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• Massage is a form of passive exercise.– Increases circulation – Relieves tension and pain

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• EffleurageEffleurage: – used more than any other technique – involves gentle strokes that glide over the skin

without attempting to move the deeper structures

• PetrissagePetrissage: – involves a deeper massage – muscles are lifted and squeezed gently in a

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