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What is the primary motion used in the RAPPING technique?
What is the primary motion used in the RAPPING technique?
Which technique involves alternate striking movements using the fingers of open hands?
Which technique involves alternate striking movements using the fingers of open hands?
What is the purpose of using a loose fist in the POUNDING technique?
What is the purpose of using a loose fist in the POUNDING technique?
In the RAMBLING technique, what is the role of the open hand?
In the RAMBLING technique, what is the role of the open hand?
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What is the primary difference between the QUACKING and CUPPING techniques?
What is the primary difference between the QUACKING and CUPPING techniques?
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What is Tapotement also known as?
What is Tapotement also known as?
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What is the effect of Tapotement on muscles?
What is the effect of Tapotement on muscles?
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Where should Tapotement be avoided?
Where should Tapotement be avoided?
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What is the technique called when fingers and thumb are used to pull, squeeze, and release the skin?
What is the technique called when fingers and thumb are used to pull, squeeze, and release the skin?
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Which technique involves lightly striking the skin like falling raindrops?
Which technique involves lightly striking the skin like falling raindrops?
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What is the effect of Hacking on muscles?
What is the effect of Hacking on muscles?
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Study Notes
Massage Techniques
- QUACKING: striking the skin with the sides of the small fingers, with palms together and fingers aligned.
- CUPPING: curving the palm into a "C-shape" and striking the skin.
- POUNDING: contracting or compressing the skin alternately using the sides of one or both loose fists, suitable for large muscular areas like posterior legs and hips.
- RAPPING: striking the skin's surface with a loose fist, palm facing down.
- RAMBLING: dragging movement of an open hand across the skin, with the other hand pounding over the open hand, also known as Diffused, commonly used over the abdominal region.
- CLAPPING: alternate striking movement using the palm of both hands on the skin's surface.
- SLAPPING: alternate striking movement using the fingers of open hands on the skin's surface.
Tapotement
- Type of stroke that involves quick, rhythmic percussive tapping of the therapist's hands and fingers.
- Also known as Percussion.
- Therapeutic effects: stimulates nerve endings, improves blood supply, and tones muscles.
- Contraindications: weak, thin, and delicate skin, bony areas.
Strokes of Tapotement
- Tapping Punctuation: quick, consistent pressure and speeds using the fingertips, with a harder version used for the soles of the feet.
- Tapping Pulsing: alternate tapping with light to moderate pressure using the fingertips.
- Tapping Raindrops: lightly striking the skin at different times, like falling raindrops, commonly used on the face or scalp, avoiding excessive pressure around the eye sockets.
Other Techniques
- PINCHING: using the fingers and thumb to pull, squeeze, and release the skin, imitating a bird's beak pecking, also known as plucking.
- HACKING: producing a slight vibratory action on the muscles, also known as Karate Chop, relaxing muscles by hacking along muscle fibers with fingers parallel.
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Test your knowledge of Tapotement, a type of massage stroke that involves quick, rhythmic percussive tapping of the therapist's hands and fingers. Learn about its therapeutic effects, contraindications, and different strokes involved.
