May 22 (edited) • 🌿 Skin Care
🧠 CONCEPT RECAP: Tapotement
Tapotement, effleurage, petrissage... do these words feel like a foreign language? Let's break one down! 💆♀️
If you've ever blanked on massage manipulation names during a practice test, you are NOT alone. Let's lock one in today.
🧠 CONCEPT RECAP: Tapotement
Tapotement (pronounced tah-POH-tuh-mahn) is the massage technique also known as PERCUSSION.
What does it look like?
👉 Short, quick tapping movements
👉 Slapping motions
👉 Hacking movements
What is it used for?
✔️ Stimulating muscles and nerves
✔️ Increasing local blood circulation
✔️ Promoting muscle tone
📌 Exam Tip: The word "percussion" is your clue. Think of a drummer... short, quick, repetitive strikes. That's tapotement!
Don't mix it up with:
• Effleurage = long, gliding strokes (warm-up)
• Petrissage = kneading/rolling motions
• Vibration = shaking to stimulate nerves
Drop a 🥁 if you're locking tapotement in the memory bank today!
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🧠 CONCEPT RECAP: Tapotement
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