Massage home care advice help

[wo1f4me]

Hi,

I am writing my massage case studies for ITEC... i have almost 3 done. However there is a lot of repitition, which i know sometimes can't be avoided, but does anyone have any home care advice that they came across which is a little less "vanilla"?
I have the usual - eat a light meal, drink more water, avoid caffeine & strenous exercise...usual text book stuff...
I have already added stretches a client can do at work, and stretches another client can do before playing squash... have run out of ideas for this client. She is in her early fifties (sore hip and lower back pain) so maybe someone else has offered someone of that age/condition some good advice?
any ideas at all are very welcome,
thanks in advance

 

[Pompal 09.]

Is the hip/back pain general aches or arthritic? You could maybe suggest she review her diet as they reckon things such as red meat should be avoided with arthritis. Or how about suggesting looking into supplements? I feel awkward actually suggesting things like this as I am not qualified in nutrition so that's why I suggest they 'look into' these things for themselves. It still gives a bit of variety in your write ups.

 

[Ann M]

There is a great book that you can get in most shops, including Amazon, 500 Health Tips, amazing little book (I swear by it), you could copy specific pages from it for your clients, or refer them to it for info. Obviously you can't give nutritional advice unless you are trained to do this, but there is nothing wrong with giving them a copy of an article or directing them to some specific writing about this on the internet, so that they can research and understand their condition more. You may also want to write an aftercare sheet specific to clients with such conditions using these articles.

 

[Seal]

they are brilliant ideas... thanks a mill... I was not sure how much aftercare i could give the patient as i am only training...but pointing them in the right direction is a great idea...
she is not sure if pain is arthritic or just muscular... but suggesting she look into supplements for herself is worth a mention.
again, thanks for the help Gussie and Treacle.. I'll be sure to purchase that book.

 

[Royer]

I find that I end up repeating very similar homecare advice to a lot of my clients, so what you're doing is reflecting the real world. Unless a client presents with something quite different that warrants different stretches, rehabilitation exercises etc. I have an excellent book which illustrates specific stretching programs for different conditions. I keep photocopies with me and hand them out. I also sometimes e-mail my clients links to stretches to do which I find online. [This means you won't have to buy a separate book]. Leaving them with the stretches helps because sometimes they forget what you tell/demonstrate.

 

[FlapppJackk :P]

Thanks for that Melanie, I have done that with stretches and have tried to make it specific stretches for the client... to be honest i am having to make some of my clients up as I don't have the time to do it in real life so I wanted to make it a theoretical learning experience for myself too... (and I can pretend I am actually good at massage!)
Would you mind sharing the name of the book that you have?

 

[csatrjps]

I'm aware that students do make up case studies, however, I'd recommend that you try and do them as nothing can stand in for "hands on" time. Have a chat with your tutor and clarify how long they have to be. I'm sure "hands on" time is more important than length of the case study. Maybe you're spending to much time on them, going into too much detail and making extra work for yourself? The booking is called Stretching by Anderson - you'll find it on Amazon. Good luck with your studies.

 

[Sagittarius]

I know exactly how you feel.
I'm rewriting my case studies at the moment as I have lot's of repetition. but I don't know, what to tell clients anymore.
I mean, is it just me, that feels that some advises are also suitable for an other client?
But then they tell you, no you can't copy & paste....
ehhhhm HELLO!!!
this is not copying & pasteing!!!!
It just happened that the advise was ok for the 2nd client as well.

Now I'm stuck & don't know what to write.
What does ITEC want?
Do they want us to lie???
Honestly, that can not be it!!!