they clean your hands from sugar paste. Then wrap your hand in another hot towel and do compress on your hand and arm over the towel. Then they massage your hand with body butter for extra skin softness and massage your hand for extra relaxation.
They also work on reflexology point for extra health . Sugar hand treatments at Raleigh Massage in both locations Wake Forest Massage Spa and Raleigh massage Spa is $10 extra, but it has tremendous benefits for hand, pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist pain, and upper back pain. Hand massage also reduce arthritis and increase range of motion and flexibility. If you haven’t tried it before you need to try it in one of the Raleigh massage locations at Raleigh or Wake Forest.