Buttock and lower limb massage for weight loss: Eliminating accumulated fat and reshaping slender, beautiful legs
Lifting and Shaking Method: Bring your hands together, using the pads of your thumbs and index and middle fingers to lift the skin of your abdomen and shake it up and down. Tapping Method: Place the heels of your palms on either side of your abdomen and tap them together towards the center. Palm Massage Method: Use the palms of your hands to gently massage the entire abdomen in a clockwise circular motion around the navel. The massage should be light and not too vigorous to move the skin. Pushing Method: Using the radial edges of your thumbs, along the midline anterior to the xiphoid process, push simultaneously to both sides of the ribcage from top to bottom towards the lower abdomen. The pushing motion should be a straight line without pausing.
Downward Push Method: Use the heel of one hand to push straight down from below the xiphoid process to the lower abdomen, above the pubic symphysis; then use the heels of both hands to push from beside the xiphoid process to the lower lateral abdomen. The downward push can be done slightly faster, and may cause discomfort. Palm Vibration Method: Press the Laogong acupoint on the Shenque acupoint with the palm of your hand and make continuous, vibrating vibrations. The force should be even, not fluctuating. [Common Acupoints and Locations] Abdominal obesity is often caused by an overactive spleen and stomach, excessive appetite, and intake of rich, fatty foods, leading to the formation of fat; or by spleen and stomach deficiency, poor digestion, and the accumulation of dampness and phlegm.
Commonly used acupoints on the spleen and stomach meridians of the abdomen are used for treatment. The main acupoints are: Tanzhong, Rugen, Daheng, Liangmen, Fujie, Zhongwan, Liangmen, Tianshu, Shuifen, Guanyuan, Qihai, Qimen, Zhangmen, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, and Laogong. [Location of acupoints] (1) Quepen: In the center of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. (2) Tanzhong: On the chest, on the anterior midline, level with the fourth intercostal space, at the midpoint of the line connecting the two nipples. (3) Rugen: In the fifth intercostal space, directly below the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. (4) Daheng: Level with the umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to the abdominal midline. (5) Liangmen: 4 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the abdominal midline.
(6) Fujie: 1.3 cun below the umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to the midline of the abdomen. (7) Zhongwan: On the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, 4 cun above the umbilicus. (8) Tianshu: On the middle of the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus. (9) Shuifen: On the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, 1 cun above the umbilicus. (10) Guanyuan: On the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 3 cun below the umbilicus. (11) Qihai: On the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus. (12) Qimen: On the chest, directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. (13) Zhangmen: On the lateral abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib.
(14) Zusanli: On the anterolateral aspect of the lower leg, 3 cun below Dubi, one finger-width away from the anterior border of the tibia. (15) Sanyinjiao: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, behind the medial border of the tibia. (16) Laogong: In the palm of the hand, between the second and third metacarpal bones, closer to the third metacarpal bone, between the tips of the middle and ring fingers when the fist is clenched. Procedure: [Relaxation Technique] Palm Kneading Abdomen: The practitioner uses the palm of their hand to perform a clockwise circular kneading motion on the patient's entire abdomen, with the navel as the center. The technique should be stronger than the rubbing technique, so as to move the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Repeat 20-30 times.
Pressing the Zhongwan and Liangmen acupoints: The practitioner uses their index finger to press on the Zhongwan acupoint and their thumb and middle finger to press on the Liangmen acupoint, applying pressure with all three fingers simultaneously. The pressure should be applied in sync with the patient's breathing, not against it, to prevent shortness of breath or discomfort. Repeat 10-20 times. Pressing the Tianshu acupoint: The practitioner uses the pads of their thumb and middle finger to simultaneously press on the Tianshu acupoint, applying pressure in sync with the patient's breathing, not pressing too hard. Repeat 10-20 times. Pressing the Qihai acupoint: The practitioner uses the pad of their middle finger to press on the Qihai acupoint on the patient's lower abdomen, applying gentle pressure. Repeat 10-20 times.
Disc-shaped abdominal rotation: The practitioner uses both palms to perform a disc-shaped rotation on the patient's abdomen, centering on the navel, in a clockwise direction, repeating 100-200 times. Pinch and lift abdominal rotation: Divide the abdomen into 9 areas, drawing a "well" shape. Perform pinching, lifting, and twisting techniques on each area from left to right and from top to bottom. Repeat the manipulation on areas that are particularly overweight, performing 5-10 repetitions on each area. Pinch and knead the lateral abdomen: Divide the lateral abdomen into 3 areas: upper, middle, and lower. The practitioner brings their hands together, pinching and kneading the patient's lateral abdomen with force, repeating about 5 times on each area.
Horizontal abdominal push: The practitioner, with both hands together or one palm, pushes horizontally from one side of the patient's abdomen to the other, repeating 10-20 times. Use the heel of the palm to push the abdomen and the fingertips to push back, applying gentle force to avoid damaging internal organs. Abdominal lifting and shaking: Divide the abdomen into 9 sections and perform lifting and shaking techniques in sequence, repeating each section 5-10 times. Lateral abdominal tapping: The practitioner taps the sides of the patient's abdomen towards the center, using a technique to the patient's tolerance, avoiding excessive force to prevent injury to internal organs, repeating approximately 10 times.