How to Give a Lower Back Massage | Shiatsu Massage

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Shiatsu is great for the lower back, as it is for the whole spine. But in particular, the lower back is an area of the spine that we have to be really careful not to use as a joint. It's the area of the spine that is shaped like a C-curve here, and we often bend from it, which causes a lot of tension in the low back. To relieve that tension that might be accumulated, or just to balance out that area of the spine in general, we're just going to do some rocking here. I'm cupping just the front of my fingers and the base of my palm here on either side of the spine, and this just really helps to relieve any built-up tension in the low back.

Another great thing to do is come to the head here and give a little bit of a torsion. I'm going to just lean my body weight down through that curve in the low back, and I'm just going to hold here. This is giving a nice stretch and release to that lumbar spine which composes the low back, then releasing that.

Another great thing to do is a little stretch. The psoas muscle, which connects the low back to the front of the hips, is a contributing factor to low back discomfort.

So, we are going to do a little stretch here by bringing in both the feet. I'm just going to place my knee perpendicular to her body, and then I'm going to take both my hands and just give a little downward motion through the low back as I stretch the feet in. That is a nice stretch for the front of the hips, which helps to relieve the low back as well. So, releasing the legs.

Another thing that's great to do is a cupping action, bringing the hands together like this, and placing them over the lumbar spine here. Then I'm just going to do a little squeezing in towards the spine. I can do a little rocking here, too. If you just notice that I'm keeping my own spine really long and in alignment as I work rather than doing this, so that I don't get low back pain as I'm working.

It's really important to think of my head moving out, and my tail moving towards that wall as I work on the giver's low back. So great to place to focus energy on, to balance, for the whole spine, and really for the whole body's alignment, is the low back.

[asimpleuser]

Thank you for making this video. My mom has been saying that her lower back hurts a lot since she started working again but she said that the massages helped her feel a lot better. It's all thanks to you, ma'am!

[Saliiraan]

My wife used her body weight to do the torsion like you advised, now I have a sweet new wheelchair.

[ixmodiix]

My girlfriend is always saying how I don’t know how to massage, so I’m here now .

[cynellecalwit]

My sister gave me this massage. It helped my back a lotttt! Thank you howcast!

[cdoria]

Great video. I massage my fathers back because he has a bad back from the military. So I help him out when his back acts up. Thanks foe the vid Howcast.

[zenobiadavis]

This massage looks like the best for me. I just need someone to do it now

[asadjani]

I was suffering from lower back pain, I ate many medicine and goes to good doctors but I was still suffering, but when I use the exercise of lower back pain with help of Allah now I m felling very better, thnx for making such videos

[dylansteed]

Instructions unclear. Girlfriend now paralysed

[kazuxbana]

Great video, awesome tips.
Although, i have a little trouble finding where exactly you're placing your hands due to the black clothing. You describe it well, but I'm a graphic learner. If you can do skin and put a towel to cover parts that wouldn't want to be shown, that'd be great.

[-z]

Great video !
I tried this on my girlfriend now I save so much money having nothing to spend it on as she broke up with me after this

[sara]

I need that for my whole back! Man, I wish I was that girl

[Meri-Muru]

Can we check her pulse? I'm like 9 years late, but hope she is alright

[lithlu]

I'm going to try this on my boyfriend. I hope this helps him feel better

[GabrielLopez-dd]

Its great to learn this
..please more videos

[MM-unew]

Great Shiatsu vedeos. but black on balck is a disaster!Often one can't really see what you are doing.

[bearlutz]

Ty for the video great job! I have a question tho. If the person your working on is In a good deal of lower back pain is this ok to do or is this normally pre-pain type work?

[radcech]

Nice trick with the psoas stretch, thanks.

[AurelienCarnoy]

great video. i agree for the black on black pants. maby next time black on white... still one of my favorit video. thanks for sharing

[milah]

My man says I don't know how to massage, so I'm here to learn

[TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

if she doesn't fart you're not doing it right