SM-Back

  1. What are the Endangerment Sites for massage of the Back?
    Upper Lumbar Region
  2. Describe the Upper Lumbar Region Endangerment Site.
    The region just inferior to the ribs and lateral to the spine.
  3. What concerning structures lie deep to the Upper Lumbar Region Endangerment Site?
    Kidneys
  4. Not including draping, how many steps are there in the Back portion of the Swedish Massage procedure?
    Sixteen (16)
  5. List the steps to prepare the back for Swedish Massage.
    • Draw blanket down cover the bottom half of the buttocks.
    • Trace spine over the top sheet to sacral "dimples" and draw sheet down to expose back to this point
  6. What are the first three steps of the Back portion of the Swedish Massage procedure?
    • STEP 1-Effleurage entire back (light to heavy) 15x
    • STEP 2-Stretch ESG in opposing directions 5x
    • STEP 3-Cross-fiber stretch trapezius
  7. What three steps follow the cross-fiber trapezius stretch in the Back portion of the Swedish Massage procedure?
    • STEP 4-Petrissage cervical spine & neck extensors
    • STEP 5-Muscle-roll ESG from C6 to sacrum
    • STEP 6-Vibrate ESG
  8. What three steps follow ESG vibration in the Back portion of the Swedish Massage procedure?
    • STEP 7-Thumb-petrissage sacrum & crest of hips
    • STEP 8-Scissor-petrissage lateral back (opposite side/near side)
    • STEP 9-Effleurage entire back 5x
  9. What three steps follow Effleurage Entire Back 5x in the Back portion of the Swedish Massage procedure?
    • STEP 10-Deep/Light effleurage Circles
    • STEP 11-Figure-8 effleurage hips
    • STEP 12-Figure-8 effleurage scapulae
  10. What three steps follow Figure-8 Scapulae in the Back portion of the Swedish Massage procedure?
    • STEP 13-Effleurage entire back (heavy to light) 15x
    • STEP 14-Petrissage trapezius
    • Re-Drape Back
    • STEP 15-Tapotement (tapping, cupping, hacking)
  11. What final steps follow Tapotement to close out the both the Back portion and complete the Swedish Massage procedure?
    • STEP 16-Muscle-squeeze trapezius
    • Bring massage session to a close
Author
Darkwater
ID
360860
Card Set
SM-Back
Description
Endangerment Sites and Swedish Massage procedure for the Back.
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