1. TCM VISIT VENUE: HOSPITAL REHABILITATION CHERAS DATE: 20 NOVEMBER 2014
GROUP 5 ;
YEW KAR MENG
YOUNG KAI SIEN
ADELINE LAU
JASMIN
NURFARAH NABIHA

2. TRADITIONAL MALAY MASSAGE
HOSPITAL REHABILITASI CHERAS

3. FOR MEN Normally used for the treatment of stroke and chronic pain.
Rarely used for the treatment of spinal pain.
Frequency of massage depends on type of disease.
Chronic pain – minimun 3x, maximum 5x
Stroke – minimum 5x, maximum 7x
Gap for treatment is one day, also depends on appointment and patient availability
Therapy also available for treatment of headache, migraine and stress
Massage chair available normally for patients with chronic pain
Duration – ½ hour

4. 3 different types of oils available for massage, all of them are registered according to Ministry of Health
Cannot use oil brought by patients themselves
Choice of oil depends on patient’s preferences – some prefer oils that smells good
Basic of the oil is coconut and is widely used for almost all different types of oils
More heated the oil, stronger the effect (believed)
Location of massage depends on disease
After massage, not advisable to eat right away

5. Massage Chair

6. FOR WOMEN
Massage does not focus on one point only, instead find sites which might have bumps and massage gently
Patients with constipation will have pain on waist, stomach ache and heartburn, hence massage stomach area slowly
Patients with gastric pain, will have heartburn – usually due to acidic and spicy food. This pain can be relieved by massaging with oil containing cymbopogan which is also known as ‘serai’.
Through palm observation, practitioner can predict type of diseases or conditions of the patient such as wheezing or cramp.
Migraine can be determined by observing head surface.
To relieve stress, massage the hand wrist slowly and few other techniques.
Also, can massage ears and neck slowly.

7. Women Massage Room
Massage oil

8. ACUPUNCTURE

9. WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE? Existed more than 5000 years
Stimulation of certain points (acupoints) on the body
Insert needle(5-15)/ heat therapy/ pressure

10. Acupuncture points Represents body organs Presents on body and ears
Yin Yang concept
12 main meridians , 8 secondary meridians
Blue: Yin, Red: Yang
More than 360 acupoints on body

11. HOSPITAL REHABILITASI CHERAS
Bachelor degree,Minimum 5 years experience
Type of diseases: stroke, chronic pain and treat smoking addiction.
Moxibustion
Electro-acupuncture
Heat therapy
Cupping therapy

12. MOXIBUSTION Moxa stick-made up of Chinese herb mugwort
Mugwort are dried and rolled up tightly and wrapped in paper forming a cigar-like stick.
Used at the point where acupuncture needle has been inserted to intensify the therapeutic benefit.
Can also held in one place and rotate in circles on the acupuncture point

13. ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE
Using a machine to pass small electric current between pairs of acupuncture needles
HEAT THERAPY
radiates the heat in the form of infrared
strengthen the effect of needles on the acupuncture points.

14. Cupping therapy
Not popular
The cottons are soaked with alcohol (5%) and burn inside the cup to create vacuum.
10 minutes

15. Treatment
Diagnosis
Mild disease- 1/2 courses
- each course 10 treatments,
mins each tx,
- once/twice a week.
Not immediate effect
Before- take meal, prevent faint
After – avoid take bath

16. SHIRODHARA

17. WHAT IS SHIRODHARA? Form of Ayurveda therapy
Gently pouring liquids over the forehead of a person
Four specialized forms of shirodhara : ksheeradhara, thakradhara, taildhara and jaladhara.

18. It involves the warm and consistent flow of medicated oils on the forehead, specifically on the ‘third eye’ - the chakra point just above and between the eye brows
calm the nerves, restore the nerves, release stored emotions, and purify the mind.
pursuit of higher states of consciousness.

19. Hospital Rehabilitation Cheras
Only taildhara being operated
Referral letters
Headache, migraine, insomnia, anxiety and mild depression.

20. Shirodhara bed
should be made of the wood such as Esthetica which helps improving the efficiency of the Shirodhara

21. Medicated oils
Dhannwantharam Tail, Ksheerabala Tail, Eladi Tail and Aswagandhadi Tail
herbal plants
can be mixed together to treat these medicated oils are applied to the patients according to their conditions.

22. Diagnosis and Treatment
Before tx
doctor will prescribe the oils
therapist will help in mix the oils and place it in a jar.
name and the identity number of the patients will be written on the opening of the jar
each patient cannot use the oil mixture of the other patients.

23. During tx
the patients are required to lie on the Shirodhara bed
forehead is positioned above the Shirodhara pot.
The oil mixture will be poured into a machine and warmed up
flows into the Shirodhara pot through a tube onto the forehead of the patients.
The flowing of the oil is conducted for 30 minutes and the massage is carried out for 15 minutes.

24. After tx
rest for 10 minutes.
not to switch on the air-conditioner
can only wash the hair after 2 hours finishing the treatment.

25. 7 sessions- complete Shirodhara treatment, continuously for seven days.
Feedback
sleep well
short escape and relaxing time
free of charge
less side effect
effective in treating the headache, insomnia and anxiety
increase the rate of recovering

26. THANK YOU =d