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 THE COMBINED MASSAGE EXERCISE

No. 4

Massaging each side alternately from the side of the knee upward over the thigh, hip and side, then across the lower chest or underneath the breasts, to the opposite side; and at the same time bending the upper body from side to side.

Detailed Description

Position—Standing erect with shoulders thrown backward and chest forward, but without strain, heels together and feet and legs stationary.

Without altering the position of the legs, bend the upper body to the right as far as possible, so that the right hand is level with or just above the outer side of the right knee. Place this hand, with fingers and thumb close, transversely over the side of the thigh just above the knee so that the fingers are pointing inward, toward the left (Fig. 4 A).

Stroke thus with the right hand from there upward over the side of the right thigh, hip and trunk until the thumb is horizontal with the nipple of the right breast, the fingers of the hand should thus be pointing straight toward the left side. In thus stroking upward on the right side the trunk should be bent directly to the left (Fig. 4 B and C).

Then without altering the position of the body or the hand, continue stroking with the latter, fingers first, across the lower chest over the region of the liver under the right nipple of the breast, toward the left side (Fig. 4 D), where the hand moves underneath the nipple of the breast, over the lower region of the heart and is released on that side (Fig. 4 E).