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