Massage Clinic Experience Paper
Massage Clinic
Situation:
On the 12 October 2017, I attended a placement at JCU massage clinic. My partner for the day was Samantha Duggan.
Task:
The purpose of the placement was to become comfortable with clients, develop communication skills and expand on massage techniques learnt in semester one. The client I have chosen to reflect on is a male in his early twenties who self-referred to the massage clinic with complaints of tightness in his thoracic region, shoulders, and some pain during breathing.
Action:
The client was greeted in the waiting area and I began the subjective assessment during the walk to the massage room. I sat the client down, confirmed his full name, date of birth and then resumed the subjective assessment. The client marked out on the assessment sheet the region of discomfort, I obtained a VAS score from him and preliminary checks were conducted using THREADS & CODFISH. I explained to him what I was …show more content…
I described to Jade the client’s symptoms, VAS score and what techniques I was going to use and why as detailed below.
Flat hand stroking was conducted to warm up the skin and allow the client to become comfortable with my touch it also gave me the opportunity to feel for any areas of tension or warmth. The client had a knot between the scapular and vertebral column on the right and some tension over the left scapular. Kneading was conducted along the muscle fibres to improve tissue mobility and remove any chemical toxins from the tissue.
Trigger point technique was used for the knot found on the client’s right shoulder. I had the client place his right hand on the small of his back to open up the area and make the knot more accessible. I explained to him to take a deep breath and breathe out slowly and explained to him as he breathes out I would apply pressure to the area for 30-60 seconds to reduce the muscle
Situation:
On the 12 October 2017, I attended a placement at JCU massage clinic. My partner for the day was Samantha Duggan.
Task:
The purpose of the placement was to become comfortable with clients, develop communication skills and expand on massage techniques learnt in semester one. The client I have chosen to reflect on is a male in his early twenties who self-referred to the massage clinic with complaints of tightness in his thoracic region, shoulders, and some pain during breathing.
Action:
The client was greeted in the waiting area and I began the subjective assessment during the walk to the massage room. I sat the client down, confirmed his full name, date of birth and then resumed the subjective assessment. The client marked out on the assessment sheet the region of discomfort, I obtained a VAS score from him and preliminary checks were conducted using THREADS & CODFISH. I explained to him what I was …show more content…
I described to Jade the client’s symptoms, VAS score and what techniques I was going to use and why as detailed below.
Flat hand stroking was conducted to warm up the skin and allow the client to become comfortable with my touch it also gave me the opportunity to feel for any areas of tension or warmth. The client had a knot between the scapular and vertebral column on the right and some tension over the left scapular. Kneading was conducted along the muscle fibres to improve tissue mobility and remove any chemical toxins from the tissue.
Trigger point technique was used for the knot found on the client’s right shoulder. I had the client place his right hand on the small of his back to open up the area and make the knot more accessible. I explained to him to take a deep breath and breathe out slowly and explained to him as he breathes out I would apply pressure to the area for 30-60 seconds to reduce the muscle