Massage and the original Swedish movements : their application to various diseases of the body / by Kurre W. Ostrom.

  • Ostrom, Kurre W. (Kurre Wilhelm), 1865-
Date:
1890
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Credit: Massage and the original Swedish movements : their application to various diseases of the body / by Kurre W. Ostrom. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    III. Petrissage. (Kneading.)—This manipula- tion is performed generally by the tips of the thumbs (see Fig. 6), or with the index finger and the thumb (see Fig. 7) or the palm of the hand (see Fig. 8). It is used principally on the extremities. The operator picking up a special tissue, muscle or tendon, and placing one finger on each side of the part, proceeds in centripetal motion, with a firm pressure. The action of this manipulation is the same as that of frictions. IV. Tapotement (Percussion) is divided into four kinds:— (a) Clapping, which is performed with the palm of the hand (see Fig. 10). (&) Hacking, with the ulnar border of the hand (see Fig. 11). [c] Punctation, with the tips of the fingers (see Fig. 12). {d) Beating, with the clenched hand (see Fig. 13). The movement is a wrist movement, and, with the exception of Beating, must be performed quickly and easily, without too much pressure. Clapping is used to reach superficial nerves. Hacking is principally used around a nerve-centre and upon the muscles. Punctation is used upon the head and around the heart. Beating is used for sciatica and muscular atrophy. The strength of the manipulations is a principal c
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