Have you ever observed the routine of your grandma? If she is a Malayali, one thing she will not be able to do away, is an oil massage before taking bath. She will insist on you too taking a weekly oil bath, and it is surely a suggestion that you might have turned down contemptuously many a time. But go through any of the science and health journals, if time permits. You will surely find one or two articles on the benefits of having an oil massage.
The oil massages are an integral part of Ayurveda. It is part of spondylitis ayurvedic treatment and other healthcare therapies aimed at beating the diseases affecting skeleton or spinal cord. Many practitioners are of the opinion that these oil massages also help in preventing many other ailments related to muscles, bones and the like.
Once you start having an oil massage on your entire body at least once in a week, you will get to know the magical effects of such an Ayurvedic method. It helps to relax and at the same time rejuvenate the muscles, freshens up the entire nervous system and equip us with the energy to carry out our activities with more vigour.
The medicinal and the rejuvenating quality of the oil massage is mentioned in the ancient texts not only that of India, but those ancient medicinal documents of various countries such as Egypt and China.