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Swedish Massage
Swedish massage: A variety of strokes and pressure techniques are used to enhance the flow of blood to the heart, remove waste products from the tissues, stretch ligaments and tendons, and ease physical and emotional tension.
Swedish massage uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage. The five basic strokes are effleurage <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effleurage>(sliding or gliding), petrissage <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrissage> (kneading), tapotement<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapotement>(rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber) and vibration/shaking. Swedish massage has shown to be helpful in reducing pain, joint stiffness.It has also been shown to be helpful in individuals with poor circulation.The term "Swedish" massage is not really known in the country of Sweden, where it is called "classic massage".[<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massage#cite_note-22>
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