How To Give A Back Massage

[Mr Motivator]

Iv'e looked up and down google but I cant find what I'm looking for. I want to know how to give a simple back massage. Preferably with no oils etc, just how to releave a little stress.

Vielen vielen Dank

[Synergy]

just feel about id say, i sometimes give my gf one and she gives me them best way is to rub ur hands round they way and ask where she /he feels it best the most and work there

[crazy_gap girl]

Work around the shoulders and under your collor bone (i think its your collor bone), also in the center of the back youv got some really strong muscles there which are the ones you can feel working when you walk, sometimes they can get really sencitive(sp)

try using different parts of your hands or your elbow, really does work..

im not sure if your ment to do this to your back but if you push down on the persons spine and tell then to breath in it should click and will feel nice..

i give back massages to my b/f quite alot.

[deagledaddy]

I don't think you should mess with the spine area its self unless your a qualified massage therapist, as could do some serious damage.

[Simpson]

id say just stick to a simple shoulder massage use your thumbs to get into more sensitive areas

[Josephine]

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/massage/massage.html

Looks and sounds complicated; isn't. Use that as a guideline but basically you can follow whatever your 'victim' tells you to do 'cos they'll damn well know when you hit tension!

Joe

[anzo]

I don't mind giving massages to my girlfriend, not keen on recieveing them though.

Isn't there a recommendation that you're not supposed to have massages when your under 18 as the body is still developing, I wouldn't like an untrained person to massage me, the damage CAN last a lifetime and then you're trials days will be well and truely over.

[Shez.sheridan]

I received quite a few massages in work over the last few months...it's amazing how good the human body is at adapting to problems - if you have a problem, you may not even notice as the body tries to find other ways to work around it (changing posture, restricting movement etc..); you usually only notice problems/tenderness when the body finally gives up and cannot find another compromise..

I'm no expert - when you give a massage you are looking for areas of tension (where the muscles are knotted together - relaxed muscle is soft & plyable), superficial muscles are easy to massage, but deeper layers (usually the source of the problem) can be quite difficult..it can take 2-3 mins for our massuse to work through just the superficial muscles on one spot (our massuse doesn't even ask me where the pain is, she can finds it with pinpoint accuracy - it's crazy).

Think of muscles as layers of pastry (I don't mean get the rolling-pin out), your trying to iron out all of the harder lumps by simply applying pressure to physically move/breakdown the hard points..but make sure not to overwork the muscle/apply a ridiculous amount of pressure (especially if it's a recent bruise/cramp etc..) as this can cause pain/damage to the surrounding tissue.

I find the combination of trials-riding & excessive computer use (both inside outside work - I imagine this will apply to a great number of others...lol) means I have problems in certain points of the shoulders (e.g. using a mouse all day - your shoulder is not designed to spend all day extended) & fore-arms (braking/using shortcuts on the computer etc..)

Derv.

[Mr Motivator]

Cool cool.

Nadines spiney breathy iny thingy sounds good