The cold massage is ideal for patients suffering from insomnia, dry scratching, excessive heat, nervous weakness, burning sensation and vibration in hands and legs. Even light massage with oil proves useful in these cases.

For weak and thin people oil massage is ideal.

Dry massage and cold massages are good for reducing fat.

Those suffering from paralysis, rheumatism, backache, pain in legs, polio and sciatica greatly benefit from oil massage, foot massage, hot-cold massage and electric massage. During fast one should have oil massage.

Dry massage, powder massage and oil massage help to relax the body.

A normally healthy person benefits from oil massage and cold massage.

The oil massage should be done in the direction of heart. Although one can massage oneself, is better to get somebody else to do massage. Leave your hands loose and massage toward the heart from the upper parts of the body downwards and from below upwards. The Massage should begin from leg, knee, thighs, arms, stomach, chest, back neck and head. The massage activates the veins and helps to cleanse the body of impurities. The massage should concentrate on the muscles and not on the bones. This will help the muscles to become elastic and flexible.

Other Types of Massage are tapping, rubbing, kneading, patting, wringing, rapping, swapping, thumping, pressing, punching and heating with hand.

In daily Massage the body well for five to seven minutes before the bath. This can be an oil massage or simply dry one by rubbing the hand on the entire body.