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Introduction
Technique De nitions (Continued)
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MyOFASCIAL ReLeASe:
A safe and very e ective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion.
PALMeR FRICTION:
Rapid movements, using the practitioner’s palm back and forth across the skin, to create
a super cial warming e ect on the tissues. It is recommended
to apply Prossage, using palmer friction, to generate warmth for more e ective myofascial release.
PeTRISSAGe:
The application of lifting, squeezing and kneading strokes to tissues of the body.
SkIN ROLLING:
A myofascial technique in which the skin is gently lifted away from the body and rolled between the therapists ngers.
STRIPPING STROkeS:
The application of speci c gliding strokes over a muscle, usually from distal to proximal.
TAPOTeMeNT OR PeRCUSSION:
The application of alternating, rhythmical striking movements
to the body.
TRIGGeR POINT OR
TRIGGeR SITeS:
This is described as hyperirritable spots on skeletal muscle that
are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle bers. Practitioners claim to have identi ed reliable referred pain patterns, allowing practitioners to associate pain in one location with trigger points elsewhere.