Want to be able to do more massages and not be in pain? Then ask: Why am I doing this? Wait, not: Why am I doing massage? I’m talking about these “why(s)”: Why am I doing a particular technique every massage? Why am I using my palms to effleurage? Why do I use my thumbs [...]
I didn’t understand massage body mechanics when I was a massage student, and I thought every MT had hand pain. My hands got to be such a problem that I went to my teacher, Telema, for help. She watched me work on a fellow student. What she told me to do seemed too subtle to [...]
Will working on a low massage table hurt your back? Not if you adopt these strategies: (1) use the table for support, (2) take wider stances when doing lighter pressure, (3) incorporate seated work and (4) avoid static posture positions. When you do those four things you’ll be able to deliver all ranges of pressure [...]
Let me guess what your go-to tool is for deep pressure? Forearms. Am I right? Mine was. But then my neck started to bother me, my elbow felt funky, and my already unstable left shoulder said I don’t think so. So, I went searching for another way to deliver deep pressure. Guess what I found? [...]
