Tapotement
{{Short description|Rhythmic percussion technique in Swedish massage}}
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{{lang|fr|Tapotement}} is a specific technique used in Swedish massage.{{cite book |last= Archer |first= Patricia A. |title= Therapeutic Massage in Athletics |date= 2007 |publisher= Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |isbn=9780781742696 |page=37 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bTjJAjdjn3IC&pg=PA33 |access-date=1 November 2018}} A French term, it refers to a rhythmic percussion, most frequently administered with the edge of the hand, a cupped hand, or the tips of the fingers.
Types
There are five types of tapotement including beating (closed fist lightly hitting an area), slapping (use of fingers to gently slap), hacking (use of the edge of the hand on the pinky-finger side), tapping (use of just fingertips), and cupping (use of a cupped hand to gently tap an area).{{Cite web |title=Resources on popular massages and Swedish businesses by region |url=https://massageocean.com/ |access-date=2024-06-22}} It is primarily used to "wake up" the nervous system and also as a stimulating stroke which can release lymphatic build up in the muscle.
The name of the stroke is French for 'tapping', {{lang|fr|tapoter}} 'to tap or drum'.
See also
- Swedish massage
- {{lang|fr|Effleurage}}
- {{lang|fr|Petrissage}}
- {{lang|zh-Latn|Gua sha}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202012555/http://www.amtamassage.org/about/terms.html Glossary of Massage Terms]
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