Precise and Profound: Lumbar Spine

Description

• Learn a clear and structured approach to help clients with lower back issues
• Learn direct techniques that utilize active movement.
• Learn how to explore precise positioning for a wide variety of clients with a variety of needs.
• Learn customized body mechanics for effective delivery of techniques, with an emphasis on practitioner (your) comfort.

There will be a strong emphasis on body mechanics. Each technique will come with clear cues. My goal is that you walk away feeling confident in your ability to deliver effective work. Helping clients with low back pain is an important & commonly requested part of our work. This class will provide you with techniques to improve your practice and ultimately help the clients that you serve.

What matters most? Getting your clients engaged! It’s their commitment that makes the biggest difference, both in their healing and in your financial success.

How do you shift them from the “fix me, while I just lay here” mindset, to being partners in their progress? You give them some of the things they expect, you put them on the table, you listen well to them, you touch them reassuringly-but you also shift a few key dynamics.

You meet the general expectations a massage therapy client has: 1) calm and neutral atmosphere 2) comfortable and clean set-up 3) initiate dialogue about their needs and desires for the session 4) use a reassuring and confident touch & tone.

This provides a strong foundation to begin shifting a few key dynamics.

Powerful cues reduce effort, and engage the client in their own improvement. Simultaneously, cues teach clients better movement both on and off the table.  The increased engagement will shift your clients’ attitude and create better commitment- the number one path to success. Giving cues is a skill that improves quickly when practiced regularly.

Close the session by transitioning into homework and rebooking. This eliminates the tendency for clients to linger on the table. You get them up and take them through their homework. The same movement you gave them when they were on the table now serve as the foundation of the homework. They already felt it, and know physically it works. Going back through the moves will empower them to help themselves. As a nice bonus, when they are at home, those moves will remind them how good it will feel to get back on your table.You are playing an active role in encouraging them to deepen their connection to their experience outside of and during a session. You are helping each client to build confidence in their own ability to heal!