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1
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Stroking/Effleurage

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Warms tissue in preparation for deeper massage, and soothes muscles after deeper massage.

Aids circulation of blood and lymph and therefore helps with removal of waste products from muscles

Increases blood flow to the area

Relaxes superficial tissue

Can help to soothe irritated nerves

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Compression/Squeezing

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Manually squeezes out old blood and waste products from muscles

Allows fresh blood and nutrients into the muscle

Relaxes muscle fibres

Helps to break down fibrous tissue, adhesions and scar tissue

Increases blood flow to the area

Reduces pain

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Separating Fibres/Friction techniques

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Increases blood supply to an area

Manually breaks down tight muscle fibres

Breaks down fibrous tissue, adhesions and scar tissue

Rocking/Mobilisations/stretching/traction

Lengthens muscles

Encourages muscles to remain relaxed after treatment

Helps to prevent local adhesions and congestion of connective tissue

Improves flexibility and range of movement

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Factors influencing treatment intention

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Type of movement

Direction - muscle fibres

Pressure

Speed

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5
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Fire/Heart

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Warming/Rubbing

Frictions, Brisk Effleurage

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Earth/Spleen

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Nutritive, Grasping

Compressions, Petrissage

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Metal/Lung

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Sedating, penetrating

Muscular Technique

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Wood/Liver

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Rhythmic, Strong

Percussive, Tapotement

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Water/Kidney

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Flowing, Smooth

Effleurage, stroking

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Blood

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Contains oxygen and nutrients that heal and maintain muscle health.

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Lymph fluid

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The lymphatic system helps to rid the system of toxins and waste products

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Neck and upper back prone - muscles indicated?

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Trapezius

Levator Scapula

Rhombiods

Rotator Cuff: Infraspinatus/Supraspinatus/Teres Minor.

Teres Major

Erector Spinae: Spinalis/Longissimus/Illiocostalis

Scalenes

Sternocleidomastoid

Latissimus Dorsi

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Neck and upper back prone - channels indicated

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Bladder

Du

Gallbladder

San Jiao

Small Intestine

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Neck and upper back prone - Techniques

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Effleurage of the whole back (stroking)

Circular pressures down erector spinae (Compression)

Rolling of neck (separating fibres, compression/Squeezing)

Scooping of neck (compression)

Rolling of upper trapezius (compression, separating fibres)

Knuckle stripping of upper trapezius (compression, lengthening)

Thumb stripping across rhomboids (Compression, separating fibres)

Frictions around medial border of the scapula (Friction)

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15
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Effleurage of the whole back

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Stroking

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16
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Circular pressures down erector spinae

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Compression

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17
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Rolling of neck

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Separating fibres

Compression

Squeezing

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18
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Scooping of neck

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Compression

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19
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Rolling of upper trapezius

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Compression

Separating fibres

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20
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Knuckle stripping of upper trapezius

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Compression

Lengthening

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21
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Thumb stripping across rhomboids

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Compression,

Separating fibres

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22
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Frictions around medial border of the scapula

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Friction

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Neck and Upper back supine - Main muscles indicated?

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Trapezius

Levator Scapula

Pectoralis Major/Minor

Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

Splenius Capitus

Scalenes

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Neck and Upper back supine - Main channels indicated?

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Bladder

Du

Gallbladder

Large Intestine

Lung

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Neck and Upper back supine - Techniques

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Effleurage (Stroking)

Rolling of the trapezius (Separating fibres, compression)

Circular pressures across the trapezius and up the neck (compression)

Circular pressures across pectorals (compression)

SCM pressures (compression, separating fibres)

Occipital traction (traction)

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26
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Rolling of the trapezius

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Separating fibres

Compression

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27
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Circular pressures across the trapezius and up the neck

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Compression

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Circular pressures across pectorals

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Compression

29
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SCM pressures

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Compression

Separating fibres

30
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Occipital traction

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Traction

31
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Lower back - Main muscles indicated

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Erector Spinae: Spinalis/Longissimus/Illiocostalis

