Urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, as a complementary rehabilitative care in postpartum stroke.

摘要

The case of a 32-year-old Malay woman who developed postpartum stroke is reported.The patient received a series of urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, sessions at one of the newly established integrated hospitals in the country.After 14 urut Melayu sessions, she improved tremendously in her speech and fine motor skills and regained her activities of daily living.This use of urut Melayu to complement rehabilitation care in patients poststroke is promising.