#modality  a method of therapy that involves physical treatment
  supertype:  #treatment  care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury
  part of:  #physical_therapy
  subtype:  #massage  kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
     subtype:  #cardiac_massage__cardiacmassage__heart_massage__heartmassage  an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or (during surgery) directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
     subtype:  #effleurage  a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"
     subtype:  #petrissage  massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed
     subtype:  #Swedish_massage  massage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints
     subtype:  #tapotement  massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis
  subtype:  #diathermy  a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents

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