Shiatsu Massage therapist here with a strained thenar eminence. This video has moved from fearful to hopeful!! Thank you so much for all you do for the massage community. ❤️🙏✨
Good to hear, Jen! Just wanted to make sure you'd seen this video on thumb pain: ua-cam.com/video/agCn_kTltcU/v-deo.html As you recover, feel free to join us on the forum and troubleshoot (search for "massage sloth clubhouse" on facebook), and do consider seeing an occupational therapist or physical therapist if your pain persists or worsens. Best of luck!
You are a thumb's life savior my good human! I wish you all the best! Keep up the great work. I'm really thankful for the information you share in your videos ❤
Its so cool to see this...I have sensitive thumbs so I've been instinctively doing most of these techniques my whole career. Neat validation. Thanks Ian!
Thanks so very much, and bless you for sharing on youtube. I'm still hangin' in with treatments at my advancing age, and still loving helping people but certain "challenges" have erupted. The latest challenge being my thumbs. Next I'm going to click on your self care for thumb pain. Again, thank you.
I am just now seeing this, and I couldn’t be happier. I am experiencing acute pain at the saddle joint and even considered being done with my career. I’m going to try this and see how it works! Thank you!!
I just wanted to make sure you had seen this as well: ua-cam.com/video/agCn_kTltcU/v-deo.html And consider joining us on the forum (search "Massage Sloth Clubhouse" on Facebook) if you'd like to crowdsource some troubleshooting. Best of luck!!
Seriously, Ian, you could be reading a math book. Very relaxing and informative. I'm just beginning my NMT course, and my thumbs have been screaming at me. I'll try some of these things in clinic this week. Thanks!
Thank you for the technique tips! I want to learn how to massage, but my thumbs are already under a lot of stress in my day-to-day life due to intense bouldering :) It's no coincidence that my local boulder gym has a therapist specialized in hand injuries right in the same building! I've avoided injury until now, but I feel like it's probably good to learn these techniques :)
Excellent video! As someone who started massaging later in life I already had dodgey thumbs and have discovered many of the techniques you demonstrate. But there are several more I can now try. Thanks!
@@shaithaimassage 6 years later my thumbs are going well thanks!! better than when I started. I did have some thumb rehab with a hand therapist a while back, including a resting splint and dynamic stability approach, really helped too!
Thanks so much, I'm a student and I already hurt my thumb doing case studies so I'm on a thumb vacation already and I'll be using these techniques from now on. This is a really useful channel for me and I hope one day I can be this good.
+Liberty Face Great to hear! As far as a compromised wrist position, I just mean anything that feels unstable while you're using it. If you're applying your fist and thinking, "this feels kind of funky for my wrist," then try to find a more stable position, usually meaning straighter.
That's always one that's tough for me to answer, because I'm stuck in this 5'11" body with long arms. I'm actually jealous of people who have decent leverage :) Basically, get your table as low as possible, and get your body higher up when you need to (tiptoes, or even a step aerobics platform). Use angled pressure when using your straight arms, thinking of tractioning fascia away from you rather than applying pressure down toward muscle/bone. You'll inevitably do both, but it's a helpful mental picture. When you need to use pressure straight down toward the table, either get up higher, or use shorter tools, like forearms and elbows. You may find my video on body mechanics for low tables helpful: ua-cam.com/video/DGIkIU_1Bns/v-deo.html I think the information applies, but I can't make myself check. If I have to watch another minute of myself talking to the camera, I'm gonna lose my mind!
My door knock nuckle hurts after a few lumbar esg deep tissue sessions. Feels like my joint capsule is really pressured there. Finger tips feel better. And I don't like the idea of thenar pad over thumb because that's pressure close to the joint. But hypothenar palm, reinforced finger tips all look good
Do you hear of massage therapists experiencing anterior hip pain from being in lunge or horse stance a lot? My quads and adductors are full of tender points proximal and seem to always be engaged. I do sit and stand erect occasionally but it does not help. A therapists told me my quads feel very "stringy and dense".
