Gina Gemellus is practicing her Swedish massage techniques for an upcoming hands-on practical. She will be required to practice a routine for the back using all the Swedish massage strokes in their correct order. What will be the order of strokes she will use?
Explanation
Answer: A The correct order for Swedish massage is effleurage, petrissage, friction, vibration, and tapotement. Guidelines for Swedish massage are to use broad, lighter strokes, which lead to deeper, localized strokes. One generally does not use all the strokes that one learned in school during a single massage session. Therapists rarely use tapotement in a Swedish massage routine unless they plan to fully wake the client up at the end of the session.
