Tips for practice
+ Relax, lose your eyes or look anywhere other than
your hand for half the practice time.
+ Be as smooth and rounded as you can. There should
bbe no jerky movements.
+ Concentrate on your elbow and upper arm moving
Jnand out like a chicken’s wing flapping in and out.
3 think of squeezing ar out of bagpipes that are
‘under your armpit.
+ Be consistent in pressure and speed. Start gently
{and moderately if working on a painful area,
‘gradually building up speed to berween 120-160
eydles per minute,
+ Your fifth finger knuckle should stay in contact with
the area being treated at all times.
+ Use music to help you get into a steady rhythm.
+ Keep breathing and watch your posture; keep
upright and avoid hunching.