Hand skill notes - Petrissage PDF

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Hand Skill Notes Student Name: Chelsie-Jane Mason Student Number: ST20119774 Petrissage Description and Practical Application Petrissage is a massage technique used to manipulate the muscles by rolling, squeezing and lifting soft tissue such as kneading and wringing. This is a deeper stroke in comparison to effleurage and is commonly a follow on from it. This technique is a muscle fiber separation by interrupt fibrous and fascicular adhesions. This is done by applying the massage in a parallel to run of muscle fibres in a multidirectional form, with a deep or superficial pressure. Like effleurage, it is a tissue warming massage technique which is used as a palpation and assessment tool. It also decreases muscle spasms, minimize atrophy. The application of petrissage is located on larger muscles groups and on the belly of the muscle. *Pre and post event

Physiological and psychological effects Physiological  Aid interchange of tissue fluid  Guidance in removal of chemical irritants  Reduces superficial adhesions and restrictions in the fascia  Stretch muscle fibres passively  Reflexively relax muscles by affecting the Golgi tendon receptors  Change in muscle tone Psychological  This can give both a calming and stimulating effect psychologicaly

Health and safety considerations There are several precautions with the petrissage massage technique, as the following:  Avoid (and never) using petrissage on inflamed areas or recent injuries where newely formed broken skin, swelling and scars appear.  After surgery, an adequate amount of time needs to pass. Example: after hernia repair.  Certain types of petrissage should not be used on women that are pregnant due to the hormone relaxin as it softens the ligaments, tendons and fascia.

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