1 / 10

Swedish Massage: Effleurage Techniques

Learn about the long, gliding strokes of effleurage in Swedish massage, their effects on the body, and how to properly apply them. Discover the benefits of effleurage for relaxation, stress reduction, and muscle recovery.

dsultan
Télécharger la présentation

Swedish Massage: Effleurage Techniques

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 13 Swedish Massage Techniques

  2. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Effleurage: long, gliding stroke delivered with light, medium, deep pressure that follows direction of muscle fibers. • Often first applied to a body area. • Spread lubricant; warm muscles in anticipation of deeper work; assess general condition of client’s tissue. • Applied toward heart. • Connects massage of different body areas; provides flowing transition between techniques.

  3. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Effects of Effleurage • Vary depending on stroke’s depth, speed, direction. • Activation of parasympathetic nervous system response important benefit of Swedish massage. • Associated with rest-and-recover response. • Helps body deal with stress, decreases symptoms associated with digestive upset, reduces pain.

  4. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Effects of Effleurage • Rubs off dead skin cells; creates pliability in skin. • Encourages local circulation and lymph flow. • Aids tissue recovery and reduces muscle soreness. • Contraindicated for any condition generally contraindicated for massage and over open skin lesions or skin diseases.

  5. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Application of Effleurage • Palm of hand, fingertips, edge of hand, forearms, knuckles, thumbs used to apply effleurage strokes. • Choice depends on desired depth and body area. • See Technique 18: Effleurage.

  6. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Application of Effleurage • Undrape the area. • Place moderate amount of lubricant in your hand. • Warm lubricant; apply it to area in long stroke that begins at bottom of area (distal), travels to top of area (proximal), returns to bottom of area (distal) without losing contact with client.

  7. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Application of Effleurage • Have your hands open so that entire surface of palms and fingers contact client’s tissue. • Feel fullness of tissue. • Notice temperature or texture changes in tissue.

  8. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Application of Effleurage • Visualize direction of muscle fibers running under skin; imagine sinking your hands into that muscle. • As tissue begins to warm up, increase depth of stroke. • Never force your hands into unyielding tissue.

  9. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Application of Effleurage • Relax and drop into tissue using weight of your body rather than strength of your arm muscles or tense wrists. • Pay attention to rhythm and speed of your stroke. • As you slow down or speed up, client’s breathing pattern changes.

  10. Topic 13–1: Effleurage • Application of Effleurage • Slow down; explore how slow you can make your stroke. • Lighten pressure of stroke; explore how soft you can make stroke. • Concentrate pressure of stroke; explore how deep you can sink into tissue.

More Related