+Michael Dooley Hi Michael! When I hear about anterior hip pain, especially the type that occurs near the inguinal ligament, I'm thinking hip flexors. Psoas and iliacus use that structure as a sling. They're pretty much crammed under it, along with some nervous and vascular structures. If the muscles are hypertonic, they can make otherwise ordinary motions (e.g. walking, squatting) feel like pain or "catching." My first suspect isn't your massage habits (though those could certainly be contributing! More on that in a second), it's your exercise regimen. It looks like your bodyweight routine (yes, I did some UA-cam stalking) is pretty core-heavy, incorporating a lot of flexion (spiderman crawls) or resistance to extension (planks) at the hips. While these can be useful, the anterior and lateral pelvis are prone to overuse injury. I see this a lot in runners, but I'm betting that your core work is causing some repeated rubbing along the ligament and the iliopsoas bursa. What to do? Well, don't feel like you need to drop your exercise regimen, but you may want to take it easy with hip flexion exercises for a while. I'm betting isometric exercises like planks will be fine, but no bicycle kicks or whatever :) You may also get some relief from stretching the hip flexors, especially in ways that activate their antagonists. Bridges and that "wild thing" plank look like good candidates! As for your massage habits, just be aware of how tight you're keeping your core and quads during your massages. See if you can find opportunities to lounge against the side of the table as you work. Also, and I know this is heresy, but allow yourself to come out of "perfect" posture as you give your weight to your clients. In other words, as you pour your weight onto the table, slouch a little bit. See my "body mechanics for low tables" video for more: ua-cam.com/video/DGIkIU_1Bns/v-deo.html Best of luck! If this anterior hip pain continues or worsens, consider seeing a doctor for evaluation/referral.
This is a job for communication. I front-load my client with information about how I work ("I mainly do a style of massage called myofascial release, which might be slower than what you're used to. It should feel like being gradually ironed out."), and I ask about the pace during the session. If it's not someone's jam, I apply some more oil and speed up!
Yours are the best instructional massage videos around. Truly. 10+ years as a LMT and I still have more to learn, always. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much, Natalie!
Shiatsu Massage therapist here with a strained thenar eminence. This video has moved from fearful to hopeful!! Thank you so much for all you do for the massage community. ❤️🙏✨
Good to hear, Jen! Just wanted to make sure you'd seen this video on thumb pain: ua-cam.com/video/agCn_kTltcU/v-deo.html As you recover, feel free to join us on the forum and troubleshoot (search for "massage sloth clubhouse" on facebook), and do consider seeing an occupational therapist or physical therapist if your pain persists or worsens. Best of luck!
Invaluable information! Thank yo so much for helping us all to extend our careers!
You are a thumb's life savior my good human! I wish you all the best! Keep up the great work. I'm really thankful for the information you share in your videos ❤
Happy to help! 😊
I'm sitting at work icing my thumbs and then this video pops up on my phone. perfect timing!!!
i know what you mean i was thinking about thumbs free n this popped up on my phone.
IMPRESSIVE & THERAPEUTIC! Love your videos. 👍🏼😉💪🏼
Its so cool to see this...I have sensitive thumbs so I've been instinctively doing most of these techniques my whole career. Neat validation. Thanks Ian!
Thanks so very much, and bless you for sharing on youtube. I'm still hangin' in with treatments at my advancing age, and still loving helping people but certain "challenges" have erupted. The latest challenge being my thumbs. Next I'm going to click on your self care for thumb pain. Again, thank you.
I am just now seeing this, and I couldn’t be happier. I am experiencing acute pain at the saddle joint and even considered being done with my career. I’m going to try this and see how it works! Thank you!!
I just wanted to make sure you had seen this as well: ua-cam.com/video/agCn_kTltcU/v-deo.html And consider joining us on the forum (search "Massage Sloth Clubhouse" on Facebook) if you'd like to crowdsource some troubleshooting. Best of luck!!
Seriously, Ian, you could be reading a math book. Very relaxing and informative. I'm just beginning my NMT course, and my thumbs have been screaming at me. I'll try some of these things in clinic this week. Thanks!
How are your thumbs now, 6 years later? Were you able to use these techniques to help yourself?
Thanks for sharing! Glad to see how many people are being helped by your work!
Thank you for the technique tips! I want to learn how to massage, but my thumbs are already under a lot of stress in my day-to-day life due to intense bouldering :) It's no coincidence that my local boulder gym has a therapist specialized in hand injuries right in the same building! I've avoided injury until now, but I feel like it's probably good to learn these techniques :)
Awesome video, can't wait to try these techniques!
Excellent video! As someone who started massaging later in life I already had dodgey thumbs and have discovered many of the techniques you demonstrate. But there are several more I can now try. Thanks!
Peta Elliott 52 and new. I know how you feel about starting with caution.
How are your thumbs doing now, 6 years later Peta? Do you still practice massage?
@@shaithaimassage 6 years later my thumbs are going well thanks!! better than when I started. I did have some thumb rehab with a hand therapist a while back, including a resting splint and dynamic stability approach, really helped too!
@@kno33 Great to hear it!!!
Thanks so much, I'm a student and I already hurt my thumb doing case studies so I'm on a thumb vacation already and I'll be using these techniques from now on. This is a really useful channel for me and I hope one day I can be this good.
