Technical steps for full body stress management massage – Lower Arm

1.   Spread the lotion in a hand after hand effleurage manner on all areas of shin (3-5 movements)
2. While tightly surrounding the shin apply consecutive hand after hand motions. Repeat the movement 3 to 5 times.
3. With both thumbs, applying pressure, initiating from the ankle area and finishing approximately at the knee, massage the soft tissues on each side of the tibia bone. Repeat the movement 3 to 5 times.
4. Extend the client’s elbow and flip the arm over to a supine position. Perform steps 1-3 on the ventral side of the forearm.
5.  Extend the client’s elbow and flip the arm over to a supine position. Perform steps 1-3 on the ventral side of the forearm.
6.  With both thumbs under pressure, massage the ventral side of the forearm area 3-5 strokes for each portion.
7.  Continue to effleurage while changing position to stand in front of the forearm. While surrounding forearm with both hands, perform hand after hand effleurage (arms will criss-cross during this techniques) 3-5 times.
8.  Perform petrissage #1, (3-4 kneadings on one area of forearm before moving to another area) on the dorsal part of the forearm.
9. Turn your back to the patient’s/client’s head, beginning on the medial side of the knee, ending at the client’s hip, brush/comb the thigh hand after hand 3-5 times. 10. Perform petrissage #2 (3-4 kneadings on one area of forearm before moving to another area) on the dorsal part of the forearm
11. Support lower arm with thigh and perform guitar action (shake muscle quickly, one hand after the other) on the inner portion of the lower arm.