Watch Your Feet: Why Stance is Important
Watch Your Feet: Why Stance is Important
Just as problems can start in a person’s feet, like lower back pain, for example, good things can start with your feet, too. When your feet are aligned, 출장안마 other body parts follow, Mohr says. Massage therapists should begin with their feet about shoulder-width apart and their toes pointed forward, but consider using an asymmetric stance—where one foot is forward and the other is back—if you to need to create more pressure.
You also want to face the direction of your stroke, making sure that your toes, hips, shoulders and head are aligned and your back foot remains on the 출장마사지 floor. It’s best to use the arm that matches both the direction of the stroke and the forward foot, leaning on the client to create pressure instead of pushing with your muscles. For example, if the massage stroke is going left, use your left arm with your left foot in forward position.
How to assume a proper stance that puts less stress on the massage therapist’s body:
Consider using an asymmetric stance, with one foot forward and the other back.
Face the direction of the stroke, and match both the arm 경기출장안마 and the forward foot to the direction the stroke is going.
Lean into the client to generate pressure from your core instead of pushing with your muscle.
