Transcript MASSAGE OF THE BACK CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER VIII
MASSAGE OF
THE BACK
INDICATIONS
1. Back pain
2. Muscle spasm
3. Tendinitis
4. General relaxation
PATIENT PREPARATION
Position of the patient
Prone lying with pillow under the abdomen to
keep the spine in slight flexion.
Position of the therapist
Walk standing position
Draping
All parts of the body except massaging area
should be covered .
SEQUENCES FOR BACK MASSAGE
1. Stroking
2. Effleurage
3. Kneading
4. Effleurage
5. Hacking
6. Effleurage
7. Beating
8. Effleurage
9. Skin rolling
10. Effleurage
11. Clapping
12. Effleurage
13. Friction
14. Effleurage
DIRECTIONS FOR MASSAGE
Stroking
From shoulder region to gluteal region
Effleurage
1. Midline of lumbar region to Inguinal region
2. Central part of the back to supra clavicular region
3. Middle of the back into axilla
4. From lateral side of the back into Supraclavicular
area