Chair Massage

Ideal for both students and practitioners, this convenient and portable guide offers valuable information on how to effectively perform seated massage for both relaxation and therapeutic purposes. Providing comprehensive coverage of the technique, this practical resource explains the positional causes of dysfunction to maximize the benefit to the client. Discussions of the essential concepts of chair massage include selecting an appropriate chair, chair adjustments, body mechanics, applying pressure, skill building, intake forms, and hygiene. Content on business helps therapists improve their profits by covering topics like defining the target market, marketing for the table business, and contracts. Plus, specific routines for shoulders, neck/head, arm/hand, and low back regions are provided, along with full-color photographs to clearly demonstrate each technique.

An attractive, full-color design and numerous photographs help clarify each technique and provide a maximum amount of detail for effective positioning.

A chapter on business helps therapists translate their knowledge into revenue by addressing crucial topics - including where to do chair massage, defining the target market, writing introductory letters, marketing for the table business, the benefits of chair massage, getting paid, and contracts.

Appendices provide valuable information in a quick-reference format - including a list of reminders that highlight the most important routines, common complaints from clients and which muscles might be the culprits, and sample intake forms.

A brief, but thorough review of anatomy covers the specific information that massage therapists need to know in order to perform the routines.

A practical, spiral binding allows readers to lay the book flat while they practice the routines described.