1. TRADITIONAL MALAY MASSAGE
Generally Malay Massage can be mainly divided into 2 categories, that is :
a) Wellness Massage.
In
wellness massage, the whole body is being massaged. It helps in
reducing anxiety, improving quality of sleep and in reducing stress.
b)Therapeutic Massage.
Therapeutic
massage on the hand, only massage affected body part. Therapeutic
massage helps to improve the condition of particular illness and in
reducing severity of pain. Common illness that benefit from such massage
includes low back pain, migraine, etc.
2. ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture
is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine which mainly involves the
theory of meridians, location, usage, indications and combinations of
acupoints, needling manipulations. Acupuncture is for unblocking Qi (i.e
internal energy) by inserting needles at particular points on the
body. The modern scientific explanation is that needling the
acupuncture points stimulates the nervous system to release chemicals
in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemical will either
change the experience of pain (e.g endogenous opiod neuropeptides) or
they will trigger the release of other chemicals and hormones which
influence the body’s own internal regulating system.
Acupuncture
is performed by inserting sterilised disposable needles, applying heat
or electrical stimulation at a precise acupuncture points. This is to
encourage body natural healing and to improve body function.
In
this unit, the treatment is for chronic pain and stroke. Acupuncture
patients may have side effects such as dizzy, pain during insertion or
withdrawal of acupuncture needle and local pain after acupuncture needle
being withdraw.
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