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Massage - Petrissage (kneading) And Tapotement (percussion).
3. PETRISSAGE (KNEADING).
This manipulation is performed in such a manner as to cause
a double centripetal pressure on a tissue (muscle or tendon), at the same time raising it
up from its normal point of attachment. We have three different kinds of
Petrissage: - (a) Kneading with the two thumbs.
- (b) Kneading with the thumb
and fingers.
- (c) Kneading with two hands.
KNEADING WITH THE TWO THUMBS
(see Figs. 7 and 8) is used to reach individual muscles.
FIG. 7. Kneading with the Two Thumbs.
FIG. 8. Kneading on
the Hand, for Contracted Tendons and Muscles.
KNEADING WITH THE THUMB AND
FINGERS, which manipulation is called PINCHING (see Fig. 9), is also used to reach
individual muscles, but is preferred on a deep-seated tissue.FIG. 9. Kneading
with the Thumb and Fingers, Called Pinching.
KNEADING WITH BOTH HANDS,
called SQUEEZING, is used upon the lower extremities, and upon the arm proper (see Fig.
10) of adults.FIG. 10. Kneading with Both Hands, Called
Squeezing.
The aim of the manipulation KNEADING is to reach the separate
muscles with a firm double pressure and expose them to an action similar to that of
FRICTION.
4. TAPOTEMENT (PERCUSSION).
This manipulation is always performed by the operator's
wrist, the hands striking quickly. We have four different kinds of Percussion:
- (a) CLAPPING (see Fig. 11) is performed with the palms of the hands.
- It is
used to act upon the skin and the superficial nerves and vessels.
- (b) HACKING (see
Fig. 12) is performed with the ulnar border of the hand. It is used around nerve centers
and upon the muscles.
- (c) PUNCTATION (see Fig. 13) is performed with the tips of
the fingers. It is used upon the head and in circles around the heart.
- (d) BEATING
(see Fig. 14) is performed by the clenched hand. It is used upon the glutei and upon
the lower extremities over the sciatic nerve.
FIG. 11.
Clapping of the Leg.
FIG. 12. Position of Hands in Hacking.
FIG. 13. Position of Hands in Punctation of the
Forehead.
FIG. 14. Beating over the Sciatic Nerve.
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