Massage strokes to be used in a leg massage

When graduates of the BSc in Health & Leisure with Massage from the Institute of Technology, Tralee states that they will perform leg/ hip/ buttock massage as part of treatment that leg/ hip/ buttock 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

Effleurage:
Gliding
Rolling effleurage
Reverse side stroke
Fan stroke / Tree Branching / Shingling
Wringing

Petrissage:
Kneading horizontal strokes from midpoint of leg
Thumb Rolling
Thumb circling
Stripping
Wringing
Bunching
Knuckling
Raking

Friction:
Compressions / reinforced compressions/
Specific tender point and trigger point work – tip of thumb/fingers around hip, knee, ankle

Tapotement:
Tapping
Cupping on hips
Hacking
Pounding
Pinchment

Stretches
Gluteus,
Hamstrings
Quadriceps
Adductors
Abductors
Gastrocnemius