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Massages For Seniors
How to Massage the Elderly
What is Ambulatory Care?
How to Give a Senior Table Massage
Conversation During Senior Massage
Precautions For Senior Massages
Preparing a Senior Massage
How to Start Massaging the Elderly
How to Massage a Senior's Feet
Foot Massage Techniques for the Elderly
How to Massage a Senior's Legs
How to Massage a Senior's Hands
How to Massage a Senior's Arms
How to Massage the Neck & Shoulders
How to Massage Head of Seniors
Benefits of Elderly Massage
Spirituality & Massage
Intuition & Massage
Massage Techniques for Seniors
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Summary: Find out what is ambulatory care in this free video.
Steve Romey has a BSHS and LMT degree and owns Head To Toe Massage. 818-585-6307 read more
"Hello welcome back! The next thing we're going to talk about is ambulatory vs. non-ambulatory care of the elderly individuals or the individuals that are ill. Many clients are either bed ridden or in a wheelchair and they can't get to massage tables such as this. So for those individuals we're going to work with them where they're at. If an individual is in a wheelchair, we'll massage their arms, massage their legs, massage their necks while they're in the chair. For individuals that are bed ridden and often times these are individuals that can't easily get up for whatever reason. Whether it's their bed in their house or a hospital bed, we'll work with them in the bed. So you might have to sit next to them on their bed, you might have to kneel next to them, you might be on the floor next to the individual working on them and just know that for whatever amount of time you have to be conscientious of your own body. So you don't want to injure your knees or your back bending over trying to assist this individual. Now with the ambulatory or non-ambulatory care, it can be as short as 10 minutes, it can be as long as an hour. Generally they're anywhere from 30 minutes to 45 minutes long sessions. Anything more than that and it tends to be over stimulation for the individual. With ambulatory care, the individual is able to walk up to a massage table such as this and lay themselves on the table. Now, for me I had to actually lower the table, I tend to work with a higher table since I'm tall. You're better lowering the table so your clients can safely get onto the table without having to use a stool and possibly injuring themselves."
eHow Article: What is Ambulatory Care?
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