title: Urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, as a complementary rehabilitative care in postpartum stroke.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This use of urut Melayu to complement rehabilitation care in patients poststroke is promising.
authors.affiliation: Division of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drfarizafadzil@moh.gov.my
authors.forename: Fariza
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fadzil
authors.forename: Haniza Mohd
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Anuar
authors.forename: Suhaila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Norsuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abd Ghani
authors.forename: Norlaili
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008405:Massage; D009048:Motor Skills; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013060:Speech; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation