| It is important that when you are looking to | | | | blades. |
| perform massage therapy on someone else you | | | | Step 3 - Upon reaching the shoulder blades you |
| learn the right movements and techniques that | | | | need to move your hands in a curve so that they |
| are required of your hands. In a number of | | | | actually glide over the shoulder blades and onto |
| different articles I will be explaining how you | | | | the shoulders themselves. Once at the shoulder |
| should perform the various different massage | | | | blades you now start to move the hands down |
| hand movements correctly. In this particular article | | | | the sides of the person's body where the rib cage |
| we explain the steps you need to take in order | | | | until you get back to the position where you |
| to carry out the fan stroke technique correctly. | | | | originally started from. |
| This particular movement compared to the others | | | | Step 4 - The above steps need to be repeated |
| is very gentle and will prepare the muscles that | | | | several times and each time slightly more |
| are being treated with a much deeper massage | | | | pressure should be applied as you continue the |
| later on. Below are the steps that you need to | | | | movement. Plus ensure that your fingers are |
| take in order to carry out this move effectively. | | | | always pointing in the same direction. That is that |
| Step 1 - You should either kneel either beside or | | | | they should be pointing towards the back of the |
| straddling over the person you are going to be | | | | person's head that is having the massage therapy. |
| giving the massage to. It is important that they | | | | Also when carrying out the fan stroke during a |
| are lying on their front (face towards the floor) in | | | | massage therapy session it is important that |
| a position that they feel comfortable with. | | | | apply pressure to the body with the whole of |
| Step 2 - You now place the palms of each hand | | | | your hand. However most of the pressure that |
| flat on to either side of the person's spine at a | | | | they should be feeling should be as you move up |
| position just above where there hips are located. | | | | their body from the hips should be coming from |
| Then you need to apply very light pressure with | | | | the heel of your hand and then from the fingers |
| both hands on to either side of the body beside | | | | as you return to the starting position. Plus it is |
| the spine. However it is important that you never | | | | important that you try and keep this movement |
| apply any pressure directly on to the person's | | | | as smooth as possible and when first learning |
| spine. Now very slowly side your hands forward | | | | about massage therapy this is one of the best |
| along their back until you come to their shoulder | | | | hand movements to learn first off. |