Massage strokes to be used in a full body massage
When graduates of the BSc in Health & Leisure with Massage from the Institute of Technology, Tralee states that they will perform a full body massage as part of treatment - that full body massage may include any combination of the following strokes. They will adhere to the general principles of layering from surface strokes to deeper work. They will individualize the use of strokes to suit the client’s case history/ condition on the day of treatment.
Crude Vibrations
Legs
Arms
Head
Effleurage:
Gliding/ flat-handed long strokes
Reverse side strokes
Reverse stroke from front of shoulder
Reverse stroke down centre of back – up sides -around shoulders in along front of shoulders, up back of neck and hold base of scull
Fan stroke / Tree Branching / Shingling
Pull back on trapeziums
Crossover on trapeziums
Scoop on scapula
Wringing
Figure 8 along sides and neck to shoulder / V stroke on shoulders
Forearm stroke
Rolling effleurage
Corkscrew stroke neck to shoulder
Effleurage with head twist
Sternum - out over shoulder – in over trapezium, up back of neck to base of scull
Petrissage:
Wringing
Kneading horizontal strokes across Erector Spinae
Bunching
Kneading horizontal strokes from midpoint of leg
Thumb Rolling
Thumb circling
Stripping
Knuckling/ raking
Wringing/ circular stroke from wrist to elbow and elbow to shoulder
Pick up on the trapeziums
Friction:
Compressions / reinforced compressions
Specific trigger point work – tip of thumb/fingers around hip, knee, ankle
Specific trigger point work – tip of thumb around shoulder, elbow and wrist
Thumb circling alongside spine, alongside scapula, from AC joint to neck and base of scull, on scull
Stripping
Tapotement:
Tapping on spine
Cupping over chest cavity
Cupping on hips
Slapping
Hacking
Pounding
Pinchment
Tapping/ flicking on scalp
Stretches
2 arms over head with traction
Gluteus,
Hamstrings
Quadriceps
Adductors
Abductors
Gastrocnemius
Arms x 4 directions
Rotator cuff x 2
Effleurage from sternum - out over shoulder – in over trapezium, up back of neck to base of scull – hook fingers under occiput and stretch (lean back to create neck and spine stretch)
Neck – ear to shoulder, chin to shoulder – look over shoulder
Chin to chest