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PROPER DRAPING
Perform the Proper application of Draping
Draping is the technique of using a large
towel or sheet to keep you covered while
you're getting a massage. This allows you
to be totally nude under the sheet or
towel and still feel safe, warm, and
unexposed. Using draping, the massage
therapist only works on the part of the
body that is exposed -- your back, one
arm or one leg, for instance. The rest of
the body is covered.
Draping Methods
Posterior Leg
1. Gather the drape at the greater
trochanter and at the ankle.
2. Fold the bottom end of the drape
at an angle across the opposite
leg while holding the drape at
the greater trochanter as a pivot
point.
3. With the lower, grab the fold of
the drape and tuck it under the
opposite thigh.
4. Fold the top section of the drape
across the back, leaving the
gluteals exposed. With practice,
this draping can be accomplished
in three moves and provides a
clean line for the application of
spa products from the toes to the
top of the posterior superior iliac
spine (PSIS).
Anterior Leg
1. Gather the drape at the
anterior superior iliac
spine (ASIS) and at the
ankle.
2. Fold the bottom section
of the drape at an angle
across the opposite leg
using the upper hand to
hold the drape at the
ASIS as a pivot point.c.
3. With the lower hand,
grab the fold of the
drape and tuck it under
the opposite thigh.
4. Fold the top section of
the drape across the
belly, leaving the ASIS
exposed.
Breast Drape