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Massage Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Published in Michael S. Margoles, Richard Weiner, Chronic PAIN, 2019
The second technique is called “cross-fiber friction,” which is a modification of Swedish massage stroke “petrissage.” Ropey bands of muscle are worked across their fibers, where they change texture and attach to bones or other muscles. The goal of this technique is to send a message along the muscle fibers to “let go.”
Alternative and Complementary Treatments
Published in Harold G. Koenig, Chronic Pain, 2013
Many different types of massage exist, including specialized treatments ranging from reflexology to shiatsu (not covered here). Most massage practitioners, however, apply five basic strokes: effleurage, petrissage, friction, percussion, and vibration and jostling. Effleurage is the use of the palm, fingers, or knuckles to produce slow, rhythmic strokes usually directed from the extremities toward the center of the body. Petrissage involves the grasping and releasing of muscle tissue in pressing and rolling movements. Friction is the application of pressure or circular movements across muscle groups without moving across the skin (usually done for muscles around joints). Percussion involves beating with the side of the hand, cupping the fingers and striking with the heel of the hand, or clapping with a flat hand across the large muscle groups of the back. Finally, vibration involves rapid movements of the therapist’s hands or mechanical vibrators to shake the muscles; jostling is similar and involves a rapid back-and-forth shaking of the muscles. These five strokes help to relax muscles and increase blood flow, carrying away toxins that produce pain. Other forms involve neuromuscular massage in which the therapist applies finger pressure to painful trigger points over muscles. Deep tissue massage involves firm, deep strokes with the fingers over tense muscles, especially across the neck or shoulder.
Complementary therapies
Published in Nigel Sykes, Michael I Bennett, Chun-Su Yuan, Clinical Pain Management, 2008
Jacqueline Filshie, Adrian White
There are two main types of massage therapy. Massage (also known as Swedish massage) includes techniques from slow, gentle stroking to more vigorous movements such as friction, kneading/rolling movements (petrissage), and flicking/clapping movements (tapotement). Shiatsu massage is a more forceful form of treatment which aims to “release blocked energy” by strong, sustained pressure at specific points. It is not commonly used for cancer patients.
The effects of calf massage in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a prospective interventional study
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2021
Kate Carroll, Eppie M. Yiu, Monique M. Ryan, Rachel A. Kennedy, Katy de Valle
Participants lay prone with lower legs supported on a pillow while 10 min of massage was delivered to the calf muscles of each leg according to protocol whilst the other leg rested. The massage intervention comprised: 2 min effleurage (light pressure administered with a flat hand), 3 min petrissage (medium pressure administered in a wringing motion by compressing and lifting the belly of the muscle between the thumb and fingers), 3 min muscle stripping (deep friction administered by thumbs with slow strokes) and finishing with another 2 min effleurage (light pressure as described above). This is consistent with the massage intervention delivered in the 2012 study by Crane and colleagues which demonstrated changes in inflammatory signalling post-massage [12]. The massage intervention was delivered to the entire calf muscle complex including the tendoachilles. Each component of the massage intervention was timed using a stopwatch. All massage therapy was delivered by a single physiotherapist who had undergone additional training in massage therapy (KdV). Every attempt was made to standardize the intensity of massage for each participant at each visit. Between study visits 1 and 2, participants continued with their regular individual physiotherapy programs which may have included stretching, ankle-foot night splint wear and physical activity. Participants did not receive any massage between the two study visits.
The Beneficial Effects of Massage on Motor Development and Sensory Processing in Young Children with Developmental Delay: A Randomized Control Trial Study
Published in Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2019
Wei-Peng Lu, Wen-Hui Tsai, Ling-Yi Lin, Rong-Bin Hong, Yea-Shwu Hwang
In addition to traditional rehabilitation interventions, a high proportion of children with DD also receive complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).7,8 Among CAM, massage is one of the most non-invasive, inexpensive, convenient, and easily achieved interventions. It is believed that massage intervention can improve the health and well-being of children through various types of touch, including passive touch, effleurage, petrissage, friction, and tapotement on the face and body.9
The role of neurasthenia in the formation of the physiotherapy profession
Published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2021
For Weir Mitchell (1883) the therapeutic benefit of massage depended ‘very much on the strength, endurance, and practice of the manipulator’. Weir Mitchell favored the use of lubricants like Vaseline (Despard, 1916), but others also suggested sweet almond oil (Ballet, 1908), cocoa, butter, bare hands or a hair glove (Connecticut Training School, 1893). Initially effleurage formed the main body of the work but later petrissage, tapotement, and frictions were often added.