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| Below is an example of a "1-hour" Swedish Massage routine : |
1. Client is greeted and brought to massage room with deeply relaxing music playing in background
2. Client is instructed to undress to a comfortable level (women typically bra-less and in shorts or under shorts or nothing and men typically in under shorts or nothing) while therapist leaves room. Client lies on massage table face down (on stomach) with sheet draped over entire body. When client is ready, massage therapist enters room to begin massage. Complete professionalism and careful "draping" techniques employed to assure complete privacy and high comfort level to clients.
3. Quick in-take form (pre-massage questionnaire
) - a few questions about client health and areas of tight / sore / stiff muscles reviewed.
4. Quick explanation of procedure to be employed for typical Swedish Massage routine
5. Massage Begins (Oil, lotion, gel, or creme used): --> Note: The routine below can be completely passive for the client - in which case the client need not assist the therapist in any way - simple total relaxation during the procedure is recommended.
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Relaxing scalp massage begins the routine
- Relaxing warm up and stretching of back muscles (particularly trapezius, latissimus dorsi and deeper tissue muscles)
- Thorough massage of upper back / shoulders / and neck - can be deep to work out knots and includes many major and minor back muscles from superficial to deep layer, with particular focus on area between scapula.
- Thorough lower back massage (superficial and deep muscles including erector spinae and all muscles attaching to iliac crest (ilium bone on pelvic region)
- Deep (not painful) compression of gluteal muscles (gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus) and expanded massage if desired due to soreness or tightness.
- Therapeutic and relaxing bottom of foot massage including some percussion.
- Extensive posterior leg massage including massage of calf (gastrocnemius and soleus) and hamstring muscles, Ilio-Tibial (IT) band, and all surrounding muscles.
- Continued massage on bottom of feet and Achilles heel (calcaneal tendon) area
- Half way point reached -- client carefully turns over onto back -- lower pack heating pad turned on
- Top of feet are massaged including some gentile passive ankle joint range of motion manipulations and leg stretches.
- Extensive anterior leg massage (lower and upper) including extensive work with quadriceps, around patella (knee cap) and all anterior muscles above and below the knee.
- Hands are massaged thoroughly including gentle wrist range of motion manipulations.
- Arms (upper and lower, anterior and posterior) and shoulders are massaged thoroughly and extensive back of neck massage performed. Routine may include some passive (gentle) range of motion manipulations of arms and shoulder joint (gleno-humeral joint).
- Optional chest (region of pectoralis major and minor) and stomach (rectus abdominus, external obliques…) are massaged if desired
- Soothing neck and additional shoulder massage including passive stretches of neck.
- Conclusion with lengthy relaxing scalp and facial massage and light effleurage of body to conclude massage.
6. Massage Ends
7. Client relaxes and dresses when ready.
8. Water is offered to client, payments made (cash or check) and client goes home and tells all of their friends how incredible their massage experience was.
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