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What is the definition of stroking?

Simple touch combined with motion.

What is the rate of stroking?

1-2 inches per second

What direction is stroking done in?

Centrifugal/ direction of the hairs

What are the 4 types of stroking?

Digital, Palmar, knuckle and reflex

What is the only stroking technique that is stimulatative and where is it performed?

Knuckle stroking on the spine

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.

What therapeutic applications are associated with stroking?

Insomnia, hypersensitivity with or without inflammation, headache, migraine, cutaneous congestion, neuralgia, hyperasthesia, and formication.

What direction do you stroke the head?

From the forehead and back

What direction do you stroke the chest?

Lateral to medial

What direction do you stroke the arms and legs?

Proximal to distal

What direction do you stroke the abdomen?

3 strokes, lateral to medial

What direction do you stroke the back?

From superior to inferior and medial to lateral

What direction do you stroke the feet?

From toes to heel

What is the physiological effect of knuckle stroking?

Excites the spinal nerves and activates spinal centers (central nervous system) to produce a stimulating effect.

What are the therapeutic effects of knuckle stroking?

Numbness, paresthesia, neurasthenic pain