When massaging and appying a compression to a contraction ihn a muscle, i find it slips beneath my fingers and its hard to compress as it keeps moving. Does this just take practice??
I’m not clear as to why you are trying to compress a contracting muscle?
If you are using a ‘soft tissue release’ technique, then it should be the antagonist muscle that is contracting, and the muscle you are treating should be relaxing and being stretched. If you are giving a basic therapeutic massage, then the muscle you are treating should be in a relaxed state. In general, if a client contracts any of his/her muscles in response to a massage stroke, it is an indication that the therapist is either working too quickly or applying too much pressure.
Regards
Alan
Hi Aroma Jo
if by contraction in a muscle you mean hypertonic or fibrosed (hard )fibers then yes it does take time to learn.The slower you induce the pressure the better and longer lasting the results ( it takes alot of patience ). Dry off the oil and use thumbs/elbows rather than fingers.
Regards steve