. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fig. 45.—Kneading of the knee from both sides. from the popliteal region and the right hand works in frontwith slight circular kneading, rolling and pressing manipula-tions; or one hand works from above and the other frombelow the patella (Fig. 40). If there is stiffness of the patella or adhesions in theregion of the knee a typical friction is added in all placeswhere the joint is easily reached (Fig. 47). Lateral andup-and-down motions of the patella are done w^hich maybe connected with
. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fig. 45.—Kneading of the knee from both sides. from the popliteal region and the right hand works in frontwith slight circular kneading, rolling and pressing manipula-tions; or one hand works from above and the other frombelow the patella (Fig. 40). If there is stiffness of the patella or adhesions in theregion of the knee a typical friction is added in all placeswhere the joint is easily reached (Fig. 47). Lateral andup-and-down motions of the patella are done w^hich maybe connected with frictioning manipulations, using the patellaitself as the part which is moved. The quadriceps extendsfar down over the upper recessus of the knee-joint, especiallyon the inner side, thus the manipulations of the knee-joint 116 APPLIED MASSAGE will also be of benefit to these muscles which are more orless atrophied in all cases of injury ol* inflammation of the. Fig. 46.—Kneading of the knee from above and below.
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