Picking Up

Question 1

Biomechanics

Answer 1

 Deep effleurage stance
 Stand parallel to table
 Lift with legs and core
 Arms are extension of body
 Keep majority of weight of the limb as close to the centre of your body as possible

Question 2

Application of technique

Answer 2

 Hands are parallel to limb being treated
 Wrists and hands soft and moulded
 Simultaneously compress and lift tissues away from underlying structures
 Pressure is released on upward and returning stroke of circular motion
 Contact remains constant
 Can be applied single handed if hand-body ratio allows (calf)
 Applied from proximal to distal