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Petrissage Sescription |
Petrissage is a:
Lifting, Stretching, or squeezing movement. Soft tissues are drawn away from underlying structures. Applied with hands or forearm Pressure is applied and released smoothly |
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Uses for Petrissage |
-Assess superficial muscle and connective tissue layers. ncreases-I circulatory movement in tissue spaces. -Stretch muscle and connective tissue. -Reduce muscle contraction or spasms -Loosens subcutaneous adhesions -Increases movement in the stomach and intestines. -Minimize atrophy (with normal nerve and circulatory functions) |
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Petrissage Variations Sedating |
slow, smooth, downward |
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Petrissage Variations Stimulating |
Vigorous, upward |
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Petrissage Variations strokes |
Kneading-tissue is rhythmically compressed in and between hands. Wringing-Tissue is compressed and lifted between passing hands. Fulling- tissue is lifted, then compressed and spread. Muscle squeezing- tissue is compressed and held in in or between hands. Skin-rolling- skin is lifted and rolled between fingers and thumbs.
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Contraindications General |
-acute illness - cardiovascular conditions - fever - continuous disease |
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Contraindications local |
-nerve dysfunction - restricted circulation - unresponsive muscle - acute inflamation -newly formed scar tissue - brusing -variosity - irritated or broken skin |
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Petrissage Nervous system effects |
Can be sympathetic or parasympathetic autonomic responses varying with technique and interpretation |
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Petrissage Nervouse system Effects Stimulations Muscle spindle |
Muscle spindle receptors in muscles bellies results in: -reflexive contraction, helping to maintain muscle. - Imporved proprioceptive function, normalizing muscle tone |
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Petrissage Nervous system Effects Golgi tendon Organ |
Stimulation of golgi tendon organ in musculotendinous junctions results in:
- Blockage in the spinal cord of contraction signals from the higher CNS - reduce tone or spasm |
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Petrissage Circulatory Effects
Improve circulation through a pumping action
Compression pressurized fluids in vessels and tissue spaces causing? |
-local clearing of deeper veins and lymphatic vessels - increasded capillary resorption and lymph formation - decreased interstitial fluid volume |
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Petrissage Circulatory Effects
Release of pressure allows increased capillary filtration, therefore? |
-increased interstital fluid formation -increased nutrient and hormone delivery
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Petrissage Circulatory Effects
For maximum circulatory effects in limbs, petrissage strokes series should begin? |
Proximally with successive repetitions progressing distally. |
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Tissue Effects
Petrissage reduces limitations to muscle contraction by: |
-reducing excess tissue fluid volume - streching and broadening muscle bellies - loosening facial adhesions within and between muscles
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Tissue Effects
Petrissage stimulates smooth muscle tissue |
-increasing peristaltic movement in hollow digestive organs -possible improving tone and response to blood vessel walls.
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Tissue Effects
Petrissage releases adhesions of superfical fascia |
-restoring normal skin movement - imporving dermal circulation and nerve function. |
