{"id":59887,"date":"2020-11-25T09:43:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T09:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=59887"},"modified":"2023-09-18T06:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T06:13:27","slug":"effleurage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/effleurage\/","title":{"rendered":"Effleurage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The circular stroking movement used in massage of the abdomen during labor in the Lamaze method.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A form of massage where the skin is stroked in one direction to increase blood flow.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Rhythmic, firm or gentle stroking, as in massage. 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A form of massage where the skin is stroked in one direction to increase blood flow. Rhythmic, firm or gentle stroking, as in massage. Effleurage of the abdomen is commonly used in the Lamaze method of childbirth. A form [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Effleurage - Definition of Effleurage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The circular stroking movement used in massage of the abdomen during labor in the Lamaze method.A form of massage where the skin is stroked in one direction to increase blood flow.Rhythmic, firm or gentle stroking, as in massage. 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