petrissage

NOUN
  1. massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed
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How To Use petrissage In A Sentence

  • Petrissage—The therapist alternately tightens and loosens his grasp on a muscle using a combination of kneading, pressing, and rolling techniques.
  • There are five basic terms describing different massage maneuvers, vibration, tapotement, petrissage, effleurage and friction (small range intensive stroking).
  • Five basic strokes, effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement, and vibration, all flowing toward the heart, are used to manipulate the soft tissues of the body.
  • Kneading motions known as petrissage, and circular motions to apply friction to affected parts then complement this. MyLinkVault Newest Links
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