Every Session Technique

EVERY SESSION TECHNIQUE:
Upper Traps, Iliac Crest, Hip Fan, Roll-Down, Hamstrings, Neurocranium & Neck (Right Side Only)

1. Upper Traps

Recipient Position:

Supine.

Practitioner Position:

Stroke Direction & Foot Mechanics:

Working surface: forefoot.

Target Tissue:

Upper Trapezius.

Call To Action:

Hand down towards foot of the table.

Considerations & Contraindications:

2. Iliac Crest

Recipient Position:

Side-Lying

Practitioner Position:

Stroke Direction & Foot Mechanics:

Working surface: forefoot.

Target Tissue:

Thoraco-lumbar fascia.

Call To Action:

12 o’clock / 6 o’clock.

Considerations & Contraindications:

3. Upper Arm:

Practitioner Position:

Stand at S2 in the space between the torso and the upper arm of the recipient. Standing foot left, working foot right.

Sarga Wrapping Technique:

Double or Single Shoulder Wrap.

Stroke Direction & Foot Mechanics:

With your working foot externally rotated at a 45 degree angle, contact recipient’s superior deltoid with your heel and gently roll the deltoid tissue up and over the head of the humerus, always staying lateral to the scapula. When you begin to contact the posterior deltoid, turn your foot parallel with the recipient's spine. Continue this stroke with the full plantar surface of your foot down towards the foot of the table.

Target Tissue:

Posterior deltoid, triceps.

Considerations & Contraindications:

Watch the spine of the recipient’s scapula to make sure that you are not taking tissue laterally. Work gently in this sensitive area. Do not let the heel drop down to the nerve plexus of the medial upper arm.

4. Back:

Practitioner Position:

Stand at S1 facing the foot of the table at an angle with your standing foot against the recipient’s shoulder/upper arm. Standing foot right, working foot left.

Sarga Wrapping Technique:

Harness / Double or Single Shoulder Wrap.

Stroke Direction & Foot Mechanics:

Begin at the lower angle of the recipient’s scapula. Working transversely, take tissue laterally to medially, working towards the spine with the leading edge of your heel, completing a half-chevron (See "Chevroning" in terminology). Your forefoot will cross the spine with little to no pressure. This is a very slow, oblique, high friction stroke! Repeat 4-6 times moving inferiorly towards the sacrum. At the lower ribs, begin to target lateral iliocostalis and quadratus lumborum. Continue over the top of the sacrum and finish with slight traction. Do not compress the lumbar spine with downward pressure; it is important to target this area with oblique contacts.

Target Tissue:

Erector group, latissimus dorsi, thoracolumbar fascia.

Considerations & Contraindications:

Do not apply direct downward pressure on the secondary curve of the lumbar spine, especially when the recipient has lower back considerations (See Bolstering & Recipient Body Positioning). Bolster appropriately if the recipient has large breasts or breast implants.

Hip Fan:

Target tissue: fan of the hip.
Recipient position: side lying
Working surface: forefoot.
CTA: knee to sky, knee down, foot to sky, foot down.

Back Roll Down:

Target tissue: upper traps & paraspinals.
Recipient position: seated.
Working surface: ?
CTA: roll down.

Hamstrings:

Target tissue: posterior upper leg.
Recipient position: supine.
Working surface: forefoot.
CTA: knee forward & back.

Head, Neck & Face:

Target tissue: occipital ridge, anterior neck, cranium & face.
Recipient position: seated / reclined on practitioner’s legs.
Working surface: hands.
CTA: hand away for neck work, open & close jaw for jaw work.