The Top 5 Functional Swedish Massage Techniques

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The Top 5 Functional Swedish Massage Techniques
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• Swedish massage is the most loved
  and is considered the
• bread and butter in the massage
  world. The most commonly
• asked and performed massage
  technique, Swedish massage
• requires pressing the fixed
  muscles to provide maximum
• relief. However, unlike other
  massage therapies like deep
• tissue massage, sports massage and
  pregnancy massage
• and more, Swedish massage is
  actually made up of five
• distinctive strokes. It is
  these 5 strokes that will make sure
• that you get most from your
  Swedish massage and achieve
• the optimum state of calmness.

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1. Effleurage

• A French word meaning to
  touch lightly, the Swedish
• massage begins with the
  effleurage strokes. The muscles
• are stroked with grazing
  touches in the beginning. Strokes
• long, sweeping, rhythmic warm
  the targeted muscles and
• make sure that the clients are
  relaxed with the massage
• therapists touch. With
  effleurage, massage therapist
• comes to know about the tender
  muscles that are swelled
• and can get inflamed if
  stress or pressure is given.

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2. Petrissage

• Petrissage in French basically
  means to knead. Just like a
• person kneds a dough, muscles
  are kneaded by rolling and
• pressing. Petrissage technique
  in Swedish massage loosens
• the muscles, increases the blood
  flow to the targeted
• muscle. The rhythmic pressure
  from Petrissage helps to
• improve muscle tone, reduce
  pain and improve the process
• of digestion.

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3. Friction

• Swedish massage requires the
  targeted muscles and body
• parts to be relaxed. Yet, in
  Swedish massage tension is
• considered a really good thing.
• After the gliding of effleurage
  and kneading technique of
• petrissage, the targeted muscles
  require a little friction.
• Deeper that effleurage and
  petrissage and creating the
• benefits of deep tissue massage,
  friction technique in
• Swedish body massage requires
  creating friction against the
• muscle grain. A Swedish
  massage therapist uses her or his
• fingertips, thumbs, heels to
  address the pain and massage
• away any soreness.
• Friction even breaks down the fatty
  deposits when
• the strokes are moved to and fro
  on the muscles of
• the body.

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4. Tapotement

• In this technique, the muscles are
  tapped rapidly and repeatedly
• with a very loose fist or a cupped
  hand. These movements are for
• a very short period of time and
  are done on the fleshy part of the
• body. Performed at the end of the
  Swedish massage, tapotement
• works best on muscles that are
  already relaxed. Tapotement is
• one of the best Swedish massage
  strokes for stimulating
• exhausted muscles and can even
  help in loosening the mucus
• in the lungs for those who
  recuperating from colds.

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5. Vibration

• The final technique of the
  Swedish massage, vibration
• movements of Swedish massage
  can range from 5 to 20
• seconds over a targeted area.
  By applying incessant contact,
• the vibration touch can soothes
  aggravated nerves, amplifies
• relaxation and creates a sense
  of reinvigoration.  
•   These Swedish massage techniques
  offer many health
• advantages and like various
  other reliable massage techniques,
• these techniques go a long way
  to improve the complete health,
• contentment and comfort.

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