Archive for Body Mechanics
iPhone Elbow
Elbow pain caused from constant use of iphones, blackberries, and other smartphones is on the rise. Here’s how massage can help, as well as a stretch you can do for yourself.
Heel Pain? Massage and Plantar Fascitis
Do your heels and the soles of your feet hurt when you first step on them when getting out of bed in the morning? If so, you may have the most common form of heel pain, Plantar Fascitis.
I should note before we start that none of this is intended to be a diagnosis of plantar [...]
First Client on the 800
Wow. Just wow. Beside going back to school for more training in 2006, this is absolutely the best investment I’ve made in my business.
Being able to adjust the table height in the fly was utterly incredible; it let me put the client at the perfect height for whatever I was doing to him at that [...]
Line of Force, Hierarchy of Power
One of the rules of body mechanics for massage therapists is Line of Force. This rule stipulates that all of the transfer of movement from the body of the massage therapist to the client is done with the therapist’s body in a single line of force. This is done by aiming the hips [...]