Massage is a physical touch in order to feel comfort, to feel
freshness, and to heal from injuries. Massage has been exist in Indonesia since
long time ago. It is evidenced by the depicting kings and queens being massaged
by her ladies relief on Borobudur Temple and Prambanan Temple.
Traditional Indonesian massage is influenced by the art of healing
and medicine from India and China. Hinduism arrived in Indonesia around 400
years BC by Hindu priests who introduced Indian medicine which uses scented
oils for massage and medicines made from plants. Massage has become part of
Indonesian culture because they provide benefits for health and beauty. Now the
modern era, it has been developed the variety of places that provide massage
services or who is now better known as the massage such as fitness centre,
health and beauty treatment centre and local traditional massage.
There are two types of traditional
Indonesian massage those are pressure (pijat) and effleurage (urut). Pressure
is a type of traditional massage used for relaxing and relieving the body to relax the muscles rigid with wringing motion commonly. The effleurage is used to treat more serious injuries and fractures. Effleuraging is not only the muscles but also the neural pathways.
The goal is to encourage blood circulation better. Massage pressure movements and effleurage is almost the similar treatment. The pressure needs more powerful and additional skills. A therapist must have knowledge
of anatomy, bone structure, neural pathways and points press to heal
effectively.
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