A Massage Therapist's Guide to Treating Plantar Fasciitis

I have made an entire YouTube music channel that you can check out and use it in your spa/clinic with your clients, of for yourself at home, meditating, or in the car. Anywhere!

It's time to find out how to get set up for our clients for treatments

Now, here I show you ho9w to perform the evidence based treatments that have proven to be highly effective at treating anterior medial heel pain

We also need to address the other muscles laterally and anteriorly to get better balance

Your elbows should be one of your most powerful treatment tools in your therapeutic toolbox. Here is how to do it correctly.

Ok, now I will just reinforce what you have learned so far from questioning, to testing to assessments, treatments and follow ups.

Once your client is much better you can let them go and get them to do these things at home.

Once you have completed the evidence based treatments that have proven to be highly effective at treating anterior medial heel pain, you can also add adjunctive treatments as well.

How to treat any trigger points that may be referring pain to the anterior medial aspect of the heel creating pain.

If you are a massage therapist and you are not doing this, there is a very good chance that YOU will be the one with the shoulder and back pain.

How to do highly effective deep tissue massage for the calf muscles and back of the legs

You may also like to do some stretching techniques as well.

Now let us do some deep tissue massage techniques for the front of the legs

Now we can also do some stretching for the legs and hips.

Here are some relaxation massage techniques that you may prefer to do instead on the back of the legs

Here are some great techniques that you can use of the feet to loosen up the muscles and fascia

Here are some relaxation massage techniques that you can do on the front of the legs

Here are some more great massage techniques for the feet but this time in a supine position

How does kinesiology taping actually work?

So, with all of the hype about kinesiology tape these days, where in fact did it actually originate?

There are a few things that you are going to need to do kinesis taping. They are simple but there are a couple of things to be aware of.

So let's go through the basics of Kinesio tape.

Here I show you the steps to applying the kinesio tape

You want to take the tape off carefully and correctly. Let's not just 'grip it and rip it'.

How to do kinesiology taping for the calf muscles

You can also try this taping technique if you feel that it may be more helpful

You can also try this taping technique if you feel that it may be more helpful

Here is a specific kinesiology taping treatment for plantar fasciitis that you could use

Here is another specific kinesiology taping treatment for plantar fasciitis that you could use also

An introduction to clinical cupping therapy

Ok, as promised, I am going to teach you the basics of doing cupping in under 2 minutes.

Here is the reason that I do not like making big red or purple spots when doing cupping. However, if you have no problems with it then you can leave the static cups on for longer but I see no additional therapeutic benefits by doing this.

So how exactly does cupping work and what can it treat? Let's find out.

I really like these cups as well and they are great to regulate the pressure accurately. You can also put a lot more pressure into the cups with these too. However , I still prefer the silicone cups over these. It is just a personal thing I guess..

I will show you how to do cupping on my sons' back and neck to give you a bit of an idea.

How to do clinical cupping therapy for the hamstrings

How to do clinical cupping therapy for the thighs (quadriceps)

How to do clinical cupping therapy for the calf muscles

How to do clinical cupping therapy for the feet

How to set up for doing shiatsu

I cannot stress this enough. Weight transference, body mechanics and correct techniques are essential

Here I show you the different ways that I use my palms

This is a lovely way to start the massage or just use throughout the massage somewhere during your sequence. It is different and also very powerful in that it mobilizes the joints and also relaxes the client.

We should always use our thumbs sparingly. They are small joints and often get injured because of overuse from poor techniques and poor instruction.

How to do shiatsu massage for the legs

How to do shiatsu massage for the front of the legs

How to become the 'GO-TO' person and see your business grow!

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