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Centripetal

Directed towards the centre of the body; in massage, towards the heart.

Firm effleurage on the limbs is traditionally centripetal, from the ankle up the leg or from the wrist up the arm, with lighter return strokes.

Related

Venous returnEffleurageProximal

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Effleurage