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The main thing that must be maintained
is a relaxing
atmosphere. Try using whatever methods that feels good for you
when the foot rub is being done. Make sure that the foot rub
is
therapeutic and not a method of torture. The foot rub must be
given in the persons comfort zone and it mustnt hurt
badly.
When the foot rub is being done
if there is any sort of pain it
should feel good. Another thing that helps with a
foot rub is
to warm the foot. By gently squeezing the foot between the
hands, this causes the blood circulation to move freely and
lessens feelings of sensitivity.
A good way to decompress the
foot during a foot rub is hold one
ankle in one hand and the inside ball of the foot with the
other. Pull both of the hands toward you and hold them together
briefly. Then decompress the toes next. Here you gently but
firmly pull each individual toe upwards.
A foot rub that works on all
4 of the major muscle groups is a
marvelous idea. This foot rub eases the tension in the foot as
well as in the leg. For this foot rub wrap you hand around an
ankle. The other hand should be wrapped around the inside of
the
foot near the big toe area. To give this foot rub slowly rotate
the foot in a clockwise and then anticlockwise direction. |