When a client has petrissage performed on him/or her during a massage therapy session, there are many benefits to his/or her physiology by the use of any of the different forms and variations of petrissage:

1. It causes an increased flow of blood in the client's circulatory system.
2. It helps to flush out the entire system's metabolic waste.
3. It helps to decrease swelling in local areas.
4. When leaving the massage room, the client will be noticeably less fatigued and will have gained a lot more energy for the rest of the day.
5. It's good for the muscles by relaxing and lengthening the client's muscles during the massage session.
6. Many varieties of petrissage will ease the tension from the client's muscles that are located below the surface of the skin. The stiffness and soreness of muscles will frequently disappear with petrissage.
7. Petrissage stimulates the nervous system as well as softens the client's fascia.
8. It creates analgesia because it stimulates endorphins - this is done especially in skin rolling petrissage - or other pain-relieving substances.