There are five basic massage movements: stroking, rubbing, crushing, tapping and vibration. To get a better result, they are usually combined.

Stroking speeds up the movement of the lymphatic fluid and blood, improves the blood circulation of the skin, relieves the output channels of the fat and sweat glands from the secreted in them. Usually all massages start and end with stroking.

Rubbing is carried out by circular motions on the skin. It improves the circulation of the massaged area and spreads some smaller infiltrates (seal after inflammation of the skin).

Crushing. By sliding the edges of the fingertips of one or both hands, the skin of a particular area is pressed simultaneously. Crushing enhances blood circulation in the deep tissues of the massaged area.

The blunting consists of multiple blows to the skin, applied with the ends of the fingers with the joints relaxed. When tapping, the tips of the fingers should fall consistently, not all at once. Blunting improves blood supply and reflexively affects the nervous system.

Vibration consists of uniform, rapid and vibrating movements of the tips of the fingers or palms, which are transmitted to the underlying tissues as slight shocks or shakes. The weak and subtle vibrational movements soothe the nervous system and the strong ones excite it.