muscle contraction

[paczkafioricetox1]

When massaging and appying a compression to a contraction ihn a muscle, i find it slips beneath my fingers and its hard to compress as it keeps moving. Does this just take practice??

 

[dee k]

I’m not clear as to why you are trying to compress a contracting muscle?
If you are using a ‘soft tissue release’ technique, then it should be the antagonist muscle that is contracting, and the muscle you are treating should be relaxing and being stretched. If you are giving a basic therapeutic massage, then the muscle you are treating should be in a relaxed state. In general, if a client contracts any of his/her muscles in response to a massage stroke, it is an indication that the therapist is either working too quickly or applying too much pressure.

Regards

Alan

 

[Allvrendur]

Hi Aroma Jo
if by contraction in a muscle you mean hypertonic or fibrosed (hard )fibers then yes it does take time to learn.The slower you induce the pressure the better and longer lasting the results ( it takes alot of patience ). Dry off the oil and use thumbs/elbows rather than fingers.
Regards steve