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TFM
(redirected from Transverse Friction Massage)

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Deep transverse friction massage was performed internally through the introitus and externally over the healed tissue.
The adhesions can be broken up or ruptured with deep transverse friction massage allowing the tendons and muscle fibers to return to their normal parallel configuration.
The author compliments Dr Cyriax for the development of transverse friction massage (TFM), an important technique used in sports massage, and recommends its use on most muscles, healthy or not (contrary to Cyriax's guidelines in which TFM should only be used on a lesion).
 
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