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How to Perform Skin Rolling | Myofascial Release Technique

A sports massage tutor demonstrates skin rolling over the shoulder blade, along the spine, across the lower back and around the knee. She lifts a fold of skin between thumbs and fingers, keeps it lifted and rolls it forward in a steady rhythm, pausing on areas that feel stuck.

How to Perform Skin Rolling | Myofascial Release Technique · Pressure Point Sports Massage Training · YouTube

Video: How to Perform Skin Rolling | Myofascial Release Technique, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTzsKQBuGU

Length3:14
RatingClarity 5/5 · Credibility 4/5 · Relevance 5/5
UK sports massage tutor. Chaptered by area; matches the library technique closely.
Coverstechniques/skin-rolling · muscles/trapezius · muscles/rhomboid-major · muscles/erector-spinae
Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTzsKQBuGU

Chapters

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:18 Skin Rolling over Trapezius
  3. 1:00 Skin Rolling over Spinous Processes
  4. 1:30 Lower Back Skin Rolling
  5. 2:00 Knee Skin Rolling
  6. 2:35 Recap

Key points

  • Work without oil or lotion; any slip makes the fold impossible to hold.
  • Pick the skin up between thumbs and fingers and do not let the fold drop as you roll it forward.
  • Get into a steady rhythm, walking the fingers and feeding the fold with the thumbs.
  • Because it lifts rather than presses, skin rolling can be used close to the spine.
  • Areas that feel tight can be held a little longer; a light popping sensation is common.

Cautions

  • The twisting and extra work over stuck areas and an old knee sprain go beyond Cert IV relaxation massage; keep it gentle.
  • Skin rolling can feel intense; check in with the client.