Need a deep pressure substitute for a forearm? Try fists. I did, Mark, but fists didn’t work for me. Yeah, at first that was my experience, too. Then I did this: Set my table height for fists not forearms. (In other words, I lowered my table.) When I set my table for fists instead of [...]
There’s a massage skill that has nothing to do with your hands, but is really important when treating a client in pain. The skill is to ask the right massage intake question. Of all the questions (excluding medical history and contraindications), there’s one question that could vastly improve your chances of helping someone in pain. No [...]
Massage tools aren’t just about saving hands. They can also enhance your massage. One of my favorite pain-relief/relaxation techniques is to reciprocate with a massage tool. Reciprocate with a Massage Tool When I say reciprocate with a massage tool, I mean to go back and forth over a focus area (tight/tender spot or if you [...]
When I asked Merrill Lund about which of his massage tools to try, I was a bit surprised when one of the tools that he sent me was the Effleurage T-Bar. For one, I already had a lot of effleurage tools on me, like my hands, knuckles, fists and forearms. So, why would I need [...]
