How To Massage The Ball & Socket Joint Video

Ball and socket joints can get tense and can need to be relaxed. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this video.

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Use both hands
Use the thumbs to apply pressure
Move arm in a circular motion
Move the leg around

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Malu works for Retreat Massage Therapy as a massage therapist. She is well versed in techniques that are particularly helpful for athletes.

MALU LUJAN: Okay, so we are going to be doing some techniques for working on the ball and socket joint, and these are very simple techniques. You can use them on the shoulder. You can use them on the hip, the top of the leg that is. I am just going to use a little bit of oil. You don't need very much, just use a little bit. And I am just going to use both my hands and sort of rub the area. I am going circles. You can put your hands on either side. I'm using the tips of my thumbs right here in the center of the joint. The whole palm of my hand. So that is one or two techniques. And then you are going to have this person relax their arm. Her elbow is flat on the table. My thumb is right in the joint here, and I am just sort of moving her hand around. And you cannot see this unfortunately, but underneath my thumb, her muscle is moving around. And if there is any tension in that joint, that is a very good way to work out the tension. Okay, so we are going to do some work on the ball and socket joint of Sally's hip, the top of her leg. And a very easy way to find this is you just reach for the little ridge of their hip and then you go below that. And I am going to lift her leg up so that her knee is up. And while I am pressing on that joint, I am just going to move the leg around, just kind of a gentle rocking motion. And I am using my fingertips on that joint, but you can use the heel of your hand. You can do this with or without oil, and you can also use your fists, and that really alleviates tension in the ball and socket. So that is a little bit of massage on the ball and socket joints.

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