Treatment Plan for Tight Calfs for a 48yr old woman

[conor r]

Hiya

I need some advice.

Currently doing a Case Study for my HNC beauty Therapy course. This client is a 48 yr old woman who works as a sales advisor. She suffers from tight calfs on both her legs. Is this a contra indication to a leg massage? I checked for any DVT but could not identify any problems. if this is not a contra indication, what treatment plan should I go through for the treatment? Is there a specific way of loosening the calf muscles?

I'd be very happy for your help.

Speak Soon,

Lise

 

[Nila]

Hi Lise

Welcome to the forum.

Unfortunately your post shows why case studies should not really be done until you have been shown how to work the full body, this is not a reflection on you but the people who are teaching you.

Calf muscles, the main ones you are going to feel are the gastrocnemious muscles which make up the main bulk of the calf, these are split into two one on either side.

A simple treatment is to start by effleurage from the ankles right up the legs to the bottom, you need to get the fluids moving right through the legs.

When you have warmed them up for a couple of minutes go back to the ankles and place your thumbs next to each other in the centre of the Achilles tendon, you need to put some pressure on and move your thumbs up to the soft part behind the knees but take the pressure of as you get there.

Do this two or three times to split the muscles and improve the flow of lymph and nutrients to the muscles, do some petrissage and use friction on any knots and finish with effleurage right up the legs again.

It should take about 5 minutes per leg but you can take as long as you like, hope that helps

 

[dgerquvhibyilkeff]

Hi paul

Sorry I havent bn in touch since u left the message. I have actually been shown full body massage, and have been doing it for 8 months now. Just one of these things that stumped me!

Your advice was a great help and I am slowly seeing an imporvement in the gastrocnemius muscles.

Thanks very much,

Will no doubt be in touch again before the end of my course!

Lisa