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Massage Therapy 
Massage Therapy
Effleurage & Petrissage
Rubric Code: ZACAC5
By themrick
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Subject: Medical  
Type: Exam  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

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Effleurage & Petrissage
 

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Hand Position & Contact

2

Hands do not make contact or travel the muscle in a continuous uniform pattern.
Therapist's stroke speed/pace is not even, full and present.
Hands do not cover the entire mass of the tissue either in a proximal or distal fashion. Wrists are not straight.
6

Hands sometimes make contact & travel the muscle in a continuous uniform pattern.
Therapist's stroke speed/pace is sometimes even, full and present. Hands sometimes cover the entire mass of the tissue either in a proximal or distal fashion. Wrists are sometimes straight.
10

Both hands consistently make contact & glide simultaneously both proximal and distal encompassing the entire muscle area during each repetition. Therapist's stroke speed/pace is consistently even, full and present. Wrists are always straight avoiding hyper-extension.
Body Alignment & Depth

2

Arms, shoulders, back and legs are not aligned the plane of movement.
Therapist did not lean and push body weight downward into the tissue to achieve desired depth
6

Arms, shoulders, back and legs are sometimes aligned the plane of movement.
Therapist sometimes leans and pushes body weight downward into the tissue to achieve desired depth
10

Arms, shoulders, back and legs are aligned along the plane of movement.
Therapist Consistently leans and pushes body weight downward into the tissue to achieve desired depth
Application of Lubricant

2

Lubricant is applied unevenly resulting in no flow of stroke with multiple sites of drag.
6

Lubricant is sometimes applied evenly allowing for a sometimes smooth flow of stroke with some drag.
10

Lubricant is applied evenly allowing smooth flow of stroke with no drag.
Stroke Applied Centripetally

When Focusing on Extremities.
2

Pressure is not applied Centripetally (Toward the Heart).
6

Pressure is applied Centripetally (Toward the Heart) sometimes.
10

Pressure is applied Centripetally (Toward the Heart) Consistently.




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