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Effleurage also includes gliding, raking, and nerve stroke
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The basic stoke of massage, this is used to relax the superficial muscle tissue at the start of a massage and to relax and soothe at the end; it is also used as a connecting movement, when, having finished working on one part of the body, moving to on to another. Sometimes, vigorous effleurage is give to stimulate the skin and the circulation.
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Procedures: Soft hands with pads of fingers, thumbs and palms in the tissue. Space between thumb and fingers makes a V shape or L shape. Elbow loosely extended. Wrists neutral and aligned. Keep finger relaxed. Face the direction of stroke with open chest, square hips and shoulders to the body. Weight on bent back leg to start the stroke then shift weight forward as glide hands forward.
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