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Definition of Petrissage
1. Noun. Massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed.
Definition of Petrissage
1. Noun. (context: massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Petrissage
1. A manipulation in massage, consisting in a kneading of the muscles. Origin: Fr. Kneading (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrissage
Literary usage of Petrissage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Primer of the Art of Massage for Learners by Thomas Stretch Dowse (1901)
"petrissage. This term is applied to pressure manipulations, or pinching, kneading,
and working into the deep structures, and massing them together. ..."
2. Massage and Therapeutic Exercise by Mary McMillan (1921)
"Massage and Therapeutic Exercise PART I MASSAGE CHAPTER \ ;v EFFLEURAGE; petrissage;
FRICTION; TAPOTEMENT; VIBRATION; PHYSIOLOGIC AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ..."
3. The Treatment of disease by physical methods by Thomas Stretch Dowse (1899)
"the perfection of petrissage movements. Take an extremity for instance. You see
you can throw the entire hand into the parts upon which you are operating, ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"The object of the next series of experiments was to ascertain the effects of the
principal maneuvers of massage—friction, percussion, and petrissage, ..."
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