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Hi! I'm Jen Hilman.
Today and going to demonstrate some Thai massage techniques
that can actually be done on a massage table.
So generally Thai massage is done on a mat on the floor and client is fully
clothed during that massage.
However, their are ways that you can incorporate
Thai massage techniques while giving a table massage.
So i going to demonstrate a few of my favorite moves to do on a table
and one of the
importing key factors is how to use the draping. How to cover your client
while you're facilitating these stretches.
so normally during this part of the massage, I would already have
the client really relaxed. I would probably have
already done some Swedish massage techniques on the leg
just moving into stretching portion of the massage.
so, I will uncovered the leg up to the knee.
And the first technique is going to be an nice deep hip flection.
So I'll reach underneath the knee
so I can really support the leg.
and then I'll reach underneath the ankle so that I have both of her joints here;
the knee and the ankle.
I'll bend her knee slightly
enough that I can
reach the drape
underneath.
So nothing is going to be exposed.
I will bend her knee a little bit more
and actually
you can see I'll actually give her
the sheet
so she can't pull that sheet as tight as she needs to feel really covered and
secure here.
From here
I'll lift the ankle and bend the knee
and bring her foot onto my shoulder.
So the foot on the shoulder is going to keep her leg in place and I bring my outside hand
to the outside knee so that she's not going to waver one way or the other.
Keeping her knee in-line here.
From here with a nice wide stance in my feet, I just lean my weight
forward
so she gets a nice deep flection in the hip.
And I can repeat this flection three or four times
so she can really get a nice stretch here.
Sometimes on the last stretch I like to hold it and really lean in.
And this will allow for a nice deep stretch
in her hip
and through the back of the glutes.
In the next move, I'll actually open the knee out toward the side.
I can assist with the draping
to keep her thigh covered here.
Then I'll move her foot down to my hip
so again,
the foot on the hip is helping to stabilize the leg
and i can keep my outside hand onto the outside of her knee.
So she really feel supported here.
Now again,
I'll lean my weight forward
to facilitate that hip flection
and repeat that a few times.
I can add an element of compression here
by using my inside hand
to compress
on the inside of her thigh, as I
press into the fraction.
And again, I like to
hold this last stretch a little bit longer
just to sustain the stretch
and allow her to really relax into the openness.
And I'll bring her knee back up to neutral
and this time I'm going to bring her leg
across her body.
so I'll actually release some of the draping under her leg and pull the drape
across the top of her leg.
so as she twists and rotates nothing is exposed throughout the back.
Now, I can press her knee
and she has pretty good mobility
so her spine will just keep twisting
And I can help facilitate a deeper stretch
by bringing my forearm across her ribs
and press my elbow towards the table
so she can get a deeper twist.
Here I can
stabilize her hip with one hand
and use my forearm
to apply compression
along the outside of her leg
which is really nice to get into that IT band
that iliotibial tract that rubs from the outside of the hip
to the outside of the knee.
This gets really tight for most people if you're sitting at a desk
spending a lot of time driving
or just sitting in general.
You will experience a lot of tension here
so this compression along that IT band feels really good
softens up the muscle and also helps improve circulation.
So I'm just working my way out towards the knee
and back in towards the hip.
Bringing her body back to center
I'll really
hold on to the legs so she feel supported
and will reach under her knee
to start extend her leg back out.
And as her leg comes down towards the table, I'll pull the bottom edge of the sheet
pulling it down towards the table.
So that I can cover her leg again.
And here you might straighten out your sheets and that's fine
so you can start to move on
to the other leg.
So go ahead and favorite this video so that you can come back and watch again and
practice on the other leg. You want to leave your partner balance and worked out on
both sides.
And leave me a comment let me know how this Thia massage works for you,
working it on the table.
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