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Effleurage Massage to the Leg - Massage Techniques

The founder of a UK massage training provider demonstrates effleurage to the front of the leg. She covers choosing and applying the medium, draping so the whole area is accessible, and working from a lunge with the abdominals engaged, moving weight from leg to leg as the hands travel up the limb.

Effleurage Massage to the Leg - Massage Techniques · Core Elements Training · YouTube

Video: Effleurage Massage to the Leg - Massage Techniques, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_ZVnNZfr0

Length8:11
RatingClarity 4/5 · Credibility 4/5 · Relevance 4/5
UK accredited training provider (Level 3 sports massage). Front of leg rather than back, but the principles transfer.
Coverstechniques/effleurage · techniques/body-mechanics · muscles/quadriceps · muscles/tibialis-anterior
Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_ZVnNZfr0

Key points

  • Effleurage applies the medium, lets the client get used to your touch and warms the tissue before deeper work.
  • Put the medium in your own palm first, not straight onto the client.
  • Tuck the drape in so it stays out of the way of the stroke.
  • Keep upright, abdominals engaged, and move with your legs; reaching too far forward loses pressure and strains your back.
  • Ease off the pressure over the knee.