Mentions – IHM ( Indian Head Massage ) . BM ( Body Massage ) . AM ( Pre Blended Aromatherapy Oil Massage. HSM ( Hot Stone Massage ) Knowledge – B24 – Outcome 10 – HSM
Understand HOW TO USE STONE THERAPY EQUIPMENT

a. Explain the types of safe. purpose-made rock warming equipment and how to utilize and place them safely. Hot rock warmers do vary with each maker and all warmers operate in different ways. Some may take longer to heat up in relation to the H2O capacity ( the larger the warmer capacity in liters. the longer it take to heat ) depending upon the size bought. that varies depending upon the figure of rocks to be heated.

It is of import to utilize rock warming equipment that has been manufactured for the intent of heating hot rocks. These warmers are normally made from unstained steel and should hold a removable palpebra and an lighted digital temperature show. It needs to be thermostatically controlled to forestall the rocks from overheating.

When puting up ready for the client. acquire the warmer ready for the client it can take about 10 proceedingss to acquire the warmer up to temperature. Make certain the warmer before usage is filled with H2O and that all the rocks are adequately covered with H2O.

It is of import to do certain that the warmer is unafraid. safe and stable on a streetcar. Don’t move the warmer when it is switched on.

To guarantee the safety of the client and the healer. guarantee that the warmer is placed a safe distance from the client. by guaranting there is besides infinite for the healer to travel safely around the massage sofa. Avoid the hazard of stumbling by doing certain there are no wires draging on the floor.

As the H2O will be really hot. when utilizing the warmer and taking rocks it is of import to utilize either insulated baseball mitts or a slotted spoon and topographic point in a towel or a bowl covered with a towel ready for usage.

The rocks will necessitate to chill to an appropriate temperature for usage. so make sure they are ready for usage on the client by look intoing the temperature in your manus and so look intoing the temperature with the client. When the rocks have been used. they need to be washed in warm soapy H2O and dried.

B. Explain the insurance deductions of utilizing non-professional rock warming equipment.

As there is hazard of hurt to client utilizing hot rocks such as combustion. it is of import to guarantee that insurance will cover any hazard of hurt. Part of the demands for insurance is that a healer uses a professional rock warmer. If a non professional warmer is used and there is hurt to a client. it is improbable that the insurance will cover any possible claim by a client. This would go forth the healer and salon unfastened to a personal hurt claim being made by a client and the fiscal effects of such a claim should the client be successful.

c. EXAM QUESTION

d. EXAM QUESTION

e. Explain how to choose the right size and form of rock for the client’s physical features and the country being treated.

Refer to Body Massage Outcome 11 at ( g ) for farther information on massage and client’s physical features. In add-on for hot rock massage. it is non merely of import to take history of the size and form of rock for the client’s physical features but besides to guarantee that the rocks used easy fit into the healers custodies. A healer may happen that they are excessively gawky with a bigger rock than their custodies can comfortably keep and utilize. the clumsiness will reassign to the massage motions. which will non ?ow nor be gratifying for the client. A male masseur with larger custodies will utilize a bigger rock and be able to manage it with easiness. A bantam healer may merely utilize several of the smaller rocks. This doesn’t affair to the client.

Whilst taking history of the therapist’s size of custodies. if a healer has a generous sized manus it would be easier to accommodate the intervention by manner of size of rock to accommodate the physical features of the client in footings of height/weight ratio and muscle/fat ratio For illustration if a client is rather thin and feels the cold. does non hold good circulation or su?ers muscular tenseness. so they are an ideal campaigner for a hot rock intervention. They need warming and comforting heat massage to raise organic structure temperature and make relaxation in musculuss that may be tense due to the cold. However. if a client has a hot organic structure. muscular and clean with a inclination to sprains – so cold marble massage is traveling to accommodate them far better. You may desire to get down with hot rocks to open up the musculuss. but the bulk could be utilizing cold rocks.

With a really little framed and thin client. it is of import to utilize smaller rocks. less force per unit area and to avoid any cadaverous countries. With a really little framed client. see utilizing smaller rocks for arrangement and frequently utilizing less rocks would be more comfy for the client.

It is besides of import to maintain look intoing with the client comfort and whether the force per unit area is comfy for them.

The trigger rocks are ideal for usage on countries with tense nodules such as the trapieus country and around the scapular.

f. Explain how to dry and hive away different types of rock in a manner that will efficaciously excite them.

The rocks are cleaned after every intervention in warm soapy H2O and so dried with a towel and placed back in the H2O warmer which has been emptied and dried with a clean towel placed in the underside of the warmer.

It is recommended that the rocks are recharged monthly to reconstruct their energy degrees and to dispatch all the negative energy they have absorbed throughout the interventions and to reconnect to their roots in nature. When the rocks need reloading as they do non keep the heat for really long and are non hot to the touch. even if the H2O is at the right temperature.

The rocks can be charged by being:

Immersed in sea H2O – if you live near the seashore so rinsing the rocks in natural salt H2O is ideal and they should so be left out in the Sun and air current to dry cleansed and left in the sunshine for a twenty-four hours to absorb the beams.

Left out nightlong in the moonshine – it is suggested that cold rocks and crystals are better cleansed in moonshine Leave the rock out for 24 hours in both sunlight and moonshine to rebalance. so leting the perfect balance of yin and yang to be restored

Left out in a electrical storm. or in the rain. held under natural running spring H2O or soaked nightlong in bottled natural spring H2O

Cleansed with crystals – labradorite or moonstone for cold rocks

Cleansed with Reiki therapy

Placed on a bed of natural salt or you could scatter salt onto het rocks for a speedy recharge.

g. Explain the types of suited stuff used to protect the client’s tegument against extremes of temperature during rock therapy intervention.

Protection of the client’s tegument is of import when utilizing hot rocks. A towel or a sheet is normally used between the tegument and the arrangement rocks. which cushions the tegument and avoids firing the tegument.

Some makers suggest and provide bags. socks or little pillow instances to set little rocks in for arrangement around the articulations – even a facial fabric would be suited as a barrier.

It has to be a balance between protecting the client as the thicker the
insularity the less heat will be transferred to the client.

h. Explain the recommended operating temperatures of hot and cold rocks.

The manufacturer’s instructions should be followed for the operating temperature of the H2O warmer for hot rocks. The warmer needs to be thermostatically controlled with a H2O temperature normally between 50 to 60 grades centigrade and should ne’er transcend 65.

The rocks should be of such temperature that the healer can defy the heat of the rocks in her manus and the temperature needs to be checked with the client before using a full motion with the rock.

For cold rocks these can be placed in a cool bag or in cold H2O and should ever be at a temperature that is comfy to manage for the healer and the client. Rocks placed in a deep-freeze run the hazard of firing the client.

I. Explain the types of oil suitable for rock therapy intervention and their intent.

Oil is applied to the organic structure to let the rocks to glide swimmingly over the tegument. moisturise and nurture the tegument and to assist to reassign the heat from the rocks to the tissues.

There are many oils available for usage including indispensable oil blends ( see AM ) .

Oil recommended for usage with hot rocks is Jojoba oil because it closely resembles the chemical composing of sebum. the skin’s ain natural lubricator. It is a stable oil with a long shelf life. It has a mild smell and is a deep aureate brown coloring material.

Other oils available and frequently used with hot rocks are either grapeseed oil or sweet almond oil. ( For farther information on these oils refer to Body
Massage. )