Foam Rolling Massage

 A Self-Massage Technique for You and Your Client

 

General Information

Foam rolling is a great tool for home-care between massage therapy sessions. At Hands On Health, we call it the client's home massage therapist. We have found that it greatly assists in muscle and fascia health maintenance and can make a treatment program more effective and less uncomfortable. Your client can "take their massage home" by working with a foam roller for stretching, positional release, and self-massage of painful and tight muscle regions.

 

Foam rolling massage is a wellness technique and should not be used if you are in an acute phase of healing or in post surgical rehab.

 

Benefits for the Therapist

o  Self Care!

o  Assists in body mechanics making you a more effective therapist

o  Keeps injuries down and you up

o  Another tool in your tool belt

o  Can do in-between clients for a quick pick-me-up

 

Benefits for the Client

o  Self Care! Promote proactive movements

o  Keep tissues healthy between sessions

o  Makes massage sessions less "ouchy"

o  Can do on own time on busy days

o  Save money

o  Can be used to aid in sports training

 

In this class you will learn:

o  Foam rolling for erector spinae, hip flexors and abductors, and adductors, deltoid and serratus anterior

o  How to teach to foam rolling to healthy clients and when to refer

o  Positions for wrists and spine while performing foam rolling

o  Timing of a session when you teach a client

o  Multiple uses of foam rollers