Arms and Hand Massage

What is it? 

The hands, wrists, and arms can hold much tension and pain, especially if a person operates a lot with their hands. Keying on the computer keyboard would be a common example. Within a span of five to ten minutes a hand massage can relax a person and relieve pain in the body.

People who experience constriction around the heart often notice peculiar feelings in their arms primarily because the nervous energy to both areas originates from the same nerve ‘root’ in the spine.

There are many acupressure and reflexology points that affect internal organs and different parts of the body. Massaging hands, fingers, and joints can relieve many problems, including poor circulation and arthritis.

The Arms and Hand massage can be done with people of all ages and conditions—children, teens, and adults and with or without lotion.

How can one benefit from an Arms and Hand Massage? 

Apart from the benefits a full body massage entails, a shorter Arms and Hand massage would indeed be a soothing and relaxing experience for those looking for instant solutions.


Arm and hand massage passed the relaxing benefits onto the chest by what is known as the ‘reflex action’. Massaging the hands also help reduce any pressure in the neck and head by nervous and circulatory effects.

How does one render an Arms and Hand Massage?

For the Biceps (the muscles in the front of your upper arms)

• Use the left hand to grab the right arm just above the elbow so that the thumb points up toward your right shoulder. 
• Your fingers should wrap around the outside of your arm. With your right arm down at your side, gently press your thumb into the biceps muscle and stroke upward toward your shoulder. Repeat several times. 
• Next, reach your hand under your arm and place your thumb at the top of the biceps muscle below the shoulder. Your fingers should rest lightly underneath your arm. Press down gently with your thumb and move it from side to side across the tendon. Repeat several times.

Triceps (the muscles at the back of your upper arms)

• Bend your right arm at a 90-degree angle and rest your right hand on your stomach.
• Cross your left arm in front of you and cup your left hand over the back of your right arm, just below your shoulder. Press your left hand into your triceps muscle and slowly move it down your arm toward your right elbow. 
• Straighten your right arm as you go. Your left hand should end up cupping your right elbow, with your right arm straight down at your side. 
• Bend your right arm back into a 90-degree position and repeat three times, then switch sides and work your left arm.

Hands 

• Begin by gently pulling each of your fingers with the thumb and fingers of your opposite hand. 
• Gently stroke each finger as you go, applying firm but gentle pressure to any sore or tender areas. 
• To work out your palm, loosely clasp your hands together by intertwining your fingers. 
• Touch the thumb of your massaging hand to the area just below the opposite thumb and apply direct pressure for several seconds. 
• Keep moving your massaging thumb around in a spiral, applying short bursts of pressure, until your thumb ends up in the center of your palm. 
• Finish by stroking your thumb up and down into your palm. Then work the other hand.

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