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How To: Set-up a chair massage

Each client is different so it is important for a massage therapist to explain the process and adjust the chair before starting a chair massage. Watch this video by Massagenerd to learn how to set-up the chair to give your client a very comfortable and relaxing massage.

How To: Work around the scapula and give a good chair massage

Everyone loves a massage. In this tutorial, learn how to help someone relax after a long day at work. A good chair massage involves work that is mostly done along each side of the spine. Find out how to work around the scapula in a chair massage with help from Gretchen Rivas, a massage therapist and owner of Relax Wilmington in Wilmington, NC. Check out these great techniques from a professional salon in one of America's most beautiful cities.

How To: Install running boards on a classic VW Beetle Bug

In this short automative customization and restoration tutorial Chris shows you how to properly mount your running boards on your vintage VW. He also give you tips on what to look out for before buying a Beetle. Watch and learn how to replace or add some running boards to your Volkswagen beetle bug in this classic restoration tutorial.

How To: Play "Home" by Chris Daughty on guitar

In this acoustic guitar video lesson, brought to you by Ways Linn, she teaches you how to play the song "Home" by Chris Daughtry. She begins by showing you the chords you need to know to play the song, taking the time to break them down and demonstrating their fingering on the fretboard. She also breaks down and shows you the strum pattern she uses to play the song to help keep you in time. This easy to follow tutorial will have you playing this song in no time at all.

How To: Play "Home" by Chris Daughtry on acoustic guitar

This acoustic guitar video lesson is brought to you by Aaron from Free and Easy Guitar, will teach you how to play "Home" by Chris Daughtry. As you follow along with him, he breaks down the strumming and chords used in the song, detailing for you how to finger the chords he uses. To play the song the way he teaches it, you will have to tune your guitar down 1/2 step. In this video you will learn to play the G, Cadd9, Em, and D chords.

How To: Correct wide angle distortion in Photoshop

In this video tutorial the author Chris Orwig shows how to perform image enhancements using Adobe Photoshop. Chris Orwig is a photographer and a Adobe Photoshop power user who explains how to use Photoshop to bring the best in photographs. He takes a real photo and shows how to add little color to a photograph and make it more lively and attractive. He also shows how to apply some vintage effects. He shows some images and points out to the wide angle distortion present in the images and how t...

How To: Hack Smart Cards for satellite TVs

Notorious hacker Chris Tarnovsky opens his underground laboratory to WIRED, providing a peek into the world of satellite television smart-card hacking. This complicated process involves nail polish, a pin head and various acids -- so don't try this at home (unless you're Chris Tarnovsky)! Chances are you won't even know what's going on here, but that's not going to stop you from watching this video tutorial on how to reverse-engineer a satellite TV smart card, is it?

How To: Make Your Photos More Fun with These DIY Bokeh Effects Lens Filters for Your DSLR

In photography, bokeh refers to the blurry or out-of-focus parts of a shot. Bokeh can be good or bad—it all depends on how you use it. There are tons of ways to create a bokeh effect, whether you go the traditional route with lens filters, digital with Photoshop, or even from your iPhone. With filters, you can use the blurred spaces to produce different shapes and colors. If you have a DSLR and want to experiment with bokeh, this tutorial by Chris Perez over on Apartment Therapy will show you...

How To: Make a boomerang out of styrofoam cups

Crazy Chris shows us how to make a cool boomerang out of two Styrofoam cups - useful as a party trick. Plastic and paper cups can also be used. The bottoms of the cups are taped together. The key to making the boomerang work is the positioning of the fingers on the cups. The middle finger should be placed in the middle joint of the two cups - the fingernail in contact with the tape. The pointer and ring fingers should support the top of the cups and the thumb gives the bottom support. Chris t...

How To: Give a good foot massage during pregnancy

A pregnant woman's feet tend to be one thing you can always count on to ache. In this video, learn how to give a great foot massage to a woman who's pregnant with help from licensed massage therapist, Willow Hajicek. When giving a foot massage during pregnancy, one should use some reflexology, as well as lymphatic, techniques to loosen up the muscles and reduce the swelling that occurs during a soon to be mother's second and third trimesters. Learn in this video how to administer a great food...

How To: Mix The Cosmopolitan

Master mixologist Chris McMillian offers up a tutorial on mixing a Cosmopolitan. The Cosmo is a contemporary classic--it is a drink built on the New Orleans Sour family. Instead of using sugar to sweeten, the Cosmo uses orange flavored liquor.

How To: Perform knee replacement surgery

In this video we learn how to perform knee replacement surgery. The knee joint is accessed with an incision. Then, a number of different surgical tools will be used to perform the procedure. The part of the knee joint is removed first with surgical saws. Then, the artificial joint is put back into the area. Once this part is secured with screws, an insert will be joined in with it to keep it in place. The artificial joint is checked for the last time, then sutures are used to closed the joint...

How To: Massage groin strains

Groin strains are painful and can take a long time to heal. However a few massage techniques can help aid in the recovery of groin strains. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video.

How To: Soothe shin splints with massage

Shin splints are a form of inflammation and they come when you are probably running or doing some kind of physical activity too aggressively. So really, truly, the best thing for shin splints is rest. Ice is also another good way to get some relief from shin splints. And usually it is this area of the shin that is going to be bothering you the most. If you do want to try some massage techniques that can really help as well. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this ho...

How To: Use massage to help with leg cramps

In this how to video we demonstrate some techniques to help with leg cramps. These are similar to some of the techniques that we have used already for massage, some of them are and some are not. One basic rule of thumb with leg cramps is sometimes just resting is sufficient. Leg cramps are painful involuntary contractions of the muscles in the leg. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video.

How To: Massage the quad muscles

The quads are an important muscle to stretch and care for. Those get kind of tight sometimes. And one thing you really want to do when you have somebody laying on their back is you want to put some kind of pillow or bolster under their knees. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video.