Texas Massage Therapist Exam PSI Terms: Manipulation of Soft Tissue Exam And Complete Answers.
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Course
Massage Therapy
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Massage Therapy
Touch - Answer Touch is defined as the action of making skin to skin contact between massage therapist's hand and the clients body. Touch is the absence of movement. The pressure can range from extremely light to very deep pressure ; To include Superficial or Deep Massage
Percussion - Answer ...
Texas Massage Therapist Exam PSI
Terms: Manipulation of Soft Tissue
Exam And Complete Answers.
Touch - Answer Touch is defined as the action of making skin to skin contact between massage
therapist's hand and the clients body. Touch is the absence of movement. The pressure can range from
extremely light to very deep pressure ; To include Superficial or Deep Massage
Percussion - Answer Alternately striking the surface of the skin through cupping, slapping, tapping, and
beating .
Gliding - Answer Movements that are based on maneuvering the hand over the clients body with
varying degees of pressure are known as gliding ; Moving the hand or forarm over the body with varying
amounts of pressure being applied.
Kneading / Petrissage - Answer Kneading with firm pressure in circular motions, oftentimes using both
hands ; Includes Petrissage, rolling of the skin, lifting, and squeezing.
Friction - Answer Causing one layer of skin tissue to rub against another. Can be performed by rolling,
compression, wringing, and vibration; Rubing one body surface against another while maintaining
constant and equal pressure in all directions
Deep stroke - Answer Stretch and broden the muscle tissue and fascia by using heavier body weight.
Superficial Stroke - Answer Applying light pressure to the body from the hand over all surfaces
Nerve/Feather Stroke - Answer Uses light pressure applied with the weight of fingers or hands as they
glide down the body ; Long gentle strokes are preformed from the center of the body outward.
Ethereal - Answer The process by which the practitioner glides their hand over the length of the clients
body without actually touching the body.
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