Massaged 2 clients during todays session:

Client 1:

Massaged back and shoulders, due to tightness.

Feedback: Time keeping, very talkative and relaxing. Good communication. Really enjoyable massage.

Summary: STM on shoulders for rolled shoulders and also taped the client to help prevent shoulders rolling forward.

Improvements: Don’t differ and and ahead of myself without finishing what I was doing, thinking about taping instead of massage.

client 2:

Massage lower, upper back and shoulders.

Feedback: Hit all the muscle groups needed perfectly, I’m gonna come back for more.

Summary: Massaged back and shoulders, client has increased ROM and feels more relaxed.

Improvements: Correct pen colour and note taking.

I massaged 2 clients on this day:

client 1:

Massaged the clients hamstrings to help loosen and relax the muscle.

Feedback: Loosened hamstrings. Came across a tensor areas that didn’t previously present pain but sorted them straight away throughout the massage. feels a lot better.

Summary: STM on the hamstrings with different techniques being used on client as the tender areas required different pressures.

Improvements: communication to the client.

Client 2:

Massaged the shoulders as they were tight and wanting to relax.

Feedback: Really informative and relaxing massage. Felt very comfortable and shoulders feeling much less tense.

Summary: STM on upper back and shoulders, tight but no pain so just loosened and realigned the muscle fibres.

Improvements: Improve on my towel technique sit nearly slipped of clients back.

Massaged the hamstrings and the calf as they where tight.

Feedback: Hamstrings feel a lot less tight following the treatment. Calf muscles feels slightly better. Explained everything as he was doing it, talked me through stretches, showed me too!

Summary: Massaged the hamstrings for 5-10 minutes as the calfs where the main problem for the client. They had pain in the right leg and after treatment the pain had gone.

Improvements: Time management and talk less to prevent stoppages.

This day I massaged 3 clients in a row this is the feed back:

Massaged back, neck and shoulders on first client

Feedback: good communication really relaxing!! professional and very considerate throughout the massage. Really informative and a positive experience, thoughtful when it came to “my pain”.

Summary: improved mobility with patients back, feels better and less pain.

Improvements: Be more aware of the time, take less time explaining at the start and explain during.

Client 2:

Massaged hamstrings to ease and allow more movement.

Feedback: Targeted hamstrings to help relieve lower pain. Advised to stretch and roll more.

Summary: STM on the hamstrings, relaxed client and released. the tension there, also advised in getting a foam roller and using I before and after exercise.

Client 3:

Massaged hamstrings due to pain in the knee which causes discomfort.

Feedback: AMAZING!!!! My knee and hamstrings were really sore at the start, but now I have much more mobility and less pain. thank you!!

Summary: Massaged hamstrings using the techniques thought in class and helped client increase flexibility.

Improvements: Towel technique and to talk more on the third one as tiredness started and should of had a have a five minute break before starting last massage.

Massaged lower back as client suffers from fibromyalgia.

Feedback: very comfortable, extended flexibility in lower back, great pressure + attention to area.

Summary: lower back massage as that is where the clients pain comes from, increased flexibility
and reduced pain.

Improvements: more pressure work with the clients threshold and my own positioning.

Massaged clients quads as they were tight and knotted from their leg day.

Feedback: caring and professional, used a range of methords and explained why each one was necessary.

Summary: massaged quads used a wide range of techniques and finishing with hacking to help the clients muscles relax.

Improvements: use a black pen, time management, do not rush things and talk a bit more.

19/11/18

Massaged clients shoulders as they are rolling forward crating bad posture.

Feedback: very relaxing experience, good communication and very informative the whole way through. Feel better already, I would definitely recommend.

Summary: worked the shoulders and neck to relief tension and stiffness, client has increased ROM as can now clap his hands above his head.

Improvements: to watch what space I have as I accidentally bumped client on the head and time management.

15/11/18

Massaged clients hamstrings, due to tightness.

feed back: great pressure not too hard but not to soft. communicated effectivly throughout session + explained everything.

summary: client very happy with the massage and can now touch the floor when bending over which shows increased in ROM.

I could improve on my time managment and using a black pen to take notes at the start of the session.

Date of massage: 14/11/18

Location: Marjon Clinic

total hours for session: 2

client 1: My first Client had requested an STM on their back, shoulders and neck due to stiffness of working.

I carried out a quick observation of the client, I used a variety of techniques being Effleurage, Petrissage and hacking which is a tapotement technique. Also showed my client a nice technique to ease of tension in the neck.

My clients feedback: “feel relaxed, comfortable. realised pressure in lower back + neck. showed exercises to relieve tension.”

Areas for Improvements: make sure nails are cut and filed properly, set up before client arrives, time management.

My second client: requested STM on their hamstrings and calfs due to having DOMS (Delayed On-est Muscle Soreness)

After observation and stretching, I carried out the same techniques for client one. The client had increased flexibility and ROM had also increased.

My clients feedback: “Friendly, thorough and professional, constantly ensuring that I was comfortable and it was not to painful. Tank you!”

Areas for further improvements: Make sure my nails are cut and filed properly, time management and work on different techniques.

Total hours completed: 2