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DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE A D MYOFASC IAL RELEASE-
A VIDEO GUIDE TO TECH IQ UES
W ELCOM E
T hank yo u for purcha sing this referenc e guide that you will be able to use for yea rs
to co me. Plea se tak e a few minutes to read the follow ing suggestio ns to enha nce
your learning exp erience.
• NAVIGATING: If view ing inVHS format, set your machine to zero at the begin-
ning o f th e welcom e scree n. Thi s way yo u ca n use th e collec tio n as a reference
when you need to review treatm ent suggestions fo r the situations yo u enco unt er
with yo ur clients. Fast forward (o r chose the ap pro priate cha pter from yo ur DVD
forma t) to th e app ro priate tim e listed for subject titles.
• VIEW ING : Upo n first viewing, it's best to watch the tap es in the ord er th ey ar e
p rese nte d. As temp tin g as it m ight be to ski p a he ad to the ST RATEG IES o r
T ROUBLES HOOTING/T REAT ING INJ URI ES sectio ns, th e know ledge pre -
sente d bu ilds up on itse lf an d assu mes kno w ledge of th e cr uc ial sk ills of to uc h
presented in the FU DAM ENTALS sectio n.
• PACI N G: Don 't ex pect to view large segments at one tim e; practice eac h part
with a friend befo re go ing o n. T he info rmati on is intend ed to stimulate thou gh t
a nd a llow yo u to ex periment w it h ho w to use th e mat eria l in yo ur own wa y.
Great ca re is tak en N OT to o ffer fo rmalistic recipes but to give a large number of
suggestions: " the seeds to plant your w hea t, rather than just a loa f of brea d."
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FUN DAMENTALS OF DEEP T ISSUE MASSAG E
AN D MYOFASCIAL RELEASE-TAPE 1
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rion s for treatment to each parr of th e bod y, but for now, the em phasis will be on
th e proper use o f th ese too ls by having yo u prac tice wherever specific too ls w ill
best be demo nstra ted .
52:2 0 Proper Use of Fingers
55 :42 Finger Wor k on the Chest
57: 19 A natom y Dratoing: Pectoralis Majol·
57:42 Anatomy Dra ioing: Pectoralis lvIillor
58 :48 Finger Wo rk on the Elbow
I:00:58 H yper-Ext ended Fingers
I:02:2 8 Finger Altern at ives
1:02:48 Ana tomy Dratoing: lnteru ert ebral M uscles
1:05 :03 Avoiding Thumb Use
T he th umbs are a wond erful too l for ma ny massage strokes, bur th ey a re also
vulne rab le to injury th at may result in the inabil ity to co nt inue ma ssage. It is best
to save your thum bs for lighter work a nd cultivate skills in the use of knuckles and
oth er tool s that pro vide mor e power with the sa me degree of sensitivity. All it takes
is practice and a co nscious avo ida nce of th e thumb s in areas where they are vu l-
nerabl e.
I:08:04 Pro per Use of the Knuckles
1:09:56 Knuckle Use on the Hand s
I: I I:29 Knuckle Work on the Ankl e
I: 1 1:34 Anatomy Drawing: Ank le Retin aculum
I: 14:30 Knuck le Wor k in the Spina l Groove
I: 15:33 Impro per Use of the Knuckles
I : I6:54 Knuckl e Work on the Occipi tal Ridge
I : 17:0 I A natomy Drawing: Sub-Occipital M uscles
I : I8:40 Anatomy Drawing: Muscles and Fascia of tbe Shull
I : 19:31 Wor king with the Fist
1:2 1:22 Fist Work on the Should er Girdl e and Arm
I:23:04 Fist Work on Large Mu scle Groups
1:24: 35 Fist Work on th e Iliotibial Band
1:26 :20 Imp rop er Use of the Fist
1:27:55 Closing Screens
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FUND AMENTALS O F DEEP T ISSUE MASSAGE AND
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE-TAPE 2
0:0 0 M a in Screen
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5 1:40 A nato my D ratoing: Hamstring M llscles
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16:20 A natomy Drawing: Tibialis Anterior
20 :56 Prone Work with th e Ga stro cnemius, Soleus, Achi lles Tendon, and
Plant ar Sur face of the Foot
21 :08 A natomy Drawing: Gastrocnemius M uscle
25 : 17 Freeing Mu scles fro m Deep Restrictions
28 :06 Wor king w ith the Achi lles Tendon
