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- From: robinds@hulaw1.harvard.edu
- Newsgroups: alt.backrubs
- Subject: Re: Feet in Massage
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.175920.19829@hulaw1.harvard.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:59:20 EST
- Organization: Harvard University Science Center
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- /subject=Re: feet in massage
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- I have been giving backrubs for over 10 years, but recent hand problems have
- made me give it up, and I've missed it.
- Recently my roommate had an aching back & said she wished my hands were
- working so I could give her a backrub, and I thought about it and said,
- "Why don't I try giving one with my feet?"
- It actually works extremely well - you get lots of leverage and power,
- and the toes are nearly as flexible as the fingers, plus feet don't tire
- quickly.
- Hints: either sit on the floor, leaning back on a couch or something,
- while the backrubee sits higher (my roommate sits on the trunk we use
- as a coffee table) or sit higher with the person sitting on the floor.
- the angle you get is easier than if you you were both on the same level.
- you can dig in with the heels much the same as digging in withthe heels of
- your hands. Up and down strokes along the spine are good (sort of a
- Nordic Track motion). Use the toes more to dig in around the tops of
- the shoulders where tight muscles develop. Either heels or toes (I
- alternate) for sore spots under the shoulder blades.
- Has anyone else tried this?
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