Can you tell me how someone can give me a good massage?

[Paula]

I feel the tightness of my muscles and stuff and I have scoliosis my muscles are being pulled weird and always turn rough and rigid. Is there any way a friend can give me a massage to make it alot less tense and stuff. Like how can she do it?

 

[Ferrochi]

Here's a website which show videos of how to properly perform massage on someone who has scoliosis :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhGaD--BgIk

 

[doktor smudge]

If you have scoliosis I would suggest that you do NOT have a non Professional touch your back.
The muscles have gone into spasm in your back for a reason, (overload, strain, twist, compression, whiplash etc ).
You need to have your back looked at by someone who is aware of the consequences, and correct treatment of scoliosis.

 

[whenallwasgold]

alright, lay down on your stomach on a carpeted floor, arms flat against your side, face turned and cheek on the floor. completely flat and even.

have your friend sit on either side of you and lightly pinch and rub your bakk all over for about 10 seconds. make sure you relax completely.

have her place her hands facing palm side down, on each side of your spine.her wrists should be facing eachother and her fingers facing the outside of your waist. inhale, and while exhaling, have her push with a bit of force, but not too much. tell her to start at the base of your spine, and work her way up, gently pinch-messaging you to relax your muscles in between each press. you should feel your back crack a few times.


after she'd done that, have her put some oil or lotion on your back and gently push your muscles a bit, enough to shift the skin, if that makes sense? have her do this, while working out any knots you may have. i'm sure if you go to youtube.com you can find an instructional video for giving back massages.

if you're health insurance covers it (most do if you have it on file that you have scoliosis), you should consider going to a massuse, or even a chiropractor.

good luck, i hope your back feels better soon!

 

[Douglas B]

I bet you have had a professional look at your back already haven't you? didn't do much good either did it? So much for pros.
There are muscle releasing techniques out there that work better than a massage ever will and that is what I think you need is to have them released rather than just rubbed.
Here is a simple one to get you started.
Place your right hand on your right knee and lean into it slightly. Take your left hand and put it over your right shoulder and with your fingertips find the muscle next to your spine and press in on it and hold.
Now relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don't tense up any part of your body.
After 30 seconds you should feel a release happening in your low back. As it happens, lean forward into your arm more but not to move forward and downward faster than the release is happening in your back. When you have made it all the way onto your left leg, remove the pressure but rest your body there for one minute longer. Then do the other side. If interested in more of these contact me and I will pass them along.