Anterior: Chest & Arm

ANTERIOR TECHNIQUE:
Chest & Arm (Right Side Only)

1. Chest:

Practitioner Position:

Stand at S1 facing the foot of the table at an angle. Standing foot left, working foot right.

Sarga Wrapping Technique:

Double or Single Shoulder Wrap.

Stroke Direction & Foot Mechanics:

Make sure that the recipient’s forearm is resting on his/her abdomen. Begin the stroke with your toes and pad of the foot near recipient’s sternum, inferior to the clavicle. Gently and slowly trace the clavicle laterally, then pivot your foot in the deltopectoral groove until your toes face the foot of the table. Work down the brachial area, finishing just before the elbow with your lateral arch.

Target Tissue:

Pectorals, deltoid, biceps, brachialis.

Considerations & Contraindications:

This is a sensitive and delicate area; be mindful of pressure! Make sure to stay below recipient’s clavicle, above breast tissue, and away from the brachial plexus in the medial arm. This stroke may not be appropriate for every body, if in doubt, omit this stroke.

2. Forearm:

Practitioner Position:

Stand at S1 facing the foot of the table. Standing foot left, working foot right.

Sarga Wrapping Technique:
Double or Single Shoulder Wrap.
Stroke Direction & Foot Mechanics:

Begin just below the pronated humeroulnar joint with the pad of the foot. Begin to increase pressure in your heel as you work towards the fingers, affecting tissue in the “valley” between the ulna and the radius. Lessen pressure over the wrist and finish with toes/pad of the foot on top of the hand and out the fingers.

Target Tissue:

Forearm extensors.

Considerations & Contraindications:

Make sure there is a healthy bend in the elbow joint to prevent hyperextension. This stroke may not be appropriate for every body, depending on the resting alignment of the arm and shoulder. If in doubt, omit this stroke. Be sensitive to the wrist!