Body & Spa: Hand and Feet Treatments

Our hands and feet take a beating every day—and massage therapists have the power to soothe these aching extremities while earning extra fees for add-on services.

From cell phones and PDAs to computers and video games, high-tech gadgets give our hands a strenuous daily workout. All this text messaging, data entry, typing and surfing produces problems that range from simple strains to injuries requiring surgery. Add cold weather and aging to the picture and you have hands in desperate need of pampering.
Feet endure similar trauma. From wearing fashionable high heels for a night out to jobs that require long periods of standing, feet suffer minor ailments, such as dry skin, bunions, corns, calluses and fatigue, to more serious conditions, such as plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, heel spurs and hammertoes.

This article was original published in Massage Magazine and this excerpt is being reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.

There are many things you, as a massage therapist or esthetician, can learn to make you clients feet and hands feel like new. Aesthetic VideoSource has many videos on everything from Paraffin Treatments to Foot Reflexology to Pedicures. Check some of them out today.