How to Massage Interior Foot Muscles

By the end of the day, most people's feet are worn out and tired. This stress radiates through the rest of your body, making you feel downright drained. Foot massage therapy can fix those kinks. Here's how you can tackle the interior muscles of your foot.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Soak both feet in warm water before the massage. Give the muscles and connective tissues time to warm and loosen.

2. Wrap your hands around the top of the foot so your thumbs rest against its sole. This is the basic hand position for foot massage and gives you access to each part of the foot.

3. Examine the sole of the foot with your thumbs. Using light pressure, caress the gap between each of the toes. This is where you find the interior foot muscles.

4. Work your way slowly from gap to gap, massaging each muscle with moderate pressure. Use either a back-and-forth or a circular motion to work the tension from the tissues.

5. Stretch the toes back toward the shin. This is called dorsiflexion and works the tissues on the bottom of the foot, including the plantar fascia.

6. Repeat the stretch in the opposite direction. This puts the foot in plantarflexion and elongates the muscles and tendons on top of the foot, relieving the tension caused by tight shoes and socks.