🇺🇸 United States · Modern
Abdominal Massage腹部マッサージ
Clockwise stroking and pressure along the course of the colon for constipation and abdominal tension; studied in nursing and physiotherapy.
This name is recorded with basic database information. An in-depth article will follow.
Fact sheet
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Era
- Modern
- Classification
- Clinical massage
- Techniques
- Abdomen
- Practitioner body parts
- Palm / Finger
- Medium
- None
- Clothing
- Clothed
- Setting
- Table
- Also known as
- Colon Massage · Belly massage
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