Swedish Technique Class
Demo Of The Back Please get out the written routine for massage of the back
Back Draping Begin with the drape fully covering the shoulders. Fold the sheet over the blanket 8 to 12 inches. To undrape move the blanket down to the top of the hips first, then move the sheet to the place where the gluteal cleavage begins. Place the hands on top of the drape.
Establish contact at the sacrum and occiput, and relax. Effleurage the whole back to apply oil, warm, and soften (3-6 times). Each effleurage of the whole back should be done from the head of the table. It should start at upper trapezius and go to the drape (include the sacrum), with a return stroke along lateral ribs and axilla, around deltoids and up to occiput.
While effleuraging down the back, transition to the side, and begin to pull and wring up the opposite side, up to and including the shoulder girdle. Return to the head of the table and effleurage the whole back. Repeat starting from the opposite side of the table.
Move to side, face up table and support client s shoulder girdle with your outside hand. Apply circular effleurage up medial to the scapula, out over the top, and down posterior axilla also effleurage out the scapula (medial to lateral). Move arm to hang over the edge (elbow at 90 ) and apply lubricant to the arms. Facing down the table, knead back of neck and upper trapezius. Facing up the table, knead deltoids and triceps. Return arm to table and full down the arm and squeeze the hand.
Using your down-table hand on top of the other, deep effleurage up from the low back, medial to the scapula, over the top of the shoulder, and continue down the arm and hand. Standing at the head facing down the table, compress your thumb tips into upper trapezius move the skin and superficial fascia towards the ceiling, then towards the table, with moderate pressure into the deeper layers. Work your way from base of neck to acromion process.
Using thumbs strip out upper trapezius and rhomboids. With your lateral hand on the skin, covered by your medial hand, apply circular effleurage down the middle, around the bottom, up the side, and across the top of the scapula. Full effleurage of the whole back.
: Side 2 Effleurage the whole back to apply oil, warm, and soften (3-6 times). Each effleurage of the whole back should be done from the head of the table. It should start at upper trapezius and go to the drape (include the sacrum), with a return stroke along lateral ribs and axilla, around deltoids and up to occiput.
: Side 2 While effleuraging down the back, transition to the side, and begin to pull and wring up the opposite side, up to and including the shoulder girdle. Return to the head of the table and effleurage the whole back. Repeat starting from the opposite side of the table.
: Side 2 Move to side, face up table and support client s shoulder girdle with your outside hand. Apply circular effleurage up medial to the scapula, out over the top, and down posterior axilla also effleurage out the scapula (medial to lateral). Move arm to hang over the edge (elbow at 90 ) and apply lubricant to the arms. Facing down the table, knead back of neck and upper trapezius. Facing up the table, knead deltoids and triceps. Return arm to table and full down the arm and squeeze the hand.
: Side 2 Using your down-table hand on top of the other, deep effleurage up from the low back, medial to the scapula, over the top of the shoulder, and continue down the arm and hand. Standing at the head facing down the table, compress your thumb tips into upper trapezius move the skin and superficial fascia towards the ceiling, then towards the table, with moderate pressure into the deeper layers. Work your way from base of neck to acromion process.
: Side 2 Using thumbs strip out upper trapezius and rhomboids. With your lateral hand on the skin, covered by your medial hand, apply circular effleurage down the middle, around the bottom, up the side, and across the top of the scapula. Full effleurage of the whole back.
Standing at the head facing down the table, do alternating thumb circles across the erectors bilaterally down to the sacrum. Continue thumb circles to the bottom of the sacrum and cover sacrum with thumb work. Return up to the neck with a rocking, raking motion.
Repeat thumb circles and return, OR: Apply unilateral thumb circles lateral to spine on each side, including sacrum and iliac crest. Moving to side, apply figure eight stroke over lumbar area, sacrum, and upper gluteals. Standing at the head, apply alternating effleurage to both sides of the back.
Effleurage whole back to connect. Apply tapotement to back, arms, and hands. Full effleurage of back to close. Move to the side and apply nerve strokes down the back, arms and hands to finish.
