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 the padded palmar surface of the hand, the surface of the finger and also the thumbs. Durin..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrissage
(from the article `massage`) ...light or hard stroking (effleurage), which relaxes muscles and improves circulation to the small surface blood vessels and is thought to increase ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/51
A manipulation in massage, consisting in a kneading of the muscles. ... Origin: Fr. Kneading ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973