This Is Why Your Beginning Should Be at the Back
Starting your work on the client’s back can give multiple data points for mapping out your session.
Allison Denney is a certified massage therapist and certified YouTuber. You can find her massage tutorials at YouTube.com/RebelMassage. She is also passionate about creating products that are kind, simple, and productive for therapists to use in their practices. Her products, along with access to her blog and CE opportunities, can be found at rebelmassage.com.
Starting your work on the client’s back can give multiple data points for mapping out your session.
Changing muscle memory habits as they relate to mobility and movement can be hard. Luckily, you are there to help clients along so they aren’t forging a new path alone.
Being asked to address shoulder pain, foot pain, neck limitations, and more in one session is unreasonable. But this technique can help you approach clients with tall orders.
While the neck is a bridge, a pathway, the position of the neck and head can also indicate a multitude of other things happening beneath the surface.
Use your knowledge of the pectoralis major, its closeness to breath, and how it works to your advantage.
Exercise and stretching might be what the doctor ordered, but pandiculation could be a combo to help clients go a little further, and with your assistance.