The art of massage / by A. Creighton Hale.

  • Hale, A. Creighton.
Date:
[1893]
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Credit: The art of massage / by A. Creighton Hale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the liand to the roundness of the limb. This done, we cover the back as far as possible and uncover the loins. Steady the left shoulder with the left hand and friction the loins from right to left, with the open fiat hand, very rapidly and with good pressure, till a thorough glow is created in the lumbar region. Take care not to jerk the body. We again uncover the back and go through the various movements. In this instance, as in others, one must be guided by the condition of the patient as to the most suitable movements to be employed. I have always the greatest objection to rough and violent movements in massing any part of the body, and the great success I have had personally, and the praise bestowed on my pupils by their patients, encourages the behef that my methods are correct. In an ordinary hygienic massage I should use pointed vibrations, the flail and claquement, but where a patient is unhealthily fat, I should use pincement all over the body for a considerable time, and on the back should do chopsticks also. The back is then smoothed or stroked all over and finally covered.