3 1:33 Wor king w ith th e Q uad riceps Mu scles
3 1:42 A natomy Drawing: Qu ad/7ceps M uscles
35: 19 Soften ing and Sepa ratin g th e Iliot ibial Band from Adjacent M uscle
Gro ups
35:30 Anatomy Draw ing: Tensor Fascia and Iliotibial Band
39 :59 Supine H amstrin g Work
43:57 Hip Tra cking
1:23:27 T he Pelvis
1:23:34 Th e Sacrum
1:26:40 T he Glntea ls
I :2 9:56 Externa l Rot ato rs of the Legs
I:30:03 Ana tomy Draw ing: Piriformis and Rotator M uscles
1:35 :25 T he Cocc yx and Sacro tubero us Ligament
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ST RATEGIES FO R DEEP TISSUE M ASSAGE
AN D MYOFASCIAL RELEASE- TAPE 4
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1:3 I: 19 A na tomy Dratoing: Rh omboid M uscle
3 1:12 Wor king with th e Osseous Co mpo nents o f the C hest- T he Rib s
33: 34 M o bilizing the First Rib
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4 9:4 7 Working with the N eck and H ead
4 9:53 Nec k Work -Prun e
5 1:12 Anatomy Drawing: Deep Thorac ic and Ceru ical Mllscles
55:43 Neck Work-Supine
56:28 Anatomy Dratoin g: Scalene Mus cles
1:00: 17 Anatomy Drawing: Stenocleidomastoid M llscle
I :02:46 A natomy Drawing Digasti c M uscle
I:04:12 Posterio r eck-Sup ine Posit ion
0: I I Sectio n III , Tro ubleshoo ting and Wor king With Injuri es
Tap e 6 comprises the first half o f Section III, the "Tro ubleshoot ing and In jur ies"
section. T he strategies of Section II are refined into more precise proroco ls for deal-
ing wit h complaints tha t your client s bring ro your practice.
I: 15 Realistic Goa ls- Know your Limitati ons
3:23 Th e Emo tiona l Compo nent of Treatm ent
6: 17 Empo wermem-Helping Your Clients to H elp Themselves
8:06 P.N .F. Stretches
Proprioceptive Neuromuscu lar Facilitation techn iques can add another extremely
effect ive rool ro your practice to improve mob ility of the [oinrs.
14:08 P. . F. Stretches fo r Rot ation of the Femur
17: 19 Injuri es to th e Feet and Ank les
17:25 Working with An kle Spra ins
24: 12 Plantar Fasciaitis
30:06 Achilles Tendonitis and Work ing with Planta r Fasciairis-e-Pronc
33:38 Wor king in Gravi ty-Pla ntar Fasciaitis, Achilles Tendo nitis, Ankle Spra ins
Injuries ro the feet and ankles behave very differentl y in weight bearing. Learning
to work wit h feet while your client is sta nding is an effective way of dealing with the
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prop rioc ep tive resp o nses a nd reprod uc ing t he situa tio ns th at ca use pain, ena bling
yo u to increase yo ur effective ness a nd begi n p robl em so lving,
I: 16:4 8 Str a teg ies for Wo rking with Hip Repl acem ent s
Since ma n y option s fo r tr eating the hip ar e sho w n in ea rlier videos, th is sec tio n
foc uses up on sa fety so th a t yo u ca n work w ith co nfide nce w ith in th e pa ram eters
fo r safe m o vem ent. Fo r more d etail s a bo ut sa fety facto rs in wo rk ing wi th hi p
rep lacem ents a nd o the r co nd itions, review the " Ca veats" sec tion of Ta pe I.
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TR O UBLESH O OTING AND WORKING WITH
INJ URI ES-TAPE 7
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0: II Section lll , Troubl esho oting and Working with Injuries - Tape 7
Tape 7 concludes the "Troubleshooting and Injuries" section and offers sugges-
tions for working with back pain, neck pain, the shoulder girdle/rotator cuff, and
ar ms.
0:22 Side-Lying Back Wurk (Wo rking with and around Back Pain.
co nt inued from Ta pe 6)
Side -lying is th e sa fest a nd mo st effective posit ion for trea ting acut e an d chro nic
hack pain . It requires o nly sma ll adju st ments to wo rk in a pain -free postu re, a nd
allows fur frequ en t move ments to keep your client fro m becom ing stiff.
8: 12 Str at egies for Treatin g Back Pain in th e Supine Positi on
8: 18 Wor king wi th the Psoas Muscle
8:24 A nato my Drawing: Psoas and Iliacus Musc les
II :44 Strengthening Alternatives for Back Pain
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