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How to Massage Shoulders

Last Update: August 12, 2008

Video By: LIVESTRONG.COM

Shoulder massages can relieve tension and relax your whole body. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this video.

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  • Ask person if comfortable
  • Press down with your thumbs
  • Perform gentle stretching and rotation

About this Author

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

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Video Transcript

MALU LUJAN: So, we're going to work on massaging the shoulders, and this is just a great thing to do on just about anybody. We're going to put a little massage oil on the area that we're working on. You'll put it in your hand first to warm it up and spread it out. We're just going to do a simple effleurage to go down in between the shoulder blades. So these are your shoulder blades and this is your spine, and we're just going to put pressure in that muscle in between those two. Is that pressure okay, Sally, or is that too hard for you?

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