How to proceed

Some other person should do massage for another person because only another person can perform this job more efficiently and effectively. There must be a gap of 1 -2 hours between massage and food intake. Always get body massaged on empty stomach, after attending to calls of nature, but without taking bath. Use a wooden plank or spread a thick blanket on the floor. Apply mustard / olive / coconut oil over skin and apply pressure equivalent to 5 pounds on tender

organs and 5-10 pound pressure over hands, feet, abdomen and chest, 15-20 pound pressure over organs above waistline, like back, upper part. Actual pressure will depend on a person's physical condition. Fat accumulates generally around waist, abdomen, legs and arms, hence these body parts must be massaged more thoroughly. Some people advise inserting a few drops of mustard oil in ears, nostrils, navel, rectum but medical acceptance of such device still remain unconfirmed.

Our body has two extremities in the form of hands and feet as all the nerves end here. If palms of hands and soles of feet are thoroughly massaged, it will almost impart the benefits that are derived from Accupresure method. Message of palms and soles activates endocrine glands and all trigger points in the body, thus improving function of all the body organs.

Massage can be done from 15 to 60 minutes, depending on capacity of the patient and also the involvement of affected organs, After massage has been finished, relax for an hour or so, but do not drink / eat anything until you finish bath which may be had after an hour of the massage. Use some glycerine soap to remove residues of oily substance. Body massage should be done in the morning. 'before sunrise in the morning in summer season and after 2-3 hours of sunrise in winter season. Use lukewarm water for bathing purposes in winter or tepid water in summer. During massage, body sweats profusely and it is advised by experts that sweat should be reabsorbed into the skin; hence not wiped. Sivanand advised that, in order to ensure quicker penetration and absorption of massage oil, it should be mixed with some amount of table salt and also that oil may be heated or lukewarmed before being massaged.

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy is an integral part of Naturopathy (other facets having been described earlier) and cold bath, hot bath, steam bath, sitz bath, alternate hot and cold baths, whirlpool bath, compresses, Turkish bath, steam room baths or steam bath by sitting / standing in a cabinet, saunas and wraps are the major disciplines. This therapy is deemed to be a complete healing system by which an ailing body, overloaded with toxic and foreign matters, can be eradicated from the body through skin pores in the skin by sweat in which is induced by hot / swim baths. TOs therapy is recognised both the conventional and non-conventional practice. Moreover, it is not new to India, Roman and Chinese who had been using it in one form or the other

There is much evidence to prove that water has excellent ability to alter body's flow which could be manipulated varying its temperature, suiting an individual's capacity and health status. Cold water circulates blood to internal organs to enable them to reform their individual functions. It reduces blood pressure, increases blood flow to skin, dilates blood vessels, thus easing stiffness. It sends more nutrients and oxygen to the tissues, thus repairing the damage caused by various disorders, it also boosts immune system and improves blood circulation.

Mineral baths and mud have been known to allay tension, reduce circulatory congestion caused by spasm of muscles' and also are know to be beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis, better mobility and life of body joints. Some experts use cold and hot water alternatively.