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noun
[mass noun] Rapid and repeated striking of the body as a technique in massage.
- ‘Five basic strokes, effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement, and vibration, all flowing toward the heart, are used to manipulate the soft tissues of the body.’
- ‘In doing tapotement, the hands must not be raised more than an inch from the patient's body.’
- ‘Tapotement along the muscle produces a series of similar local contractions although there is no apparent movement.’
- ‘To apply tapotement, use the knife-edge side of the hand and keep the wrist loose.’
- ‘There are five basic terms describing different massage maneuvers: vibration, tapotement, petrisage, effleurage and friction (small range intensive stroking).’
Origin
Late 19th century: French, from tapoter to tap.
Pronunciation:
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