Body Kneads Therapeutic Massage
http://www.bettyechols.com/
Macon, GA
Betty Echols, LMT MT001462
478-256-0331
Elements of a Massage
1. Intent
Plan of action made during consultation.(which can change during a massage)
2. Depth
Distance the hands or fingers make into the tissue.
3. Pressure
Application of force by therapist.
4. Excursion
Distance traveled on the clients body in one stroke
5. Speed
Rate of motion
6. Rhythm
Repetition of strong and weak stokes in massage.
7. Continuity
Uninterrupted succession of strokes or unbroken transition form from one stroke to the next.
8. Transition strokes
Moving from one area to the next smoothly and uninterrupted.
9. Duration
Time spent on one area, which should be only 2/3 minutes. Any more at one time will desensitize the area, or numb it. You may go back to an area many times.
10. Sequence
Succession of stokes: Effleurage, Petrisage, Effleurage pattern.
11. Routine
1. Necessary for delivering the same massage to every client. More or less can be added due to intent.
2. Logical progression that leaves the client with a feeling of completeness.
3. Ensures that every part of the body is massaged properly and thoroughly.
4. Tells me where I am at on the body, when conversation diverts my attention and I forget.
.
http://www.bettyechols.com/
Macon, GA
Betty Echols, LMT MT001462
478-256-0331
Elements of a Massage
1. Intent
Plan of action made during consultation.(which can change during a massage)
2. Depth
Distance the hands or fingers make into the tissue.
3. Pressure
Application of force by therapist.
4. Excursion
Distance traveled on the clients body in one stroke
5. Speed
Rate of motion
6. Rhythm
Repetition of strong and weak stokes in massage.
7. Continuity
Uninterrupted succession of strokes or unbroken transition form from one stroke to the next.
8. Transition strokes
Moving from one area to the next smoothly and uninterrupted.
9. Duration
Time spent on one area, which should be only 2/3 minutes. Any more at one time will desensitize the area, or numb it. You may go back to an area many times.
10. Sequence
Succession of stokes: Effleurage, Petrisage, Effleurage pattern.
11. Routine
1. Necessary for delivering the same massage to every client. More or less can be added due to intent.
2. Logical progression that leaves the client with a feeling of completeness.
3. Ensures that every part of the body is massaged properly and thoroughly.
4. Tells me where I am at on the body, when conversation diverts my attention and I forget.
.
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