09/03/2026
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✨The “Art” of forearm work with massage.
-Most therapists assume that elbow and forearm work must, by definition, by deep aggressive and perhaps even painful work for the client.
👉This is simply not necessarily true.
-When I am balanced in my stance and shifting weight appropriately from one foot to the other, and my core is well placed behind my line of force through the contact, I have the ability to lean in as little or as much as I choose.
-So my forearm work could be super gentle, or given its large contact surface, it could also allow for a large force.
👉So why use a forearm? 🤔
-Being a larger contact, it is less likely to be injured when used often.
-Being broader, it is not as pokey for the client, so it can be very comfortable.
-You have the choice of bony or fleshy contact based on your forearm pronation / supination position.
-Disadvantage? You “tend” to have to work a lot with your shoulder joint in medial / internal rotation, which, if done too often, can contribute to rounded upper crossed syndrome.
-Also, note that my other hand contacts the contact forearm directly over the contact site on the client. This way, both of the therapist’s upper extremities contribute to the force production, evening out the stress on their body.
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