Swedish Massage

Swedish massage uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage. The five basic strokes are:

  1. effleurage (sliding or gliding)
  2. petrissage (kneading)
  3. tapotement (rhythmic tapping)
  4. friction (cross fiber)
  5. vibration/shaking.

Swedish massage has shown to be helpful in reducing pain, joint stiffness, and improving function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee over a period of eight weeks.It has also been shown to be helpful in individuals with poor circulation. The development of Swedish massage is credited to Per Henrik Ling, though the Dutch practitioner Johan Georg Mezger adopted the French names to denote the basic strokes. The term "Swedish" massage is not really known in the country of Sweden, where it is called "classic massage"

This information comes to your through Wikipedia online encylopedia: Massage.

 

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