One should apply heavy pressure for deep kneading and light pressure for superficial kneading. Petrissage is a treatment of muscles. It increases nutrition, strengthens muscles, relieves intestinal congestion and helps elimination of poisons. This involves hacking, tapping, clapping and beating and is achieved by striking the body rapidly. Short and quick blows are generally given from the wrist.
Tapotement helps in atrophied condition of the muscles.
It increases blood supply, soothes nerves and strengthens muscles. This is achieved by rapidly shaking the pressing movements by use of the hand or fingers on the body. Vibrating hand should move constantly. This is beneficial in neuritis and neuralgia after the inflammatory stage is over. It stimulates circulation and glandular activity and nervous plexuses.