THE COMBINED MASSAGE EXERCISE
No. 3
Massaging each leg alternately with both hands simultaneously
from ankle upward over leg and hip, continuing from
there with one hand above the other and parallel to each other,
directly across the abdomen, one hand moving underneath the
ribs, over the transverse colon and the stomach and the other
hand over the lower abdomen and pelvis; at the same time lifting
and stretching the legs and bending the trunk forward and
backward.
Detailed Description
Position—Standing erect with feet parallel and about four
inches apart.
Bend the trunk forward, at the same time raising the right
leg about four inches from the floor, so that it is slightly bent
at the knee and hip and pointed somewhat forward. The
weight will then rest on the left leg, the knee of which should
be held as rigidly as possible. With the trunk bent forward,
clutch the right leg with both hands just above the ankle in
such a way, that the thumbs are in front on either side of the
tibia (shin-bone). The fingers of each hand, which are kept
close together are slanted downward and around the back of
the leg from each side, so that the third and fourth fingers of
each hand meet and touch at the middle line of the calf muscles.
The palms of the hands are thus on each side of the leg, the
right hand being on the right or outer side and the left on the
inner or left side (Fig. 3 A).
Stroke thus with both hands simultaneously from the ankle upward over the lower right leg pressing the muscles with the
