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What is the definition of stroking? |
Simple touch combined with motion. |
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What is the rate of stroking? |
1-2 inches per second |
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What direction is stroking done in? |
Centrifugal/ direction of the hairs |
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What are the 4 types of stroking? |
Digital, Palmar, knuckle and reflex |
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What is the only stroking technique that is stimulatative and where is it performed? |
Knuckle stroking on the spine |
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What is the physiological effect of digital & Palmar stroking? |
It acts upon the skin to diminish the blood supply causing vasoconstriction to create the sedative effect. |
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What therapeutic applications are associated with stroking? |
Insomnia, hypersensitivity with or without inflammation, headache, migraine, cutaneous congestion, neuralgia, hyperasthesia, and formication. |
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What direction do you stroke the head? |
From the forehead and back |
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What direction do you stroke the chest? |
Lateral to medial |
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What direction do you stroke the arms and legs? |
Proximal to distal |
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What direction do you stroke the abdomen? |
3 strokes, lateral to medial |
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What direction do you stroke the back? |
From superior to inferior and medial to lateral |
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What direction do you stroke the feet? |
From toes to heel |
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What is the physiological effect of knuckle stroking? |
Excites the spinal nerves and activates spinal centers (central nervous system) to produce a stimulating effect. |
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What are the therapeutic effects of knuckle stroking? |
Numbness, paresthesia, neurasthenic pain |