Massage of the Lower Body Supine

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Massage of the Lower Body Supine

• Sports/Deep Tissue Integration

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Front of the Legs

• Effleurage whole leg to spread lubricant.
• Each effleurage should start at the foot. and go
  up to the ASIS.

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Front of the Legs

• Compressive effleurage to the thigh V-shaped
  hand
• Thumb of outside hand overlaps to medial side of
  rectus, inside thumb overlaps to lateral.
  Approaching groin, inside hand moves to line up
  behind lateral hand, which continues up across
  TFL.

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Front of the Legs

• BMT to TFL
• Heel/palm of outside hand compresses TFL as lower
  hand rotates the thigh in and out. Variation
  stroke slowly down across fibers of TFL while
  rolling femur medially.

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Front of the Legs

• Wring thigh, superior to inferior.
• Full thigh, superior to inferior.

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Front of the Legs

• Knead thigh in 3 passes, beginning at the top of
  the lateral thigh.

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Front of the Legs

• Warm rectus femoris w/cross-fiber superficial
  friction (use ulnar border of hands)

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Front of the Legs

• Apply circular friction, I to O, and melt any
  adhesions, spasms or trigger points found

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Front of the Legs

• Deeply effleurage rectus femoris with forearm, O
  to I

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Front of the Legs

• Effleurage thigh to close.
• Full gently around the patella.

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Front of the Legs

• Effleurage lower leg.
• Full down lower leg.
• Apply thumb circles to tibialis anterior, long
  extensors of the toes, and peroneus longus.
• Warm lateral side lower leg w/brisk longitudinal
  superficial friction
• Apply thumb tip compressions down lower leg in
  two lines, covering tibialis anterior and
  peroneus longus.

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Front of the Legs

• Using thumb-in-fist tool, spread fibers of
  tibialis anterior, the long extensors of the
  toes, and peroneus longus

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Front of the Legs

• Facing down the table, apply deep effleurage to
  muscles of the anterolateral aspect, O to I,
  using forearm or fist

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Front of the Legs

• Effleurage the leg to close

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Front of the Legs

• Apply palmar effleurage to dorsum of ankle while
  holding foot.
• NOTE - In full body massage, entirety of Supine
  Foot Routine belongs here.
• With finger pad support on bottom of foot, full
  dorsum of foot.
• With thumbs on top, squeeze foot.

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Front of the Legs

• Apply tapotment to IT band, quadriceps, lower
  leg, top of foot.
• Effleurage whole leg to connect and close.
• Apply nerve strokes down the leg to finish.
• Repeat on other leg.