How do you do deep tissue pressure massage—without hurting yourself? Lean to generate force. In this article, I’m going to show you how to deliver deep-tissue pressure on a low table. Step #1: Lean to generate force. Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of leaning. When teaching I refer to leaning as “fall” and “catch” [...]
How do you save your thumbs as a massage therapist? Add more thumbs to you hand by incorporating massage tools. But not just any massage tool. I’m specifically talking about massage tools that have a handle and a stem. Why? Because a handle makes the tool easy to hold, and a stem does a [...]
I’m going to scare you. Ready? Massage injury (or any injury that prevents you from doing massage). If you can’t work, you don’t get paid, right? The good news is that unless you really hurt yourself, like a broken arm, you can work through most injuries without worsening the injury or developing a compensatory injury. [...]
Fall and catch massage sounds very judo-y. But I promise that you won’t have to make your client tap out. Fall and catch massage is a way to do massage without squeezing and pressing a client’s muscles with all your might. Instead you “fall” into the client, and the client’s body “catches” you. Your body [...]
