Head, Neck & Shoulder is definitely the
area most demanded in today's massage. This is the major complaints for most of
the clients from repetitive stress, computer work, and other manual
handling works. This video shows you a unique combination of
Swedish and sports massage in the head, neck and shoulder area and how
to sequence and integrate it into a full body massage.
It is a combination of anatomy, joint movement,
trigger points, stretching, and
technical massage to address the most used and abused area in the body.
Massage Magazine (Oct 2004) Review:
Sherry Galloway’s video, Head, Neck &
Shoulder Massage,
offers massage therapists a straightforward, solid routine for
addressing the upper body. Galloway’s sequence combines
Swedish strokes, simple trigger-point work and fundamental
stretches to relax the upper quadrant and work contracted
tissues. Her directions are clear and the filming is well done.
This video is a good review for students in massage school and recent
graduates who may need a refresher on how to pull together multiple
techniques into a simple routine. For new massage therapists whose
schooling concentrated on relaxation massage, Galloway’s video offers
instruction on how to add deeper, more specific techniques to one’s bag
of tools.
Running Time: 40 mins
This video is divided into 5 section:
Back of Shoulder: trapezius, supraspinatus,
infraspinatus, teres, subscapularis, levator scapula, rhomboids
Massage with Shoulder Joint Movement,
Side Lying: rotator cuffs, latisimus dorsi,
Front of Shoulder, pectoralis, serratus
anterior
Neck, scalenes, SCM & Head, occipital.
Sherry teaches you both basic and
advanced techniques including how to:
• fully approach the anterior and posterior aspects of the shoulder
• assess and maintain shoulder function
• increase neck motility and flexibility
• use long, Swedish strokes combined with therapeutic detail work to
keep the body injury-free
• identify and get rid of trigger points in the muscles to alleviate
headaches
• use your body weight to enhance thumb work
• apply pressure point squeezing to relieve tension
• monitor your client’s comfort level throughout the massage
• gently integrate rocking and stretching into the massage
About
The Instructor
Sherry Sanders Galloway is a nationally
certified massage therapist, a certified member of the AMTA and a
registered nurse (R.N.)
Many viewers liked Sherry’s
instructional segments in the Esalen Massage video. Now you can have your own one-on-one tutorial
session with Sherry on this new video. A long-time member of the acclaimed Esalen®
massage crew at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA, Sherry has taught
Esalen style massage for the California AMTA chapter and she has
extensive experience teaching sports massage. A R.N. for more than 20
years, she has worked closely with people suffering from medical,
physical and psychological trauma and has taught nurses and paramedics,
as well as bodywork professionals. Her educational background includes
course work and training at Los Angeles Harbor College, UCLA, California
State University at Domingues Hills and the Esalen Institute.
