Taught by Ralph Stephens, a renown leader in medical, sports and chair massage education, this DVD covers chair operation, sanitation procedures, patient communication, therapist bodymechanics PLUS anatomy, trigger points, common complaints and detailed treatment of quadratus-lumborum, erector spinae, rhomboids, upper and mid-trapezius, suboccipitals, brachioradialis, closure techniques and PNF stretching. If you can only get one, this is the place to start. Mr. Stephens was the first to adapt specific therapeutic massage techniques from Sports Massage, NMT and Active Isolated Stretching to the seated position.Seated Therapeutic Massage V1 - Neck & Back by Ralph Stephens
Taught by Ralph Stephens, a renown leader in medical, sports and chair massage education, this DVD covers chair operation, sanitation procedures, patient communication, therapist bodymechanics PLUS anatomy, trigger points, common complaints and detailed treatment of quadratus-lumborum, erector spinae, rhomboids, upper and mid-trapezius, suboccipitals, brachioradialis, closure techniques and PNF stretching. If you can only get one, this is the place to start. Mr. Stephens was the first to adapt specific therapeutic massage techniques from Sports Massage, NMT and Active Isolated Stretching to the seated position.