Deep Tissue Sequence
Start sequence
Center
Thai palm walking on back
X arms stretch opposite shoulder to hips
X arms stretch along spine
Myofascial stretch E. Spinae muscle both sides
X hands torsion upper back both directions
Rocking
Acupressure along either sides of spine, between shoulder blades
Hands rotate along back
Butterfly stroke
Back Sequence 1
Pull towel off
Apply oil
Figure 8 stroke
Scissor stroke
(Move to head of table)
2 hands down from shoulders to lumbar and back going around shoulders up to
neck
2 hands locked along side of body up to around shoulder blade
Stroke from lumbar along E. Spinae and around shoulder
Double thumbs down E.Spinae towards lumbar and around upper back and
shoulders
Double hands using thumbs and fingers either side of lumbar/Q.Lumborum
Fingers cross friction along E.Spinae
Fanning stokes over shoulder blade
Forearm/elbow working through upper back between shoulder blades and
E.Spinae
Double thumbs with thumb presses around levator scapulae/rhomboids and
shoulder blade and back of axilla area
Back Sequence 2
Continue double thumbs with thumb presses around levator scapulae/rhomboids
and shoulder blade and back of axilla area
Lift shoulder blade with clients hand on lumbar and work under shoulder blade
area, mobilize and stretch
Thai palm presses along arm
Thai thumb presses along arm
Forearm along arm
Thumb circles and presses on wrist and hand
Hand opening stretch
Soft fist and palming on hands
Forearms from lumbar along E.Spinae up and around shoulder then back down
toward lumbar again
Double thumbs down E.Spinae towards lumbar and around upper back and
shoulders
Palms across shoulder blades
2 hands down from shoulders to lumbar and back going around shoulders up to
neck
Finger presses/circles occiput
Back of legs
Apply oil
Double hands along legs to buttocks and back down
Alternating hands
Double hands hamstrings
Double thumbs along calf
Double hands along calf
Achilles tendon hand circles
Achilles tendon stretch
Acupressure calf
Hands stretching tissue from center outwards
Forearm calf
Thumb presses transverse friction calf and achilles tendon
Bent knee onto shoulder fingers both hands toward knee and myofascial
stretches
Calf shake
Calf stretches
Calf dorsiflexing whilst thumb work on tight areas found in the calf
Calf stretches
Forearm calf and hamstrings
Fist along ITB
Fist along hamstring
Double hands hamstrings
Double hands along legs to buttocks and back down
Back of legs Stretching
Foot to buttock
Foot to opposite buttock
Ankle grab, lift leg and shake
Foot to buttock with calf stretch
X 2 legs stretch to buttocks
Leg lock front hip stretch
Single leg front hip stretch
Neck
Apply oil
Across pectorals with thumbs and fingers, around shoulder up to neck
Fists across chest
Thumb presses tops of shoulders
Finger circles and traction along neck from base to occiput
Traction
Finger circles and traction along neck from base to occiput
Hand in one hand, strokes along shoulder up to neck, thumb presses top of
shoulder
Soft fists along shoulder to neck
Finger circles occiput
Thumb work scalenes
Finger circles scalenes
Lateral neck stretch ear to shoulder
Neck stretch nose to axilla
Finger circles and traction along neck from base to occiput
Arms and hands
Apply oil
Longitudinal strokes from hands to shoulder and return with both hands
One hand stroke from hands to shoulder and return
Forearm work, presses and slow deep massage along entire arm
Clasp wrist, arm at 45 degrees away from body, forearm and fist work along
arm, chest and shoulder
Palm mobilizations on shoulder
Forearm work along inner forearm
Double thumbs on forearm
One thumb and alternating thumbs on forearm
Alternating double thumbs on wrist
Pressure point work on LI 4
Massage tops of hands and finger techniques
Wrist rotations, flex and extend
elbow flexion
Shoulder stretches
Shake arm
Front of Legs
Apply oil
Double hands along entire leg
Thumb friction along front of leg
Double hands, fists along quads
Forearm work on quads
Thumb circles around knee
Double hands and thumbs along quads
Double hands and thumbs around ankles
Front of Legs stretches
Straight leg calf stretch
Bent knee calf stretch
Hamstring stretch straight leg
Knee to chest
Knee to opposite shoulder
Hip stretch
Hip rotations both directions
Leg across body buttock stretch
Two leg traction
