Massage movement with the wrists kept flexible so that the palms come in contact with the skin; light, firm, and rapid strokes, one hand after the other.

• A. Slapping
• B. Tapotement
• C. Vibration
• D. Pounding

Answer: (A)

This describes a percussive massage movement where the wrists stay flexible and the palms strike the skin in quick, rhythmic contacts, alternating from one hand to the other. That palm-to-skin, light-to-firm, rapid sequence is characteristic of slapping. It sits within the broader family of tapping/percussion techniques (tapotement), but the specific form here is defined by using the palm to deliver quick slaps rather than other percussive shapes. Vibration involves shaking the tissue, not palm slaps; pounding uses heavier blows with a closed fist or the edge of the hand, not light, rapid palm contacts. So the best match is slapping.