| It is important that when you are looking to | | | | back until you come to their shoulder blades. |
| perform massage therapy on someone else you | | | | |
| learn the right movements and techniques that | | | | Step 3 - Upon reaching the shoulder blades |
| are required of your hands. In a number of | | | | you need to move your hands in a curve so |
| different articles I will be explaining how | | | | that they actually glide over the shoulder |
| you should perform the various different | | | | blades and onto the shoulders themselves. |
| massage hand movements correctly. In this | | | | Once at the shoulder blades you now start to |
| particular article we explain the steps you | | | | move the hands down the sides of the person's |
| need to take in order to carry out the fan | | | | body where the rib cage until you get back to |
| stroke technique correctly. | | | | the position where you originally started |
| | | | from. |
| This particular movement compared to the | | | | |
| others is very gentle and will prepare the | | | | Step 4 - The above steps need to be repeated |
| muscles that are being treated with a much | | | | several times and each time slightly more |
| deeper massage later on. Below are the steps | | | | pressure should be applied as you continue |
| that you need to take in order to carry out | | | | the movement. Plus ensure that your fingers |
| this move effectively. | | | | are always pointing in the same direction. |
| | | | That is that they should be pointing towards |
| Step 1 - You should either kneel either | | | | the back of the person's head that is having |
| beside or straddling over the person you are | | | | the massage therapy. |
| going to be giving the massage to. It is | | | | |
| important that they are lying on their front | | | | Also when carrying out the fan stroke during |
| (face towards the floor) in a position that | | | | a massage therapy session it is important |
| they feel comfortable with. | | | | that apply pressure to the body with the |
| | | | whole of your hand. However most of the |
| Step 2 - You now place the palms of each hand | | | | pressure that they should be feeling should |
| flat on to either side of the person's spine | | | | be as you move up their body from the hips |
| at a position just above where there hips are | | | | should be coming from the heel of your hand |
| located. Then you need to apply very light | | | | and then from the fingers as you return to |
| pressure with both hands on to either side of | | | | the starting position. Plus it is important |
| the body beside the spine. However it is | | | | that you try and keep this movement as smooth |
| important that you never apply any pressure | | | | as possible and when first learning about |
| directly on to the person's spine. Now very | | | | massage therapy this is one of the best hand |
| slowly side your hands forward along their | | | | movements to learn first off. |