Petrissage

{{Short description|Deep pressure technique in massage}}

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{{lang|fr|Petrissage}} (French, from {{lang|fr|{{wikt-lang|fr|pétrir}}}} 'to knead') is a massage technique that applies deep pressure to the underlying muscles. Kneading, wringing, skin rolling, and pick-up-and-squeeze are the {{lang|fr|petrissage}} movements.{{cite book |last=Eccles |first=Arthur Symons |title=The Practice of massage |publisher=W. Wood |date=1904 |page=[https://archive.org/details/practicemassage00ecclgoog/page/n123 17] |url = https://archive.org/details/practicemassage00ecclgoog}}{{cite book |last=Scheumann |first=Donald W. |title=The Balanced Body: A Guide to Deep Tissue and Neuromuscular Therapy |date=2007 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |isbn=9780781763080 |page=36 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7TGouoYckFwC&q=%22Effleurage%22 |access-date=1 November 2018}} They are all performed with the padded palmar surface of the hand, the surface of the finger and also the thumbs.

During kneading, the hands should be moulded to the area and the movements should be slow and rhythmical, with the tissue between the hands as the focus of the work.{{cite book |last1=Archer |first1=Patricia A. |title=Therapeutic Massage in Athletics |date=2007 |publisher=Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |isbn=9780781742696 |page=26 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bTjJAjdjn3IC&q=%22Effleurage%22 |access-date=1 November 2018}}

Knuckling is another form of kneading but using the knuckles to knead and lift in circular and upwards motions.{{cite news |last1=Mosco |first1=Luna |title=출장마사지 |url=https://www.lenaanma.com/ |access-date=19 October 2023}}

Scissoring is another {{lang|fr|petrissage}} movement that is performed only over a flat area with very little pressure. The index and middle fingers of both hands are only used for this movement. They are placed opposite each other and then are slowly worked towards each other lifting and releasing as they go.

It is also a term used in French professional bread baking describing a particular stage during dough development.