November 17, 2024
I added a PDF page with pictures and a description to :
Quadratus Lumborum – Resistance Release
September 10, 2024
I added a PDF page with pictures and a description to :
Pin and Stretch Cupping for the Rotator Cuff
August 15, 2024
I added PDF pages with pictures and a description to eleven video pages:
Joint Capsule Release for the Shoulder
Neck – Laminar Groove
Pectoralis Stretch Stroke – Side Lying
Pectoralis Minor – Side Lying
Upper Extremity – Soft Tissue Release
Pectoralis Minor – Soft Tissue Release
Pectoralis Major Facilitated Stretch – Prone
Pottenger’s Saucer
Quadratus Lumborum – STR
Pectoralis Major, Subclavius – Soft TissueRelease
Rounded Shoulder Stretch
August 5, 2024
I updated the PDF pages in the New Techniques, Nerve Glide Techniques section
August 4, 2024
I added a PDF page with pictures and a description to a video page:
Rounded Shoulder Stretch in the New Techniques, Facilitated Stretching section
July 19, 2024
I updated six videos in the library:
Femoral Nerve Glide with Cups in the New Techniques, Nerve Glide Techniques section
Cluneal Nerve Impingement in the New Techniques, Nerve Glide Techniques section
Median Nerve Glide with Cups in the New Techniques, Nerve Glide Techniques section
Radial Nerve Glide with Cups in the New Techniques, Nerve Glide Techniques section
Iliacus Release in the New Techniques, Soft Tissue Release section
Rounded Shoulder Stretch in the New Techniques, Facilitated Stretching section
I added two videos to the library:
Cupping to TFL and Gluteus Maximus in the New Techniques, Cupping section
Upper Trapezius in the New Techniques, Soft Tissue Release section
July 18, 2024
I added two videos to the library:
Butter Cups in the New Techniques, Cupping section
Cupping Mark Caution in the New Techniques, Cupping section
July 17, 2024
I added a video to the library:
Acute Sciatica Treatment in the New Techniques, Nerve Glide Techniques section
I updated a video with new information:
Slump Test in the Assessment section
July 14, 2024
I added two videos to the library:
Dycem in the New Techniques, Cupping section
Muscles of the Abdominal Wall in the New Techniques, Anatomy section
July 9, 2024
I added more PDF pages with pictures and descriptions of the techniques in the videos.
Links to PDF files are on the following videos:
First Rib Release – Side Lying
July 8, 2024
I am creating PDF pages with pictures and descriptions of the techniques in the videos. You can download and print these pages for a quick reference in your practice.
The files include QR codes that link back to the video of the technique. Links to PDF files are on the following videos:
Pectoralis Major, Subclavius – Soft Tissue Release
May 26, 2024
I added three new videos.
MCL Sprain Treatment in the New Techniques, Injury Treatment section
MCL Ligament Sprain – Self Care in the Self-Care section
Cupping in Child’s Pose – Variations in the New Techniques, Cupping section
January 24, 2024
I updated the information in the FAQ section, including information on CE credits for massage therapists.
August 18, 2023
I updated two videos in the Nerve Glide Techniques section.
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Glide
August 12, 2023
I added pdf copies of my workbooks to the Shop under eBooks. I plan on making the workbooks viewable to library members soon.
I updated the video Ulnar Nerve Glide with Cups in the Nerve Glide Techniques section.
May 31, 2023
I updated the menus by removing the submenus Orthopedic Massage and Sports Massage under New Techniques. The menus that were under those are now directly under New Techniques.
I added text descriptions of techniques to the following pages:
Quadratus Lumborum – Resistance Release
April 10, 2023
I added a new video:
Slump Test in the Assessment Section
April 8, 2023
I added five new videos:
Craig’s Test in the Assessment Section
Finkelstein’s Test in the Assessment Section
Cupping with Heat in the New Techniques:Cupping section
Sciatic Nerve Flossing Self-Care in the Self-Care section
Quadratus Lumborum – Resistance Release in the New Techniques:Sports Massage:Facilitated Stretching section
I updated the video MET for Hip Flexors and Extensors in the New Techniques:Sports Massage:Facilitated Stretching section
December 30, 2022
I added a new video:
Subscapularis and Serratus Anterior – STR in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section
December 3, 2022
I made the assessment videos free for anyone to view and put them in the Free Section of the library.
November 10, 2022
I added a new blog page:
Self Care Resources for Massage Clients
August 7, 2022
I added the following videos in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Facilitated Stretching section:
I also added a video in the New Techniques: Assessment section
Assessment of Leg Length Imbalance
June 9, 2022
I updated the following videos in the New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Nerve Glide Techniques section:
Tibial and Peroneal Nerve Glides with Cups
June 8, 2022
I added a video Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Nerve Glide Techniques section
I updated the video Median Nerve Glide with Cups in New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Nerve Glide Techniques section
June 4, 2022
I added four new videos and updated two videos:
MET for Hip Flexors and Extensors in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Facilitated Stretching section
Banana Stretch in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section
Pudendal Nerve Impingement in New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Nerve Glide Techniques section
Sacral Traction in the New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Joint Mobilization section.
