Which Is a Petrissage Movement?

Petrissage (from French pétrir, "to knead") is a massage technique that applies deep pressure to the underlying muscles. Kneading, wringing, skin rolling and pick-up-and-squeeze are the petrissage movements.

What are the petrissage techniques?

Petrissage massage technique can include stretching, kneading and squeezing soft tissues and underlying muscles. Petrissage lifts tissues away from structures to relieve tension and stretches and loosens muscles fibres. Petrissage is also stimulates the skin including vascular and lymphatic responses.

What is another name for petrissage?

Those are called kneading, petrissage, percussion and friction movements.