Table 1.

30- and 60-minute massage protocols

	Allowed Swedish massage techniques:
	Effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, vibration, friction, and skin rolling
	30-minute protocol (25 minutes of table time)
Region	Time allotted	Distribution
Lower limbs	12 to 15 min	From knee down including lower leg, ankle, and foot. From knee up including hips, pelvis, buttocks, and thigh.
	(45% to 50% of session)
Upper body	8 to 12 min	Lower and upper back; head/neck/chest.
	(36% to 44% of session)
Discretionary	2 to 5 min	Therapist to expand treatment to other affected areas; that is rib cage, flank, upper limbs, et cetera.
	(6% to 19% of session)
	60-minute protocol (55 minutes of table timea)
Lower limbs	20 to 27.5 min	From knee down including lower leg, ankle, and foot. From knee up including hips, pelvis, buttocks, and thigh.
	(45% to 50% of session)
Upper body	15 to 24 min	Lower and upper back; head, neck, and chest.
	(36% to 44% of session)
Discretionary	3.5 to 20 min	Therapist to expand treatment to other affected areas; that is rib cage, flank, upper limbs, et cetera.
	(6% to 19% of session)

^aAccounting for time spent in transition including the welcome, transition to the massage room, taking off jewelry, and other preparatory activities.