
1) Manual therapy 2) Massage
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Tapotement is a specific technique used in Swedish massage. It is a rhythmic percussion, most frequently administered with the edge of the hand, a cupped hand or the tips of the fingers. There are five types of tapotement including Beating (closed fist lightly hitting area), Slapping (use of fingers to gently slap), Hacking (use the edge of hand o...
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use of light taps in massage
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(from the article `massage`) ...toward the heart; compression (petrissage), which includes kneading, squeezing, and friction and is useful in stretching scar tissue, muscles, and ...
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A massage movement consisting in striking with the side of the hand, usually with partly flexed fingers. ... Synonym: tapping. ... Origin: Fr. Fr. Tapoter, to tap ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(tah-pōt-maw´) a tapping manipulation in massage.
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A Swedish massage technique executed with cupped hands, fingers or the edge of the hand with short,
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tă-pot-mawn[h]′ Definitions: 1. A massage movement consisting in striking with the side of the hand, usually with partly flexed fingers. Synonyms: tapping1
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[
n] - massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand
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noun massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis
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