Massage.
VideotechniquePressure Point Sports Massage TrainingDraft

8 Petrissage Techniques you NEED to know

A sports massage tutor demonstrates eight petrissage variations, each with its own chapter: palmar kneading, thumb kneading, skin rolling, wringing, criss-cross lifting, squeezing, knuckling and compressions. She notes where on the body each works best and how to spare your thumbs.

8 Petrissage Techniques you NEED to know · Pressure Point Sports Massage Training · YouTube

Video: 8 Petrissage Techniques you NEED to know, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNayrztEBQ0

Length5:56
RatingClarity 5/5 · Credibility 4/5 · Relevance 5/5
UK sports massage tutor (VTCT Level 3/4). Eight petrissage variations, each chaptered.
Coverstechniques/petrissage · techniques/wringing · techniques/skin-rolling · techniques/compression · muscles/trapezius · muscles/gastrocnemius
Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNayrztEBQ0

Chapters

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:22 Palmer Kneading
  3. 1:04 Thumb Kneading
  4. 1:25 Skin Rolling
  5. 2:20 Wringing
  6. 2:59 Criss Cross Lifting
  7. 3:30 Squeezing
  8. 4:20 Knuckling
  9. 5:06 Compressions

Key points

  • Petrissage lifts and moves the tissue more than effleurage, so do it after effleurage.
  • Palmar kneading picks up and squeezes with the whole hand; it suits the upper trapezius.
  • Keep thumb kneading for small areas (back of the neck, palm, sole) so you do not overload your thumbs.
  • Skin rolling works best with little or no lotion and suits areas such as over the shoulder blade.
  • Wringing and whole-hand kneading suit the calf, where the muscle fits in your hand.

Cautions

  • Comments about loosening adhesions and scar tissue are the presenter’s view and not evidence-graded here.