I updated the video Femoral Nerve Glide with Cups in New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Nerve Glide Techniques section
I updated the video Triplanar Psoas Stretch in the Free Self-Care section.
May 31, 2022
I updated the video Cup and Stretch for the Quadriceps in the New Techniques:Cupping Section
March 6, 2022
I added a downloadable pdf file to the video page Sciatic Nerve Glide – Sitting in the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
February 20, 2022
I replaced the video Iliacus Release with an updated video that shows several variations on the technique, and I moved it into the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section.
I added a video Sciatic Nerve Glide – Sitting and put it in the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
I added a video of the Triplanar Psoas Stretch to the Self-Care Section.
I updated the video on Pin and Stretch Cupping for the Rotator Cuff to show placing the cups while the muscles are in a shortened position. This video is in the New Techniques: Cupping section.
February 17, 2022
I added a video on Hip Flexor Facilitated Stretch in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Facilitated Stretching section.
I added a video on Sartorius – Soft Tissue Release in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section.
February 13, 2022
I updated the video on Pottenger’s Saucer – Cupping to include a part showing flash cupping for Pottenger’s Saucer.
I added a video on the Spurling Test to the section on Assessment under New Techniques
February 12, 2022
I added a video Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Glide in the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
I updated the page on Cluneal Nerve Impingement and moved it from New Techniques Prone to the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
January 16, 2022
I updated the video on Obturator Nerve Glide with Cups in the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
January 7, 2022
I added a video on Low Back Pain – Resistance Release under New Techniques: Orthopedic Massage: Specific Conditions
I also added a self-care video based on this technique to the free Self-Care section. Low Back Pain – Resistance Release – Self Care
December 8, 2021
I replaced the video Pin and Stretch Cupping for the IT Band with an updated video.
August 25, 2021
I replaced the video Cup and Stretch for the Quadriceps with an updated video.
August 24, 2021
I added downloadable pdf files of the nerve glide techniques to the pages in the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
July 30, 2021
I added six more videos to the section for Nerve Glide Techniques under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section.
Ulnar Nerve Glide with Cups
Radial Nerve Glide with Cups
Sciatic Nerve Glide with Cups
Tibial and Peroneal Nerve Glides with Cups
Femoral Nerve Glide with Cups
Obturator Nerve Glide with Cups
July 25, 2021
I added a new section to the library for Nerve Glide Techniques. It is under Orthopedic Massage in the New Techniques section. I added two videos to this section and will be adding more later.
Nerve Glide Introduction
Median Nerve Glide with Cups
July 4, 2021
I added a new video to the section Soft Tissue Release under New Techniques, Sports Massage.
Serratus Anterior, Prone – Soft Tissue Release
June 25, 2021
I added 3 new videos to the section Trigger Point and Counterstrain under New Techniques, Sports Massage.
Wrist and Finger Flexors – Trigger Point
Wrist and Finger Extensors – Trigger Point
Supraspinatus – Trigger Point
June 24, 2021
I added 3 new videos to the section Trigger Point and Counterstrain under New Techniques, Sports Massage.
Infraspinatus – Trigger Point
Peroneus – Trigger Point
Piriformis – Trigger Point
June 20, 2021
I created a new section for Trigger Point and Counterstrain under New Techniques, Sports Massage, and added two new videos.
Tibialis Posterior – Trigger Point
Subscapularis – Trigger Point
May 18, 2021
I added a new video to the Anatomy section
I added six videos to the New Techniques:Massage Cupping Section
Types of Massage Cups
Pin and Stretch Cupping for the Gastrocnemius
Pin and Stretch Cupping for Spiral Line
Pin and Stretch Cupping for the IT Band
Pin and Stretch Cupping for the Quadriceps
Pin and Stretch Cupping for the Hamstrings
May 7, 2021
I added a technique to help with ankle mobility
May 6, 2021
I added a technique to help with low back pain
Obliques – Muscle Energy Technique
January 18, 2021
I added a blog page about Ear Candling.
November 13, 2020
I updated a video in the Massage Cupping section.
September 24, 2020
I updated the description for a self-care video and added a downloadable pdf file of the self-care exercise.
July 24, 2020
I added a blog post
UV-C Lights for Disinfection do not work as advertised
May 1, 2020
I updated a video in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Injury Treatment section
Shoulder Impingement Treatment
April 21, 2020
I added another video in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section
Pectoralis Major, Subclavius – Soft Tissue Release
April 18, 2020
I added a video to New Techniques: Sports Massage: Injury Treatment
April 9, 2020
I added a video to New Techniques: Sports Massage: Injury Treatment
I added a video to the Free Self-Care Section
Infrapsinatus Strain – Self-Care
March 31, 2020
I added two videos to the Free Self-Care Section
Self Care for the Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
MET Self-Care for the Back and Ribs
March 24, 2020
I added another video in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section
Scalenes Side Lying – Soft Tissue Release
I also added a new video to the Free Section
March 19, 2020
I added a video in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section
Rectus Femoris – Soft Tissue Release
March 6, 2020
I added a video in the self-care section
Teacup Exercise for Shoulder Mobility
March 4, 2020
I added a video in the free section
March 1, 2020
I added a video in the New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release section
Scalene Variation – Soft Tissue Release
September 19, 2019
I added two videos to the Massage Cupping – New Techniques not on DVD section and updated a video and pdf file in the Self-Care section.