Quadratus lumborum

Latissimus Dorsi

32
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Lower back - Main channels indicated

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Bladder

Du

33
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Lower back - techniques

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Effleurage (stroking)

Frictions (Friction, separating fibres, stretching)

Knuckle stripping (compression, lengthening)

Lumbar rocking (mobilisation)

Wringing of the waist (stroking, squeezing)

34
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Lumbar rocking

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Mobilisation

35
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Wringing of the waist

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Stroking

Squeezing

36
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Hips and buttocks - Main muscles indicated

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Gluteus Maximus

Gluteus Medius

Gluteus Minimus

Piriformis

37
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Hips and buttocks - main channels indicated

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Gallbladder

Bladder

38
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Hips and buttocks - Techniques

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Forearm pressures (compression)

Kneading the buttocks (compressions)

39
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Forearm pressures

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Compression

40
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Kneading the buttocks

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Compressions

41
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Channel Work

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Channel stroking (centre to periphery or along the direction of flow)

Channel Palming

Masunga style thumb pressures (open door method) - Yin channels

Circular channel dredging - Yang channels

42
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Two Point acupressure - target?

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Location of pain

An area of muscular-skeletal tightness, or discomfort, or restriction

A regular acupuncture point

An Ashi point

An area of contracted or dense tissue (kori)

A body segment

43
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Yang Ming

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LI & ST

44
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Tai Yang

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SI & BL

45
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Shao Yang

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SJ & GB

46
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Tai Yin

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LU & SP

47
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Shao Yin

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HE & KID

48
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Jue Yin

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P & LIV

49
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Connecting point if Target point is in upper body

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LI 4

50
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Connecting point if Target point is in Lower body

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ST 36

51
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Polarity

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Right middle finger +

Left middle finger -

52
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Neuromuscular technique attempts to:

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Deactivate myofascial trigger points

Prepare the body for other therapeutic methods

Relax and normalise tense and fibrotic muscular tissue

Enhance lymphatic and general circulation and drainage

Simultaneously offer the practitioner diagnostic information

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NMT Compression and release

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Direct physical change in the tissue structure, such as the breaking down of an adhesion

Resetting of a pattern of tension in contractile tissue that is ‘held’ by the nervous system

Dispersion of local accumulation of blood or lymph

Drawing the receiver’s attention to an area to help it ‘let go’

54
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NMT signs of release

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A palpable improvement in tissue tone and texture usually felt as a softening or giving

Subtle pulsations or micro movements in the tissue being compressed

changes in tissue temperature and colour

55
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Neuromuscular technique - Open door method

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Open the door (Sink into the tissue gently until the barrier is contacted)

Go into the room (Sink deeper into the tissue and wait for the release)

Leave room and shut the door (Slowly withdraw letting the resilience of the tissue push you away)

56
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Yang Ming

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LI & ST

Yang brightness

Anterior portion of the outside of arm and leg

57
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Yang Ming - Movement

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LI & ST

Pain bringing a straight limb back towards the centre line

58
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Tai Yang

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SI & BL

Supreme Yang

Posterior portion of outside of arm and leg

59
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Tai Yang - movement

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SI & BL

Pain extending a straight limb away from the centre line, (arm back or up; leg out)

60
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Shao Yang

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SJ & GB

Lesser yang

Middle portion of the outside of arm or leg

61
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Shao Yang - movements

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SJ & GB

Pain on rotation of a straight limb

62
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Tai Yin

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LU & SP

Supreme Yin

Anterior portion of inside of arm and leg

63
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Tai Yin - movements

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LU & SP

Pain moving the limb in (with bent knee/elbow)

64
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Shao Yin

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HT & KID

Lesser Yin

Posterior portion of inside or arm and leg

65
Q

Shao Yin - movements

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HT & KID

Pain moving the limb out (with bent knee/elbow)

66
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Jue Yin

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PC & LIV

Absolute Yin

Middle portion of inside of arm and leg

67
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Jue Yin - movements

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PC & LIV

Lack of movement or paralysis

68
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