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skin rolling

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skin rolling,
n a therapeutic approach in which the hands lift, stretch, and squeeze bodily tissues. During the technique, a practitioner uses one or both hands to draw tissue in his direction while using the thumbs to roll over the gathered tissue. This technique is best applied in bodily regions in which the tissue is positioned tightly to the structures that lie underneath (e.g., directly above the shoulder joint).
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