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Massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed
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petrissage
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n. massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed
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n. (context massage English) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.
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Petrissage (from French pétrir , "to knead") are massage movements with applied pressure which are deep and compress the underlying muscles . Kneading, wringing, skin rolling and pick-up-and-squeeze are the petrissage movements. They are all performed with ...
Usage examples of petrissage.
He had got as far as the chapter on massage and was reflecting on the injunction that this art should be divided into Effleurage, Stroking, Friction, Kneading, Petrissage, Tapotement, and Vibration, when the telephone rang.