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Oil Introduction and Dorsum Tissue Stretch
• Apply a light, even coating of your selected oil to the entire palm of the recipient’ s hand( about one to three drops).
• Grip the recipient’ s hand on either side using both of your hands. Make sure the dorsum( or back) of the hand is facing up and that your thumbs are on top.
• Use your thumbs to stretch the tissue of the hand moving from the inside out, and from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
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Regional Tissue Pull
• Grip the recipient’ s hand( palm up) with one hand on either side and your thumbs on top.
• Use your thumbs to methodically work through all three regions in a circular motion away from each other, beginning in Region 1, with medium pressure.
• Make sure to work the entire surface area of each of the hand’ s regions.
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Vertical Thumb Walk
• Use your thumbs to work through each of the hand’ s five zones. Beginning in Zone 1, place your thumbs at the top of the recipient’ s hand close to the wrist and alternately work your thumbs down the entire length of Zone 1 to the tip of the finger three times. Repeat the procedure for all five zones.
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Interphalangeal Pull
• With the recipient’ s palm facing up, grip their wrist with one hand.
• Stretch the tissue located between each finger away from their hand by gripping and sliding the tissue between your thumb and forefinger.
• Repeat the pull three times between each finger before moving on.
• Repeat Steps 1— 5 on the recipient’ s other hand.
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