Massaging Scalp of Child to Treat Sinus Congestion

Video Transcript

"You want to go ahead now and provide some massage to the scalp to help relieve any other tension that might be left. So we have our hands here again gliding them back, placing our finger pads and being careful not to put our fingernails but placing our finger pads on the head. We're making circles to help massage the scalp for relaxation and to release any other tension, stress, that kind of cloudiness that is over your head when you have sinus problems. We're just going to go ahead and massage that away and you can do it a couple of different ways. You can plant your fingers like suction cups and just move a little bit, just making circles but not lifting the fingerpads you can do that. Then what you would do is you can pick them up and move them like this, covering different areas of the scalp. That is very important. The other thing you can do is move a little bit, move your fingerpads around and just massage the scalp making circles, massaging the scalp and make sure you are getting the entire scalp. So don't just get the top of the head, you want to get all around in circles, massaging the scalp. When you have finished massaging the scalp do some soft glides, soft glides at the end warming and then just rest your hands and check in and see how Riley is feeling. How are you feeling Riley? "Good". Do you feel o'kay? "Yea". Did you enjoy that massage, is there anything that you liked the best? "Uhuh". Is there anything that wasn't very comfortable? "No". O'kay so that's a satisfied customer I think, he seems to feel o'kay and you seem relaxed. Do you feel a little bit more relaxed? "Yes". Good so when you finish your massage check in, make sure that the child is feeling o'kay. If there was anything that they didn't like, let them tell you. Make sure that they do tell you so that next time maybe you'll skip that or again adjust your pressure or the amount of speed. Just check in and make sure that they are feeling o'kay. It's a nice time to finish your massage and thank them for the opportunity to give them a massage and try to help them feel a little bit better if they are suffering from any type of sinus congestion."