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Keratolysis exfoliativa (also known as"lamellar dyshidrosis", [1] "recurrent focal palmar peeling", [2] "recurrent palmar peeling" [1]: 212 [2]) is a sometimes harmless, sometimes painful skin condition that can affect the focal surface of the fingers and/or the palm or soles of the feet.
Effleurage can be firm or light without dragging the skin, and is performed using either the padded parts of the finger tips or the palmar surface of the hands. Lotion may or may not be used. [ 2 ] The process works as a mechanical pump on the body to encourage venous and lymphatic return by starting at the bottom of the limb and pushing back ...
There are five types of tapotement including beating (closed fist lightly hitting an area), slapping (use of fingers to gently slap), hacking (use of the edge of the hand on the pinky-finger side), tapping (use of just fingertips), and cupping (use of a cupped hand to gently tap an area). [2]
Gua sha, or kerokan (in Indonesia), is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice in which a tool is used to scrape people's skin in order to produce light petechiae. Practitioners believe that gua sha releases unhealthy bodily matter from blood stasis within sore, tired, stiff, or injured muscle areas to stimulate new oxygenated blood flow ...
The skin is often pinched prior to giving an injection in order to get the needle in the desired location. In neurology, pinching can be used to determine pain sensitivity for a certain area of skin. Can be used to determine resiliency in the skin of an aged person. When the skin is pinched, the amount of time the pinch remains visible ...
A magnet in the process of insertion into the tip of the ring finger. The magnets used for implantation must be carefully selected and coated in order to successfully implant them. Size is important in this consideration, as too large of a magnet obstructs blood vessels and is likely to reject, or push out of the skin.
Athletic taping is the process of applying tape directly to the skin or over pre-wrap in order to maintain a stable position of bones and muscles during athletic activity. It is a procedure that uses athletic tape ( pressure-sensitive tape similar to surgical tape or elastic therapeutic tape ), attached to the skin , to physically hold muscles ...
Grappling techniques are used both as a means of securing an adversary and escaping from an adversary's grip. Soft self-defense techniques like the stranglehold or joint lock can be used to subdue the attacker, avoiding dealing permanent injury. Taekwondo self-defense techniques demonstrated in competition may include: Pressure point ...