Don't be bound by origin and insertion. The physics of essential massage that generates heat from within. | If you are a therapist school, executive academy Osaka | Blog

When you go to school or a seminar, you're always taught to "be aware of the origin and insertion points of the muscle (the ends of the muscle) and approach the muscle along its direction."

It is anatomically accurate and provides a clear indicator for palpating local body parts.

But, while working with many people in the field, haven't you ever felt a sense of unease, thinking, "That's not enough; they'll just quickly revert to their original state"?

This is because approaches that attempt to change the shape from the outside are merely temporary "manipulations."

What I value most is not the therapist doing the loosening, but rather "enabling the client's body to loosen up on its own."

[Shearing is produced not by force, but by surrendering to pressure .]

What's needed for that is an approach that utilizes physical phenomena.

The pressure that a therapist applies with thoughts and force, aiming to "increase blood flow" or "loosen up," stimulates the recipient's defense mechanisms and is blocked at the surface.

Instead, the therapist themselves should release any unnecessary tension and "surrender" their own weight to the client.
When this surrendering pressure gradually reaches deep into the tissue, a shear stress, or slip stress, is generated between the layers of the tissue.

[The "heat" generated at the moment of recovery and the body's natural healing power]
The moment when the deeply embedded pressure is released and the tissue "returns" to its original position.
At this time, friction and fluid movement generate localized "heat" from within the body.

Unlike heating from the outside, this heat rising from the gaps in the tissue is what triggers the naturally overwhelming blood flow.

Without forcibly stretching the shape of the muscles, the heat and blood flow generated by this shearing act as a catalyst, instantly awakening the body's inherent "natural healing power" and "immunity." The body then gains a "safe environment in which it can relax on its own."

Will it be merely a "repair" of partial parts, or will it be a "recovery switch" that activates the body's inherent core nature?

When the therapist's hands become a "vessel of surrender," massage transcends mere treatment and becomes essential support that fully draws out the client's inherent vitality and natural healing power.

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