Are You Treating The Side Of The Foot?

👉 Foot massage can help to relieve pain and tension in the feet and lower legs. It can also improve blood circulation and promote relaxation.

👉 Regular foot massage can help to improve the flexibility of the feet and ankles. This can help to reduce the risk of injuries and improve your overall range of motion.

👉 Foot massage can help to reduce swelling and edema in the feet and lower legs. This can be especially beneficial for people who are on their feet for long periods of time or for those with circulatory problems.

When the foot is relaxed the toes should be fairly loose - you should be able to lift them with a finger without feeling much resistance.

Toes should be reasonably straight; many people by the time they get to adulthood will have some deformation in the feet where toes may not be quite straight - this may be due to injury, ill-fitting shoes or bad postural habits - but you are not aiming to try to correct any structural bending of the toes where the bend is sideways at a joint. What you are looking for is to see if the toes either pull up or pull under. This indicates residual tension in the foot. Part of your aim of the treatment is to try and reduce this pulling of the toes either up or under.As you are massaging you are working on all of the structure of the foot - muscles, fascia and other connective tissue - so you need to start your work from where that tension will be embedded; at the end of the foot in the toes. You don't need to worry about what it is you are working on, with the exception that you should not be massaging over joints or bone. Your aim is to simply find any areas that are tight, and by your massage, help them to relax.

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