STROKES
ELEMENTS OF STROKES
WHO IS IT?
MISC.
EVEN MORE ON STROKES
100

The systematic and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of establishing or maintaining good health.

Swedish massage 

100
A consciously sought goal or desired end.
What is intention
100
He is credited with the introduction of french terminology to the massage profession
Who is Johann Mezger
100
The systematic and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of establishing or maintaining good health
What is Swedish Massage
100
The distance traversed during during the length of one massage stroke
What is excursion
200

Used to begin and end a massage and is the best stroke for palpation. Flushes out tissues.

What is effleurage

200

Method of feeling with fingers or hands

What is palpation

200
He popularized cross-fiber friction
Who is Dr. James Cyriax
200

The 1990s

Massage therapy profession took more definitive shape with more states passing licensing laws, starting with 17 in the 1990s and increasing to 45 today.

200
Refers to the change of your hand position over time or how rapidly or slowly a massage movement is being executed
What is speed
300

A cycle of rhythmic lifting, squeezing, and release of tissue, working parallel to muscle fibers. squeezes out toxins and increases blood flow.

What is petrissage

300
The application of force applied to a surface
What is pressure
300
He is known as the father of Swedish Massage
Who is Pehr Henrik Ling
300
Involves moving a joint through its normal range of motion
What is joint mobilization
300
Rapid shaking, quivering, trembling, or rocking movements applied with the fingertips, full hand, or an appliance
What is vibration
400
The rubbing of one surface over another. Increases circulation and helps to break up scar tissue.
What is friction
400
The distance traveled in to the body's tissues.
What is depth
400
Passive movements are applied by the
Who is the Massage therapist
400
Exacerbated rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, pneumonia are all types of
What are contraindications
400
The reputition or regularity of massage movements
What is rhythm
500

It invloves repetitive staccato movement of the hands, moving either simutaneously or alternately. Increases circulation.

What is tapotement

500
Varies from down and forward(effleurage) to inward and up(petrissage) to downward and back and forth(friction)
What is direction
500

Pioneers in the development of massage therapy in the United States, contributing to its acceptance as a legitimate therapeutic practice.

 George Henry Taylor & Charles Fayette Taylor

500
Fast bouncy movements that can cause muscles to contract, limiting the effectiveness of the movement
What are ballistic movements
500
Refers to the uninterupted flow of strokes and to the unbroken transition from one stroke to the next
What is continuity
M
e
n
u