Cup and Stretch for Quadriceps
September 14, 2019
I added two videos to the Massage Cupping – New Techniques not on DVD section
Cupping in Child’s Pose and Cat Cow Movement
Self Care Cupping to the IT Band
August 18, 2019
I updated the video for Rotator Cuff – Anatomy, Assessment, and Treatment. I replaced the section on assessment with an updated video.
I added a video on Cupping for the Rectus Femoris.
August 14, 2019
I updated the video for Hip Glide
May 26, 2019
I added a section for two DVDs on Medical Massage for the Abdominal Wall with Ralph Stephens.
The section has 15 videos covering the entire contents of his 2 DVDs.
Medical Massage for the Abdominal Wall
May 21, 2019
I added a section for three DVDs on Seated Therapeutic Massage with Ralph Stephens.
The section has 23 videos covering the entire contents of his 3 DVDs.
May 19, 2019
I added a section for the DVD Side Lying Therapeutic Massage with Ralph Stephens.
The section has 8 videos covering the entire contents of his DVD.
Side Lying Therapeutic Massage
May 7, 2019
I added a section for the DVD Medical Massage for the Cervical Region with Ralph Stephens.
The section has 8 videos covering the entire contents of his DVD.
Medical Massage for the Cervical Region
April 18, 2019
I added a page to the Self-Care Section
February 5, 2019
I added a page to the Blog Section:
Resources for Nerve Entrapment Treatment
January 26, 2019
I added pages to the Blog Section:
Low Back Pain Resources
Low Back Pain Techniques
Soft Tissue Release
Shoulder Pain Techniques
January 21, 2019
I added four more videos today:
Arthrokinetics for the Hand
Arthrokinetics for the Neck
Arthrokinetics for the Ankle
Arthrokinetics for the Toes
January 20, 2019
I added two more videos today:
Joint Capsule Release for the Hip
Joint Capsule Release for the Shoulder
January 19, 2019
I added four more videos today:
Sacroiliac Joint Release
Shoulder Impingement Treatment
Two of the videos are updates of previous videos:
Flexor Retinaculum – Carpal Tunnel Treatment
Talus Reset
January 18, 2019
I updated the video on Suboccipital Muscles to include techniques and retitled it Suboccipital Muscles Anatomy and Treatment.
I added the following videos:
Low Back – Muscle Energy Technique
Hip Glide
Sacrotuberous Ligament
Hip Extension Assessment
Cluneal Nerve Impingement
Knee into Trochanter
Low Back Pain Self Care
Cluneal Nerve Impingement Self Care
Pelvic Balancing Self Care
Sacroiliac Joint Release
January 4, 2019
I added a video about Tibial Torsion in the Conditions section.
I added text to the page on Suboccipital Muscles in the Anatomy section.
December 24, 2018
I added a page about trigger points to the blog section.
December 16, 2018
I added two new pages to the blog section.
December 15, 2018
I added a page to the blog section listing links to articles and research about shoulder issues. This is from my workshop on Assessment and Treatment of Shoulder Pain.
December 10, 2018
I posted a 2 1/2 hour video on Resistance and Release work with Deane Juhan. The video is of an integrated treatment utilizing Resistance and Release work.
Resistance and Release – PsychoPhysical Integration
December 4, 2018
I posted 13 videos under Therapeutic Sports Massage for the Lower Extremity and 10 videos under Medical Massage for the Lumbar Region
December 2, 2018 – New Section on Medical Massage with Ralph Stephens
We are happy to have Ralph Stephens as a contributor to the Massage Technique Library. A new section on Medical Massage will be featuring his DVDs.
I posted 16 videos from his DVD Medical Massage for the Shoulder Girdle.
October 15, 2018 – New videos added recently include:
Suboccipital Muscles in the Anatomy Section
In the section for New Techniques: Sports Massage: Soft Tissue Release I have 7 videos that are new or updated.
Pectoralis Major STR
Pectoralis Minor STR
Triceps STR
Subscapularis STR
Quadriceps STR
Quadratus Lumborum Sitting STR
Gluteus Medius STR
I am working on a contract with another well-known therapist to put his DVD content in the library, so there will be much more content added in the next few months. I won’t be announcing it until we get everything worked out and some of the content posted.
July 14, 2018 – 64 new pages added
I added 64 new pages, adding individual techniques in the Side Lying Massage DVD section.
July 6, 2018 – New Video – Talus Reset
New Video – Talus Reset
June 30, 2018 – The library has been completely rebuilt
Some new features will be added soon, including:
- The ability to rate videos and comment on techniques
- The ability to mark techniques as favorites, so they will show up in your own favorites menu
If you have ideas or suggestions for the library please send an email to support@massagelibrary.com