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• TLE - Home Economics Beauty Care 9 Nail Care Services (NC II) Second Quarter-Module 3 Basic Foot Spa Massage Techniques
• Basic foot spa massage


  A type of massage that focuses solely on the feet
• Foot massage


  • Originated in China more than 3,000 years ago
  • Used to identify and cure illness
  • Now used for relaxation and to alleviate sore soles and arches
• Benefits of foot massage

  • Sense of balance and wellbeing
  • Better circulation
  • Promotes better sleep
  • Helps you relax
  • Fights depression
  • Relieves aches and pains
  • Makes feet healthier
  • Lowers blood pressure
• How to give a basic foot massage

  1. Hold the bottom of the foot with both hands

  2. Rub the heel of the foot

  3. Use cross-fiber friction on the heels of the feet

  4. Massage around the ankle bone

  5. Use a fist to massage the arch of the foot

  6. Massage the toes
• Other techniques in foot massage


  • Apply the milking stroke
  • Use the Indian rub technique
• Massage the toes


  1. Spend time on each individual toe

  2. Go to each toe and gently pull on it. This may cause the joint to pop, but unless it causes the person discomfort to continue to do this to each toe

  3. Slide your index finger in the gap between each toe. Spend time moving it back and forth, rubbing the base of each toe with your index and thumb if desired
• Apply the milking stroke


  Hold the foot in both hands and give ten short, strong pulls on one side and then the other. Imagine the pulling motion of milking a cow while doing this
• Use the Indian rub technique


  Hold the side of the foot with both thumbs placed on the inside center of the arch. Move your hands back and forth as if you were wringing out a wet towel. Allow a lot of movement of the foot while applying this technique
• Try petrissage on the achilles tendon and lower foot


  1. Starting at the back of the heel and ankle and around the achilles tendon, use one hand to gently squeeze and pull the foot. Start softly but apply more pressure and speed the longer you do it

  2. Push the muscles starting at the achilles tendon and working towards the toes. Doing this will lift the muscles of the foot helping to work out impurities
• Massage the long muscles of the foot

  Have your partner straighten their leg vertically and use your forearm to apply pressure downward into the foot. Slowly move your arm to use your elbow to apply more pressure into the foot
• Perform ankle rotation

  Hold the foot up and use one hand to rotate the foot around the ankle. Move the foot in circles ten times in one direction, and then ten times in the opposite direction
• A foot massage can help to relax the whole body, helping you to sleep better, and leaving you with a rejuvenated energy to bring to your day
• Regularly massaging the feet is another way to keep them healthy, as this can help stimulate foot muscles, reduce stiffness, and alleviate pain in the heels and ankles
• Massage can reduce stress, improve circulation, and relieve swelling and pain, which can in turn lower blood pressure. Using the thumb, apply pressure to the solar plexus on the base of the feet and breathe deeply in and out
• Massaging the extremities helps with the circulation of blood around the body, promoting cell repair and growth
• Aches and pains are a common part of life and happen to everyone. They can occur anywhere in the body due to things like age, injury or sickness, and severity of the pain can vary too
• Benefits of foot massage

  • Relax the whole body
  • Help you sleep better
  • Leave you with rejuvenated energy
  • Stimulate foot muscles
  • Reduce stiffness
  • Alleviate pain in heels and ankles
  • Reduce stress
  • Improve circulation
  • Relieve swelling and pain
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Promote cell repair and growth
• Basic steps in foot spa massage

  Not provided in the latest study material
• Online learners should visit some sites on the internet, together with their parents watch a video on how to perform the basic foot spa massage then try to perform it with their housemate
• Offline learners should, after learning the basic foot massage technique, write the steps and perform it with their housemate with the permission and guidance of their parents
• Online learners should, after learning the basic foot spa massage together with their parents or housemate, perform it and video their performance
• Offline learners should, after learning the basic foot spa massage technique, perform it with their housemate with the permission and guidance of their parents
• The rubric provides criteria for evaluating the performance of the foot massage, including use of tools and equipment, application of procedure, safety and work habits, and speed/time
• The study material provides references to books and online sources related to foot massage and nail care