Fully Clothed Chair & Advanced Foot Massage Self-paced Online Home Study

Course overview

In this dual subject class, students will learn both onsite corporate chair massage practices and routines as well as advanced medical foot massage in both the prone and supine positions. Some foot massage sequences can be performed in a relaxing chair, and some can only be performed on the table. The class is evenly split in time spent with chair massage and advanced medical foot massage applications. All massage will be performed on fully clothed clients. During Foot Massage Training, we will Review of the Following Medical Information: Foot Massage Contraindications Foot Anatomy & Pathology Extensive Review of Plantar Fasciitis Foot Statics & Facts Shin Splint Review Extensive Instructor Demonstrations of Advanced Foot Massage and Techniques in both prone and supine position Student follow-along practice on themselves or a live model with instructor demonstrations Advanced Medical Foot Massage demonstrations/practice is provided in Prone & Supine Positions with the Following Advanced Foot Massage Techniques & Strokes: Achilles and Plantar Fasciitis Work Toe Crosses Circular Friction Jostling and Waving Tracing and Pinching Stripping and Stretching Pulling and Strumping and more During chair massage training, extensive work preparation, guidelines and sanitary practices are provided to help students setup a successful operation for the many different practical scenarios that could be requested for a Massage Event. Several chair massage protocols will be provided in addition to hands-on demonstrations of multiple massage and bodywork techniques that can be provided in a chair. Instructor Selena Belisle will also share her personal on-site massage work history which includes landing the cover of the Boston Business Journal for Corporate Chair Massage, coordinating and performing a 24-hour Chair Massage Event at a Hospital which was made available to 10,000 hospital employees, Onsite Sports Massage as it was performed in the Athens Greece Olympic Stadium, plus the execution of crisis and secondary responder event massage from her experience at Logan Airport for United Airlines Employees, Logan Airport Staff and Law Enforcement on 9/12, 9/13 & 9/14 after 9/11. Scientific research about the efficacy of onsite massage will also be provided. We will practice in 2 different portable chairs: primary practice and the most amount of time will be spent on back, neck, shoulder, arm, hand and hip massage in a regular seated massage chair less time will be spent showing and practicing massage in a portable relaxing chair for onsite or corporate use Very short hands-on practical chair massage routines will be demonstrated for: Vigorous Routine Hand & Arm Routine Lower Extremity & Foot Routine (in relaxing chair) Low Back Work Passive Head & Neck Routine Seated Chair Use with Triangular Wedge Cushion