Title: Quality of the Mongolian medical massage therapy and its practical applications

Authors: Otgontuya Dashdorj

Addresses: Red Cross Center Graz, Münzgrabenstraße 151, 8010 Graz, Austria; Oyster Health Center, Holding Graz, Janzgasse 21, 8020, Graz, Austria

Abstract: This article describes the specifics of Mongolian health traditions, among which massage, moxibustion and kyphosis. The oldest testimonies on massage date back to 2500-2300 BC and were found in the most ancient documents, retrieved in the Egyptian tombs of Saqqara. Carved images show two men while on one's leg massage is applied. In Ancient Chinese scriptures, medical acupuncture and moxibustion therapy and non-removable point massage therapy are mentioned. Mongolian massage therapy and point massage therapy in Asian countries is seen as 'human feet take through the soles the energy from the Earth'. Similarly, it is believed to have existed among US aborigines and in ancient European cultures. This article uses the concept on Mongolian massage therapy and explores its application in our modern world during the globalising information age.

Keywords: health; massage therapy; Mongolian medicine; moxybustion; kyphosis; manual therapy; back pain; holistic health; alternative medicine; Mongolian massage.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2024.142199

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2024 Vol.23 No.2/3, pp.147 - 158

Received: 30 Jun 2023
Accepted: 09 Jul 2023
Published online: 14 Oct 2024 *

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