MassotherapeuticsBlakiston, 1890 - 264 pages |
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Page 13
... side of the long corridor , fearful lest I , too , who am not a rheumatic subject , should be seized and incontinently ' massaged ' by the potent physician in whose charge the suffering Empress Eugénie has once more wisely placed ...
... side of the long corridor , fearful lest I , too , who am not a rheumatic subject , should be seized and incontinently ' massaged ' by the potent physician in whose charge the suffering Empress Eugénie has once more wisely placed ...
Page 25
... side then on the other . Each prominent muscle has a firm stroking with the palm of the hand at its origin , its course and its insertion . This in the massage nomenclature is termed ' effleurage . ' Special attention when the body is ...
... side then on the other . Each prominent muscle has a firm stroking with the palm of the hand at its origin , its course and its insertion . This in the massage nomenclature is termed ' effleurage . ' Special attention when the body is ...
Page 45
... side and one on the other , so as to impart a to and fro movement , as when the hands are rubbed together to warm them . Here the pressure acts only indirectly by producing torsion and extension of the muscles , nerves , and aponeurotic ...
... side and one on the other , so as to impart a to and fro movement , as when the hands are rubbed together to warm them . Here the pressure acts only indirectly by producing torsion and extension of the muscles , nerves , and aponeurotic ...
Page 52
... are com- menced . In the first place the hands of the opera- tor , with the palms uppermost and the ulnar border alone touching the skin , are placed one on each side GERST'S METHOD . 53 of the neck in such a 52 MASSAGE .
... are com- menced . In the first place the hands of the opera- tor , with the palms uppermost and the ulnar border alone touching the skin , are placed one on each side GERST'S METHOD . 53 of the neck in such a 52 MASSAGE .
Page 55
... side of the abdomen and move in opposite directions so as to exert a moderate amount of pressure . The course of the colon is followed , and the patient should be in such a position that the walls of the abdomen are relaxed . Another ...
... side of the abdomen and move in opposite directions so as to exert a moderate amount of pressure . The course of the colon is followed , and the patient should be in such a position that the walls of the abdomen are relaxed . Another ...
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