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 Alternate by turning to the right, that is, half a turn from the last posture, etc.

This exercise is combined in such a way that there is obtained the movements of the arms and the turning of the upper body to each side, together with massage of the lower back and buttocks.

The movements of the body and the arms and hands in applying the massage movements exercise the muscles and nerves of the arms, the shoulders, the upper chest, the upper and lower back, the hips and the sides of the body. They also influence the kidneys.

The massage influences the muscles, nerves and vessels of the lower back and buttocks, and also the kidneys, bladder and liver and, through the back, the nerves leading to the abdominal organs.