Tennis Elbow for Massage Therapists

The R.I.C.E. protocol is no longer recommended anymore for acute injuries. Even the guy that initially recommended it says that he was wrong!

Still not convinced? Here is more information.

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

So you can do these very simple tests to check whether it is tennis elbow or not.

Active Release Techniques (ART) are a soft tissue method that focuses on relieving tissue tension via the removal of fibrosis/adhesions which can develop in tissues as a result of overload due to repetitive use and is a great technique for treating tennis elbow!

Here is the first technique to help relieve the tension in the elbow and surrounding tendons and muscles

Here are the third  techniques to help relieve the tension in the elbow and surrounding tendons and muscles and break up adhesions

Here are seem more advanced techniques to help relieve the tension in the elbow and surrounding tendons and muscles and break up adhesions

Now I will teach you how to do this great technique to apply to the tendons

For those of you that do massage here is an overview of how to apply deep tissue massage techniques to loosen up the back, neck, shoulder and arm.

Here is the start of the deep tissue massage sequence on the back with me explaining how to do the techniques and why

Here is the deep tissue massage sequence on the back with me explaining how to do the techniques and why

Here is more of the deep tissue massage sequence on the back with me explaining how to do the techniques and why

Here is the deep tissue massage sequence on the neck, shoulders and chest with me explaining how to do the techniques and why

And now I show you how to massage the arms as well

Here is the entire sequence for you to watch and learn as you do the techniques so that you can play this and practice it.

Here are some acupressure for pain relief techniques that you can apply and also get them to do it at home

So first of all, how does acupressure for pain relief actually work?

You absolutely need to know how to use your bodyweight correctly if you are treating someone and also use your thumbs correctly

Now that you have great techniques, you need to know this as well

So how do you know what is the correct pressure?

How to perform acupressure for pain relief for tennis elbow

Here is another technique that you can also try if you want

Here is the ways to apply kinesiology taping to the elbow.

If you have no idea about kinesiology taping and how it works then watch this lecture.

I will run through the basics of kinesiology taping to give you a better idea

It's vitally important that you know how to apply kinesiology taping correctly.

It's also vitally important that you know how to remove kinesiology taping correctly.

Here is the way that you can tape for tennis elbow with kinesiology tape

Let's go through the correct way to stretch the muscles and tendons so that we do not cause any muscle guarding or spasms

Ok! now, let's just go through all that you have learned so far so that you are well aware of whats needed