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Two techniques for pain relief : Finger Walk and Finger stroke

The Finger Walk : Searching for pressure points

The finger walk is a convenient and natural way to find centers of tension, and apply helpful pressure. Use your fore and middle fingers so that the very tips walk in tiny steps across the muscle. Feel for tender spots that indicate pressure points by gently pressing into the tissue. Do not press very hard that it hurts wherever the fingers walk. The fingers should sink into the muscle beneath the skin at least a quarter of an inch.
When you feel a spot that is clearly more tender than the surrounding are, gently press into that spot. Make it hurt slightly. Continue to press with the same degree of pressure until the feeling of pain diminishes. Generally, this will take from 10 to 30 seconds. When the pain fades, do not press harder. Just let the pain fade out as much as it will, then continue your finger walk, and seek additional tender spots.

The Finger Stroke : Flushing the muscle

This stroke helps in increasing the circulation and flush tightened muscle fiber. Use the flats of your fingers, as if you are brushing off dust. The difference is that you are pressing more deeply into the muscle. Brush your hand slowly along the length of the muscle, working along the muscle in the direction of your heart. As you work, visualize your hand flushing the muscle to loosen it and increase circulation.
Try to find the exact point of pain or tightness in the area of the muscle and once you have found them, press gently into those points and then slowly move your fingers in circles around the points where the pain is concentrated. What this achieves is, it causes more contact with the painful points of the muscle and experiment with your finger movement to find the best way to get some relief.
This is not just finger contact, you need to apply pressure; all your finger strokes should be in a direction such that they are in a movement towards the center of the body.

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Deep massage or self massage techniques

Deep massage or self massage concentrates on finding and massaging the pressure points. Massage can help stimulate the circulation of blood in tense muscles. Massage also physically loosens the chronically contracted muscle fibers, helping the muscle to reach a more lengthened and relaxed state.
Just a few seconds of deep massage will enhance the effects of exercises and stretches. The massage techniques remain the same, whether done in shower bath or hot tub.
- As you stand under the shower or soak in the tub, relax. Do some simple breathing exercises.
- Two standard techniques for finding and loosening those tender pressure points are the finger walk and the finger stroke.
- Start on the massages that include one for upper back, neck, shoulders, one for the lower back and one for the middle back.

Stand, place one hand over your chest, and the other on your stomach. Inhale, expand you stomach as air fills in. When your stomach feels full, do the same with your chest. When inhaling is done, begin to exhale while gently pushing in on your chest, so that the air leaves the chest first. Then gently push in on the stomach, until that area too feels completely empty of air. Repeat the process, concentrating on filling the stomach, then the chest, then emptying the chest, and finally the stomach.
Repeat for about ten full breaths, feeling oxygen and steam from hot water fill you up.