While in the shower or when moisturizing, the new mother can lightly effleurage around her breasts six times, lightly knead the base of the breasts and press on any areas that might feel tender. (massagetoday.com)
In contrast, Ask et al. (2) reported that maximal muscle power output during leg extension was significantly increased (by 11 %) when the subjects received 10 minutes of standardized massage, which included effleurage, petrissage, and tapotement before the exercise rather than 10 minutes of passive rest. (journals.lww.com)
Repetitive effleurage promotes better circulation, decreases nervous system firing and can reduce pain perception in an injured area. (physiologicnyc.com)