Learning the specifics of the intrinsic muscles of the hand is knowledge that may not be used often, but for those clients who present with issues in their hands, it can prove invaluable.
Long ignored or thought of as packing material filling the space between skin and muscles, fat is finally getting its recognition as essential to human health and a part of the fascial system massage therapists tend to every day.
Massage therapy alone can’t fix bony misalignments, but it can help manage soft-tissue disorders and symptoms associated with valgus and varus alignments.
By analyzing movement, you can determine where to focus your myofascial release on the held areas or your proprioceptive awareness work on the “forgotten” areas.
