Foot Massage On-Site

[missAZ]

Hi all,I would like to do some foot massage on-site. What type of equipment would you recommend for the comfort of both the client and myself?Pamrose

 

[Muninn]

  1. Have a comfortable chair for the client to sit in.   2. Have a comfortable stool or chair for yourself.

 

[Beckiie]

  (Sorry about the previous post being incomplete.  I hit the wrong key.)    3.Have the means with which to cleanse the clients feet as many people will have some odor.  Some people will have quite a lot of odor.  (It's important to note here that this odiferous condition is not necessarily the clients fault.  Sometimes, no matter how clean they keep their feet, ten minutes after washing them, they will produce odor.  This is not too surprising considering the number of sweat glands in the feet.)    4.Have a lotion or a cream on hand or foot powder( Whichever you prefer ) but be careful not to mix the lotion or cream with the footpowder or you will get a gummy balling effect.    5.If necessary, have a small fan kept nearby to keep both you and your client comfortable.    If you plan to use water and basin to wash the client's feet, you may want to keep a towel on hand with which to catch the dripping water while you are drying his or her feet with the other hand towels you'll have on hand.  Some people will of course say that it is simpler and just as efficient to use some kind of handy wipe.  This is true enough, but it wont give the client the same feel of luxury.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Foot Massage On-Site

Want to knock 'em dead?  

portable reflexology chair
http://www.massagewarehouse.com/Reflexology+Chairs/id=490/category.jhtml

footstool

rolling suitcase

containing:
massaging footbath
towels (a half dozen, a little larger than hand towels)
bath towel
plastic pitcher (optional)
antibacterial liquid soap(non irritating)
electric "footies"
2 foot size clear plastic bags
mint foot creme
Genie (flat bottomed) massager

Get client relaxed in chair, fill pitcher with comfortably warm water and add soap. Fill footbath, plug in, have client soak feet while you unpack.

Plug in footies to prewarm them...depending which side you are plugging in, you will need different logistics as to which foot you work on first. Keep them away from the water of course, as you are soaking the feet.

The soak should last about 15-20 minutes. Since they are sitting up, you can alternately  do a hand massage to pass the time.

Then towel off feet. Place a large bath towel behind them and tilt the chair back to a height you are comfortably working with. Pull up the sides of the towel so that one foot may remain covered while the other is worked on.

Do slow gentle stretches on the one foot you are going to massage first. Loosen calf muscles if they seem tight.

Then warm the mint creme in your hands and do a deep thorough massage on the foot, with special attention to the muscle attachents in the ankles, and between the metatarsals. Then massage the toes.  Then deep massage the sole, searching out and working through any achy spots you find.

Coat the entire foot with a thick layer of creme. Cover with a plastic bag. Tuck into the heated bootie.

Uncover the other foot. Repeat the same.

The footies should be on about 10 minutes. You can empty, rinse, and dry, and repack your foot bath and pitcher while the client relaxes.  Or,  optionally, as the client is tilted back at this point, you could wash your hands very well and offer a deep shoulder or light facial massage.

Plug in your Genie (flat bottomed) massager.

Then remove the footie from the foot you worked on first. Remove the bag, towel off the foot.

Massage the foot with the Genie, concentrating on the sole for 10 minutes. Cover foot with towel.

Then remove the footie from the other foot. Repeat.

I used this method at home and in spa for people who spent a great deal of time on their feet, like stylists, and nurses. It will leave them with a sensation of floating when they are back on their dogs!

Gina

 

[indian_cowboy]

May I just say Yuuuummmmmm?  Lisa