Expand your practice and attract new clients with chair massage! A practical, visual guide to this rapidly growing
field, Chair Massage helps you develop a basic routine and adapt to different clients and situations. Expert
authors Patricia M. Holland, MC, LMT, and Sandra K. Anderson, BA, LMT, NCTMB, provide coverage of massage techniques,
chair adjustment, body mechanics, and applying pressure, plus specific routines for the lower back, shoulders,
neck/head, and arm/hand regions -- with full-color photographs clearly demonstrating each technique. A chapter
on the business aspects of seated massage helps you market and manage your practice successfully.Full-color
photographs and drawings clearly depict each technique.
AnEssentials of Practicechapter helps you translate your knowledge into revenue
by addressing crucial topics such as determining target markets, job-related conditions, marketing methods, introductory
letters, setting fees, drawing up contracts, and getting paid, and includes practical advice from practitioners
who offer chair massage.
Unique! Coverage of low back techniques includes specific techniques for treating low back pain, its
causes, when to perform massage, and when it is contraindicated.
Unique! A chapter on additional techniques and adaptations covers body regions such as the iliotibial
band, gastrocnemius, pectorals, anterior neck muscles, and serratus anterior, plus situations such as clients in
wheelchairs.
Unique! A segment on closing the session describes positive ways to finalize a chair massage session,
including use of percussion as a finishing technique, closing stretches, a post-treatment discussion, and helping
the client off the chair.
A Communications and Ethics chapter addresses important topics such as the ethical presentation
of self, boundaries, communicating with cli