Massage body positions: There are four types, including sitting position, prone position, lateral position, and supine position.
Massage medium: Also known as “transmitter,” it refers to the lubricant applied to the patient’s skin. Examples include ginger, (scallion) water, talcum powder, medicinal liquor, plain water, musk rheumatism oil, Shexiang Shuhuoling, safflower oil, turpentine oil, Huoluo oil, etc. Different mediums are selected according to different conditions. For example, ginger and scallion water are used for deficiency-cold syndromes; talcum powder is used when the skin feels sticky due to sweating; white liquor or plain water is used for persistent heat syndromes; musk rheumatism oil is used for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia; and Shexiang Shuhuoling is used for blood stasis, swelling, and pain caused by traumatic injuries.
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Great overview! I’ve always used prone and supine positions, but never tried the lateral one for massage. Also, ginger as a medium sounds intriguing—anyone here tried it? Does it actually warm up the muscles more than regular oil?
Ah, merci pour cet article ! Je ne connaissais pas tous ces médiums comme l’eau d’oignon ou la liqueur médicinale. Intéressant de savoir qu’il existe quatre positions principales – je n’utilise souvent que la position ventrale chez mon masseur. J’aimerais essayer le gingembre un jour, ça doit être chaud et stimulant !
مقال رائع! لطالما تساءلت عن وضعيات التدليك المختلفة، خاصة وضعية الجلوس. وأيضاً المواد المنقلة مثل زيت الزنجبيل مثيرة للاهتمام. هل هناك تفضيل لنوع معين من الزيوت حسب الحالة الصحية؟ شكراً للمعلومة القيمة!
睇完呢篇文章，真係長知識！原來按摩介質有咁多種，平時我只係用開普通按摩油，下次可以試下薑水或者藥酒。唔知大家鍾意用邊種介質多啲呢？我自己就覺得滑石粉夏天用最舒服！
Intéressant ! Je ne savais pas qu’il y avait quatre positions différentes pour les massages. Et l’huile médicinale au gingembre a l’air géniale pour une séance bien chaude et relaxante. Merci pour les infos !