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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the massage Strokes called? | Effleurage, petrissage, friction, vibration, and tapotement |
| What is the definition of effleurage? | A light or deep stroking or gliding movement following bodily Contours dynamically effects body both reflexively and mechanically. |
| What is the definition of petrissage? | Lifting stretching or squeezing movement used to lift the soft tissue superficial away from adjacent structures. |
| What is the definition of friction? | Compression or moving superficial tissue over and against deeper tissue or bone using little or no oil applying pressure into the depth of tissue determined by practitioners and intention. |
| What is the definition of vibration? | A rhythmic shaking trembling or jostling of tissue or body part. |
| What's the definition of tapotement? | A rhythmic intermittent striking or percussion of the tissue. |
| Which two massage Strokes have light and deep to them? | Effleurage and tapotement. |
| What is the physical logical effect of light effleurage? | Effleurage relaxes sedation relieves pain increase circulation venous and lymphatic reduces edema. |
| What is the physiological effect of deep effleurage? | It stretches fiber increases circulation venous and lymphatic reduces edema. |
| What is the variations of effleurage? | Light or deep, fast or slow, long or short nerve stroke. |
| What is the physical logical effect of petrissage? | Petrissage increases circulation venous and lymphatic stretches and broadens fibers breaks up adhesions milk metabolic waste from tissue. |
| What are variations of petrissage? | Fast or slow,skin rolling, kneeding, Big C little C stretching. |
| What is the physical logical effect of friction? | It breaks up adhesions, spreads and stretches fibers, generate heat, increases circulation local hyperemia, release this tension, and improves peristalsis in Hollow muscular abdominal organs, and relieves pain. |
| What are the variations of friction? | Stationary, linear, circular, heat rubs, ringing, and cross fiber. |
| What is the physiological effect of vibration? | It relaxes muscles, increase the circulation, stimulates organs function and synovial ( joint ) activity relieves pain. |
| What is the variation of vibration stroke? | Stationary, traveling, traction, varying depth, speed, rate of stroke. |
| What is the physiological effects of light tapotement? | Increases the sedation, relaxation of tissue. |
| What is the psychological effect of Deep tapotement? | Increases circulation create local hyperemia enhances muscle tone. |
| What are the variations of light tapotement? | tapping and pincemont. |
| What are the variations of deep tapotement? | Hacking, slapping, beating, and cupping. |
| Which massage Strokes are reflexive? | Light effleurage, vibration, light tapotement. |
| Which massage Strokes are mechanical? | Deep effleurage, petrissage, friction, deep tapotement. |
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