How are your thumbs doing these days Helen? Are you still massaging?
you are an Angel!🙂 thank you for sharing your videos.
Excellent!! A great help...thank you!
Thanks Ian! You're awesome!
Thanks, great vid as usual, very helpful :)
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch? 💜
Thank you, I can realy use these techniques!
Your thumb vacation really saved me. You spoke of a compromised position in the wrist. What does that mean?
+Liberty Face Great to hear! As far as a compromised wrist position, I just mean anything that feels unstable while you're using it. If you're applying your fist and thinking, "this feels kind of funky for my wrist," then try to find a more stable position, usually meaning straighter.
I had to use the thumb to upvote! ;) Thank you for all you share. Any words of wisdom for the short therapists (5 feet tall) with T-rex arms?
That's always one that's tough for me to answer, because I'm stuck in this 5'11" body with long arms. I'm actually jealous of people who have decent leverage :) Basically, get your table as low as possible, and get your body higher up when you need to (tiptoes, or even a step aerobics platform). Use angled pressure when using your straight arms, thinking of tractioning fascia away from you rather than applying pressure down toward muscle/bone. You'll inevitably do both, but it's a helpful mental picture. When you need to use pressure straight down toward the table, either get up higher, or use shorter tools, like forearms and elbows.
You may find my video on body mechanics for low tables helpful: ua-cam.com/video/DGIkIU_1Bns/v-deo.html I think the information applies, but I can't make myself check. If I have to watch another minute of myself talking to the camera, I'm gonna lose my mind!
Please come teach my massage class! I learn more in one of your videos than 2 weeks of TM1. Blarg.
+Michelle Adamczyk Hah, thanks Michelle :) You can't beat that hands-on experience though!
My door knock nuckle hurts after a few lumbar esg deep tissue sessions. Feels like my joint capsule is really pressured there. Finger tips feel better. And I don't like the idea of thenar pad over thumb because that's pressure close to the joint. But hypothenar palm, reinforced finger tips all look good
fantastic. Well paced and informative but at the same time not to dense so you get overloaded in the information
Thank you!
Do you hear of massage therapists experiencing anterior hip pain from being in lunge or horse stance a lot? My quads and adductors are full of tender points proximal and seem to always be engaged. I do sit and stand erect occasionally but it does not help. A therapists told me my quads feel very "stringy and dense".
+Michael Dooley Hi Michael! When I hear about anterior hip pain, especially the type that occurs near the inguinal ligament, I'm thinking hip flexors. Psoas and iliacus use that structure as a sling. They're pretty much crammed under it, along with some nervous and vascular structures. If the muscles are hypertonic, they can make otherwise ordinary motions (e.g. walking, squatting) feel like pain or "catching." My first suspect isn't your massage habits (though those could certainly be contributing! More on that in a second), it's your exercise regimen.
It looks like your bodyweight routine (yes, I did some UA-cam stalking) is pretty core-heavy, incorporating a lot of flexion (spiderman crawls) or resistance to extension (planks) at the hips. While these can be useful, the anterior and lateral pelvis are prone to overuse injury. I see this a lot in runners, but I'm betting that your core work is causing some repeated rubbing along the ligament and the iliopsoas bursa.
What to do? Well, don't feel like you need to drop your exercise regimen, but you may want to take it easy with hip flexion exercises for a while. I'm betting isometric exercises like planks will be fine, but no bicycle kicks or whatever :) You may also get some relief from stretching the hip flexors, especially in ways that activate their antagonists. Bridges and that "wild thing" plank look like good candidates!
As for your massage habits, just be aware of how tight you're keeping your core and quads during your massages. See if you can find opportunities to lounge against the side of the table as you work. Also, and I know this is heresy, but allow yourself to come out of "perfect" posture as you give your weight to your clients. In other words, as you pour your weight onto the table, slouch a little bit. See my "body mechanics for low tables" video for more: ua-cam.com/video/DGIkIU_1Bns/v-deo.html
Best of luck! If this anterior hip pain continues or worsens, consider seeing a doctor for evaluation/referral.
Thank you!!
How is your message table set up
If you're wondering about the height, I have it fairly low, which I discuss here: ua-cam.com/video/DGIkIU_1Bns/v-deo.html
do you think slow myofascial release techniques are making the impatient clients unhappy ?
This is a job for communication. I front-load my client with information about how I work ("I mainly do a style of massage called myofascial release, which might be slower than what you're used to. It should feel like being gradually ironed out."), and I ask about the pace during the session. If it's not someone's jam, I apply some more oil and speed up!
I was hoping for some techniques for everyday life with the thumb on "vacation" :(
Beast mode.
En español x favor 🙏
Sorry but he is so cute x