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2. Petrissage - Wikipedia

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   Petrissage. Petrissage (French, from pétrir 'to knead') is a massage technique that applies deep pressure to the underlying muscles. Kneading, wringing, skin rolling, and pick-up-and-squeeze are the petrissage movements. [1][2] They are all performed with the padded palmar surface of the hand, the surface of the finger and also the thumbs.

3. Manual therapy - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Manual therapy, or manipulative therapy, is a part of Physiotherapy, it is a physical treatment primarily used by physical therapists (a.k.a. physiotherapists), occupational therapists to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability; it mostly includes kneading and manipulation of muscles, joint mobilization and joint manipulation.

4. Stone massage - Wikipedia

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   Stone massage. The stone massage is a form of alternative medicine massage therapy and bodywork involving the placement of either heated or cooled stones to the body for the purpose of pain relief, relaxation and therapy. [1] There are many variations and techniques used in the application of stone massage therapy, deriving from a variety of ...

5. Shiatsu - Wikipedia

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   Alternative medicine. Shiatsu (/ ʃiˈæts -, - ˈɑːtsuː / shee-AT-, -⁠AHT-soo; [1] 指圧) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905–2000), [2] shiatsu derives from the older Japanese massage modality ...

6. Physical therapy - Wikipedia

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   Physical therapy is a professional career that has many specialties including musculoskeletal, orthopedics, cardiopulmonary, neurology, endocrinology, sports medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, women's health, wound care and electromyography. Neurological rehabilitation is, in particular, a rapidly emerging field.

7. Massage - Wikipedia

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   Calf massage with a bamboo massage tool. Instrument-assisted soft-tissue massage can deploy stainless-steel devices to manipulate tissue in a way that augments hands-on work. A body rock is a serpentine-shaped tool, usually carved out of stone. It is used to amplify the therapist's strength and focus pressure on certain areas.