Massage Contraindications
If a contraindication is unclear or client health history raises concern, the esthetician should obtain this.
A physician's approval
Movements should always follow this direction to support circulation and natural skin structure.
Muscle direction or lymphatic flow
Beginning with hands on the scapula, this movement glides across the shoulders to the base of the skull before returning back.
The Feels Good movement
The word Shiatsu translates to this type of touch.
Finger pressure
Modern lymphatic drainage techniques were developed by this practitioner in the late 1930s.
Dr. Emil Vodder
Redness, heat, swelling, and pain are signs of what and mean the area should not be massaged.
Inflammation
This movement is often used to warm up tissue and prepare the skin before deeper techniques.
Effleurage
Beginning at the waist and gliding upward along both sides of the spine, this back movement is often used to apply products.
The Back Sweep
Reflexology is part of a system called __________, where the entire body is mapped in smaller regions like the ear.
Microsystems
This volcanic, fine-grained igneous rock is preferred for warm stone massage due to its ability to retain heat.
Basalt
Massage should be avoided over unidentified rashes because what?
They may be contagious
These movements are avoided on extremely sensitive or inflamed skin because they may overstimulate tissue.
Deep, vigorous, or rapid massage movements
In this technique, the client’s head is turned, and the esthetician performs hand-over-hand strokes upward along the neck.
Ski Up
Shiatsu is believed to remove these physical or energetic disruptions that show up as tension or discomfort.
Blockages
Lymphatic drainage stimulates circulation of this immune system fluid and the protective cells within it.
Lymph and lymphocytes
Clients who received Botox or fillers should avoid massage for this amount of time.
2 weeks
Movements along the lip and cheek area must follow the contour of this facial fold.
Nasolabial groove
Before performing any back massage technique, estheticians must check whether the service is allowed under this requirement.
Their state regulatory agency scope of practice
In ear reflexology, pressure should be gentle and can include squeezing, pressing, and this pulling movement.
Lifting or tugging the ear
This technique alternates a warm stone and a cold stone in a moving "chasing" pattern to stimulate circulation and rejuvenation.
A contrast stone massage
A thrombus becomes an embolus when what happens?
When the clot breaks loose and travels
This technique involves rhythmic pressure along meridian lines and is incorporated in facial massage sequences for relaxation and balance.
Shiatsu
This advanced movement connects the neck to the arm, gliding down the arm to the elbow and back up behind the arm.
The Neck-Shoulder-Arm movement
Shiatsu pressure should come from this part of the body, not just fingers or wrists, for proper technique and longevity.
The whole body or core
These nodes behind the ears and along the base of the skull help drain facial tissue.
Posterior auricular nodes