Teaching One Another Give true feedback about your experience in a tactful and respectful way What was good What could have made it better What was the quality of touch in your experience Pressure Flow of the session Presence Communication
Trade 2 Begin Prone
Establish contact at the sacrum and occiput, and relax. Effleurage the whole back to apply oil, warm, and soften (3-6 times). Each effleurage of the whole back should be done from the head of the table. It should start at upper trapezius and go to the drape (include the sacrum), with a return stroke along lateral ribs and axilla, around deltoids and up to occiput.
While effleuraging down the back, transition to the side, and begin to pull and wring up the opposite side, up to and including the shoulder girdle. Return to the head of the table and effleurage the whole back. Repeat starting from the opposite side of the table.
Move to side, face up table and support client s shoulder girdle with your outside hand. Apply circular effleurage up medial to the scapula, out over the top, and down posterior axilla also effleurage out the scapula (medial to lateral). Move arm to hang over the edge (elbow at 90 ) and apply lubricant to the arms. Facing down the table, knead back of neck and upper trapezius. Facing up the table, knead deltoids and triceps. Return arm to table and full down the arm and squeeze the hand.
Using your down-table hand on top of the other, deep effleurage up from the low back, medial to the scapula, over the top of the shoulder, and continue down the arm and hand. Standing at the head facing down the table, compress your thumb tips into upper trapezius move the skin and superficial fascia towards the ceiling, then towards the table, with moderate pressure into the deeper layers. Work your way from base of neck to acromion process.
Using thumbs strip out upper trapezius and rhomboids. With your lateral hand on the skin, covered by your medial hand, apply circular effleurage down the middle, around the bottom, up the side, and across the top of the scapula. Full effleurage of the whole back.
: Side 2 Effleurage the whole back to apply oil, warm, and soften (3-6 times). Each effleurage of the whole back should be done from the head of the table. It should start at upper trapezius and go to the drape (include the sacrum), with a return stroke along lateral ribs and axilla, around deltoids and up to occiput.
: Side 2 While effleuraging down the back, transition to the side, and begin to pull and wring up the opposite side, up to and including the shoulder girdle. Return to the head of the table and effleurage the whole back. Repeat starting from the opposite side of the table.
: Side 2 Move to side, face up table and support client s shoulder girdle with your outside hand. Apply circular effleurage up medial to the scapula, out over the top, and down posterior axilla also effleurage out the scapula (medial to lateral). Move arm to hang over the edge (elbow at 90 ) and apply lubricant to the arms. Facing down the table, knead back of neck and upper trapezius. Facing up the table, knead deltoids and triceps. Return arm to table and full down the arm and squeeze the hand.
: Side 2 Using your down-table hand on top of the other, deep effleurage up from the low back, medial to the scapula, over the top of the shoulder, and continue down the arm and hand. Standing at the head facing down the table, compress your thumb tips into upper trapezius move the skin and superficial fascia towards the ceiling, then towards the table, with moderate pressure into the deeper layers. Work your way from base of neck to acromion process.
: Side 2 Using thumbs strip out upper trapezius and rhomboids. With your lateral hand on the skin, covered by your medial hand, apply circular effleurage down the middle, around the bottom, up the side, and across the top of the scapula. Full effleurage of the whole back.
Standing at the head facing down the table, do alternating thumb circles across the erectors bilaterally down to the sacrum. Continue thumb circles to the bottom of the sacrum and cover sacrum with thumb work. Return up to the neck with a rocking, raking motion.
Repeat thumb circles and return, OR: Apply unilateral thumb circles lateral to spine on each side, including sacrum and iliac crest. Moving to side, apply figure eight stroke over lumbar area, sacrum, and upper gluteals. Standing at the head, apply alternating effleurage to both sides of the back.
Effleurage whole back to connect. Apply tapotement to back, arms, and hands. Full effleurage of back to close. Move to the side and apply nerve strokes down the back, arms and hands to finish.