How To Massage The Quad Muscles Video

The quads are an important muscle to stretch and care for. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this video.

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Put a pillow under legs
Shake the leg
Use thumb and fingertip pressure
Perform one long stroke
Ask about comfort

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Malu works for Retreat Massage Therapy as a massage therapist. She is well versed in techniques that are particularly helpful for athletes.

MALU LUJAN: Okay. So we are going to work on the front of the legs, on the quads. Those get kind of tight sometimes. And one thing you really want to do when you have somebody laying on their back is you want to put some kind of pillow or bolster under their knees. So we'll have you lift your knees up a little bit and put them back down. And the size of the bolster you will use really just depends on their comfort. That is basically what you aimed at. It just takes the pressure off of the lower back. So one technique that you can use for working on the quads is just to squeeze and shake. You can do those separately or together. I use thumb pressure and pressure with my fingertips. This also helps to take tension off of the stomach muscles and the low back muscles when you shake like this, because you are really affecting those other muscles. Another thing that you can do is you want to use a little bit of massage oil for this. We have talked a lot about the technique called effleurage, which is basically one long stroke. So just lean into them and do a long stroke here. He has a little bit of hair on his legs. Men sometimes if they are very hairy, one thing you want to be careful of is not to pull on that hair too much, so try working whichever way will not cause them to be too uncomfortable. You can also use--if somebody is pretty beefy, you can use your forearms and just lean in. I am really leaning into muscle. You never ever want to massage on bone. It really does not feel good. I am using this part of my arm to massage him. And it is very relaxing for me, because all I have to do is just lean in. And I have--my right knee is bent and my back is very relaxed. And you just massage up there. The other thing you can do is pounding. And working on the knees--working on any area where a muscle attaches is very helpful. So these muscles are attached in the knee area and they also attached up here near the hip. So working on the areas where the muscle attaches can be very alleviating. So I am just putting my thumbs--here, I will show you on this side. I'm putting my thumbs into this area. How does that feel on your knee, Chris?

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