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Summary: Massage therapists can avoid tiring out their arms and hands with a few simple self-massage techniques to relieve pressure on the forearm extensors. Find out how to massage your own arms to relieve strain from giving a massage in this free instructional video on massage techniques from a professional massage therapist.
Rachel Hannah is a nationally certified licensed massage therapist (LMT) who has had a practice in Northampton, Mass., since 2002. Hannah studied massage at the New Mexico Academy of...read more
"Self-massage techniques. In working on your own arm you don't want to tire out one hand while working on the other, so what I like to do is use my forearm and elbow. This technique involves stripping the muscle belly, sinking into any tender areas, trying to relax both hands, the one working, and the one receiving. With a soft fist or loose hand I'll work on the extensors of my forearm, which often get tired with massage. This is a myofascial technique, so what I do is grasp the skin and the fascia around my hand, and then slowly stretch the fascia."
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