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

Background: The case of a 32-year-old Malay woman who developed postpartum stroke is reported.

Methods: The patient received a series of urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, sessions at one of the newly established integrated hospitals in the country.

Results: After 14 urut Melayu sessions, she improved tremendously in her speech and fine motor skills and regained her activities of daily living.

Urut Melayu for poststroke patients: a qualitative study.

Background: Urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, had been introduced into three pioneer hospitals in Malaysia, as part of the integrated hospital program. It was introduced primarily for the rehabilitation of poststroke patients. After almost 3 years since it was first implemented, there are currently plans to extend it to other hospitals in the country.

A qualitative study on urut Melayu: the traditional Malay massage.

Objective: We conducted this study to gain an insight into the experiences and views of practitioners of urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, which will be used in developing a preliminary framework of the urut Melayu process.

Design: We adopted a qualitative study design. We carried out a total of five focus group discussions (FGDs) comprising 6-10 urut Melayu practitioners each.