Description
This informative and instructional hands-on DVD prepares you for performing a safe and effective in-chair massage on a client in a seated position. At your leisure, you will be able to learn, review, and practice:
basic and advanced in-chair massage techniques incorporating modified Swedish techniques learn over-the-clothing assessment and the importance of proper biomechanics when treating
warm-up and grounding exercises that will help to prepare you to safely apply learned skills, resulting in reduced stress on the body
alternative uses and strategies for integrating in-chair massage into your existing practice Included is a step by step demonstration on how to properly set up, adjust the chair for the therapist, the client, how to instruct the client on sitting in and getting out of the chair, how to adapt pressure with little to no stress on the therapist, adjusting the chair to sit facing both directions, chair maintenance, limitations and how to repair it.
By the end of the DVD, it is expected that you will be able to perform a 10 minute basic and a 15 minute advance routine which integrates the teachings of this DVD.
Learning Objectives:
students will be able to Identify and practice
1. Setting up and taking down the chair
2. Basic Hand saving techniques
3.Advanced treatment techniques
4.Assessment and treatment while massaging target tissue
5. Body mechanics for the therapist
6. Warm-up and grounding exercise
7. Integration of learned skills 10 minute routine
8. Integration of learned skills more advanced. 15 minute routine
9. adjusting the chair (for comfort for the client and therapist)
10. with additional accessories and tools to assist in the treatment
11. Care and maintenance of equipment
12. Turning the client to be in prone and supine positions
