Crude Vibration

CRUDE VIBRATION is performed by a gentle swaying and shaking motion of the limbs to encourage the client to relax when they find relaxing difficult. The performance of crude vibrations brings awareness of 'holding’ to both the patient and the practitioner and encourages the patient to relax and 'let go'. It can be used on legs, arms and head. Done well it can be extremely soothing, but done poorly it can cause frustrating and impatience to both the giver and the receiver. It needs to be given time and effort to be learnt well and performed well.
It is very effective at the beginning of a treatment if a client presents in a tense condition and can encourage the client to ‘let go’ of habitually held joints and muscles to the point that they can relax and benefit from the stroke work.