Extensive use is made of the forearms, wrists, hands, fingers, and thumbs in massage. Incorrect placement of the feet, repeatedly bending over the table, hyperextending the knees, or overusing the hands during a massage can lead to foot, ankle, knee, wrist, thumb, and low back injuries. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use your […]
Lesson 11-2: Good Body Mechanics Read More »
Massage is like an athletic sport. It takes strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, coordination, and overall physical fitness to deliver an effective massage, even a relaxation massage! Massage therapists may become models of healthy living for their clients, and to have credibility must practice good self-care. It is more challenging to convince clients to adopt meaningful
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Massage therapy is a physically challenging career. So in this chapter, we’ll look at how you can prepare for the physical demands of the job. More specific to massage, we’ll examine principles of good body use and self-care on the job. Chapters that discuss special populations (e.g., pregnancy massage) or particular techniques (e.g., seated massage)
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