FRONT OF LEG ROUTINE
1. Apply oil with a sweeping movement to the front of the leg. Effleurage the whole of the leg warming
the area up.
2. Wringing (petrissage) to ankle,
front of foot, and the shin, working up
and down. Repeat.
Muscles worked on lower leg: Tibialis
Anterior, Peroneus Longus and
Brevis, Extensor Digitorum Longus,
Extensor Hallicus Longus.
3. Wringing (petrissage) and (frictions) around the knee, to the top, medial and
lateral side side of knee joint and around patella. There is a lot of ligamentous
tissue (deep) and lots of tendenous tissue (more superficial).
4. Warm up the area of the thigh with effleurage.
5. Place one palm on top of the other and apply an ironing movement
to the anterior, lateral and medial thigh. Muscles worked: Vastus
lataralis, Intermedius and Medialis and Rectus Femoris. (These 4
muscles make up the Quadriceps). Sartorius and Tensor Fascia Latae
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FRONT OF LEG ROUTINE
6. Optional: Placing hands medially and laterally to the thigh, apply a
picking up and pushing movement to the quadriceps (a bit like the
movement of the arm across the wheels on a steam train). Can also use
forearm gently first into front of thigh.
7. Wringing (petrissage) to medial, anterior
and lateral thigh.
The adductors make up the medial thigh.
Muscles include: Adductor Longus, Brevis and
Magnus. Gracilis
8. Finish with effleurage movement to whole of the leg.
Repeat sequence for opposite leg.
Optional – can finish by effleurage to both legs at the same time.
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