Five times will take about forty seconds.
Note I. The trunk should be kept in an upright position and not bent to the right, left or backwards. The abdominal muscles should be relaxed so that the stomach and bowels are neither distended nor contracted, but are held naturally.
Note II. The movements can, of course, also be done with one hand, but because pressure should be fairly strong (especially in stout people) to influence the digestive and abdominal organs and the nerve-centers properly, it is best to use both hands, one on top of the other. The strain will thus also be removed from the fingers when they are pressing inward and upward under the false ribs.
Analysis and Effects of the Combined Massage Exercise No. 10
In this exercise especial attention is given to the massaging of the internal organs, muscles, nerves and vessels of the abdomen, without any movements of the body except those of the arms.
The movements of the arms and hands in applying the massage movements, exercise the muscles of the arms, the shoulders, upper chest and back.
The massage influences the digestive organs and glands as well as all the other organs in the abdomen.
This exercise is very beneficial for all the digestive and abdominal organs in women as well as in men. (See also chapter for women, [page 17], and Digestive Disorders in Supplement, [page 88].)