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NECK
MASSAGE LONDON - EASY TO LEARN ROUTINE WITH IMAGES PICTURES PHOTOS
Most people massage their friend's neck while they sit in a chair. We suggest that they lay on the floor, face up. Position yourself by sitting on the floor, behind their head, facing their feet. It will be helpful to use a little bit of vegetable oil as a lubricant between your hands and their skin.
For optimum access to their neck,
it will be helpful to have them remove their shirt and to place a
towel or blanket over their chest for comfort and warmth.
Before
we begin, it is important to note the areas that can be accidentally
injured with too much pressure. The first is the front of the
throat. DON'T ever (without professional training) massage the front
of the neck and throat area. Also, note the white dots on the photo
above. These dots indicate the approximate location of the bones in
the neck. These bones, or "processes", point directly out
of the sides and out of the back of the neck. Don't push on these
bones with pressure thinking that they are just stubborn spasms. Begin
the massage with gentle pulling motions, alternating hands,
squeezing the neck between your thumb and fingers. The pressure
should be placed between the white dots shown above.
Use
your fingertips alternately, making circles along both sides of the
spine. As you approach the head, gently lift the neck and head with
the fingertips, allowing gravity to slowly glide your fingers along
the base of the skull. Use alternating hands to push on the
shoulders, while using the other hand to support the head. Begin
probing, gently, with your thumb between the white dots.
Use
your fingers and thumbs to find tight muscles. These will feel like
thick spots or bands of tension. Apply pressure, gently but firmly,
to these tight areas and slowly work them out. Always stay in
contact with your friend and see if your pressure is too much or too
little. Carefully glide your fingers along the sides of the spine
until you are at the base of the skull and balance the head on your
finger tips. If your hands aren't used to this kind of weight, don't
be surprised of this causes your fingers to lockup and cramp. After
their head seems to melt under its own weight into your fingertips,
gently make small circles in these muscles.
After
you have sufficiently worked the neck areas, begin soft, circular
strokes in the temple area. While most believe that the
"temples" only consist of the area next to the ear (centre
photo above), the temporalis muscle actually extends in a teardrop
pattern beginning at this area and extending back at least four
inches along the sides of the head.
Close
the massage with gentle strokes with the thumbs across the forehead,
eyebrows, cheeks and chin. Don't forget to give the ears a little
rub with a gentle pulling. Option
for side work...
You
can also try working on your friend's neck while they lay on their
side. It is important that they have pillows to bolster their legs
and head. Try pulling down on the shoulder, alternating hands and
pulling down on the muscles along the neck's sides. You can also do
thumb work from this position and achieve excellent results because
of the advantage of leverage. I
wish you well as you learn to massage. Using your hands to help
others can bring incredible satisfaction. Good luck and practice
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Remember prevention is better
than cure. Once you show signs of improvement we will continue to
work with you to keep harmony and balance already achieved. A
regular treatment, depending on your timetable, will stop future
stress accumulating. Call NOW your private massage therapist on
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