CLIENT EDUCATION HANDOUTS FOR SELF-CARE
Step-by-step instructions to support your clients after they leave your office

Increase your success by helping clients sustain and multiply the positive changes you initiate in your sessions. These handouts will save you time and effort in sharing your expertise. They can increase your success by giving you a framework for discussing client “homework” and by providing concrete instructions clients can take with them. Many handouts help promote your business with reminders that massage can be one of the most useful supports for discomforts ranging from headaches to stress.

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  • 50 copy-ready masters arranged by topic:
    • About Your Massage Ergonomics
    • Exercise
    • Self-Massage
    • Self-Care for Specific Needs Special Tools
    • Stress Tips
    • Stretches
  • Copy-ready masters on paper, as well as on CD to allow you to print from your own computer
  • Instructions for copying text your own layout program to use as the basis for new handouts.
  • Information on maximizing effectiveness of your handouts

Contents

About Your Massage
Client Survey
Pain, Activity, and Treatment Log
Why to Cancel When You’re Ill
Between Massage Sessions
In the Hours After Your Massage

Ergonomics
Self-Care for the Forearms
Tips to Save Your Neck and Shoulders
Tips for Relieving Strain at Your Desk
Positioning Yourself at Your Desk
Backpacks and Your Child
Tips to Save Your Back
Tips to Save Your Wrists

Exercise
Tips for Beginning an Exercise Routine
Motivating Yourself to Exercise
Tai Chi
Tips for a Successful Walking Routine
Water Exercise
Weight-Bearing Exercise
Yoga Tips

Self-Care for Specific Needs
Self-Care to Reduce Headache Frequency
Self-Care for a Headache in Progress
Self-Care for Insomnia
Self-Care During Menopause
Self-Care for Smokers
Self-Care for Surgery
Self-Care for Those Who Work on Their Feet
Self-Care During Bereavement

 

Self-Massage
Self-Massage for the Head and Face
Self-Massage for the Low Back and Buttocks
Self-Massage for Runners
Self-Massage for the Neck
Self-Massage for the Feet
Self-Massage for the Arms and Shoulders
Shiatsu for Stress Reduction & Increased Energy

Special Tools
Aromatherapy Tips for Stress
Aromatherapy Tips for Pain
Hydrotherapy at Home: Cold
Hydrotherapy at Home: Heat

Stress Tips
Health Strategies Building Resistance to Stress
The Stress Test
Ten Ways to Relax
Progressive Relaxation Exercise
Stress Busters
Lifestyle Recommendations

Stretching
Stretches for Your Legs
Stretches for Desk Work
Stretches for Your Back
Flexibility (and Strength) for the Hips
Stretches for Walkers
Stretches for the Neck and Shoulders

EXCERPT:

IN THE HOURS AFTER YOUR MASSAGE

After your massage you may notice profound changes in your body and mind. Here are some things that have helped many people get the most form their massage.

  1. Drink extra water. During a massage circulation is improved, which helps flush irritating waste products from stressed muscles and other tissues. Drinking water aids the functioning of the whole body including the circulation and the kidneys, which are both involved with relieving the body of waste products. Drinking extra water also seems to help reduce soreness and fatigue after a massage.
  2. Schedule time to take it easy after your massage. Rest if you feel the need. If you can, take a nap or get in bed early. If you haven't been sleeping well, receiving massage may relax you enough that you will want to turn in and catch up.
  3. If the focus of your massage is on a particular injury or body part, remember to stretch, ice, or apply heat to that area with the advice of your massage therapist, Or, you may want to do some gentle movement, such as walking, sometime in the hours after your massage to mildly encourage your muscles to work in a balanced and efficient way.
  4. People sometimes experience some soreness for 24 hours or so after a massage. If you do feel sore or think that you might, stretch gently in a hot shower or take a warm bath with Epsom salts. And remember to tell your massage therapist about your experience so it can be taken into consideration in your next session.