DATE:08/04/19

Location:Clinic

Number of Hours:1

Overview of Session: Client came complaining of tight back of their legs. The client has broken his left leg 14 months ago and is a professional basketball player. He explained that the left calf muscle has EMS and so he has to stretch it out every morning and foam rolls every morning so that he can move it.I performed  Effleurage and petrissage on calf’s and hamstrings 45 minutes.

Reflective Summary: As the patients left calf was extremely tight, I started on the right calf first performing effleurage and petrissage. The client wanted the massage to be harder, so I used my elbows and forearm mainly after warming the muscle up using effleurage techniques. I massaged each calf for 15 minutes. I then moved onto the hamstrings. Again, the client wanted a more intense massage, so I used mainly my elbows and forearm. Clients vastus lateralis muscles was extremely tight and we realised it was most probably to do with the tightness in his hips. So, I performed myofascial release on his gluteus muscles to try and release the hip. I performed MET’s. using the PIS techniques on his hamstrings and calfs and hips. I lay him down on the bed facing upwards and brought in his leg to his chest and then stretched out

Areas for further improvement plus action plan: As the left calf is extremely tight, I have recommended he have regular massages especially after games and training. I have also given him various different hip stretches he can perform daily to try and release the tension in his hips. As the client was very muscular it was hard for me to get enough pressure so I would like to work on a way to do this on bigger clients.