Jamu by Susan-Jane Beers

Author:Susan-Jane Beers
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1017-5
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

There are many massage techniques and theories. For example, M’Bok Na is self taught and comes from Central Java. She massages the left side of the body very thoroughly, especially the back, believing that the whole back benefits from intense work on one side. By the time she moves over to the other side, the job is more or less done, with only a light massage left to wrap it up. In sharing M’bok’s theory with Professor Dr Sardjono, he said: “She’s right. If one side of the body is put in order there is a knock-on effect and treating the other one is much easier.” Strength is adjusted to suit the patient; they must feel the pressure but it should not be unbearable. Thumb pressure is used for light massage while the three-fingered action, palms and pinching fall into the medium bracket. Anything else is considered hard.

FIXING A DAMAGED KNEE

John Herbert slipped while dashing down a ramp in the pouring rain, and felt something snap. At the doctor’s surgery, he was given an impressive array of pills, but they did not work. When he consulted an orthopaedic specialist in Singapore, he was advised to swim and work out on an exercise bike. Three weeks later, however, John found he could hardly walk. It was at this point someone he knew recommended visiting Pak Haji Naim, a renowned bone expert who owns a clinic in South Jakarta.

First the patah tulang examined the knee and carefully assessed the damage. He then applied a heavy, oily cream, made on the premises, to the affected area and began to massage it. Within five minutes, John could “actually feel the bits of splintered bone being pushed back where they belonged”. The rubbing continued for another ten minutes, after which pads of cotton wool soaked in oil were applied above, below and round the knee. Finally, tiny bamboo splints measuring about 2 x 10 cm (1 x 4 in) were placed over the swollen part of the knee and bound tightly in place with an elastic bandage.

John was then asked to test his leg. The improvement was immediately evident: he could put more weight on it than when he arrived. Three half-half hour visits later, John could walk again, albeit a little stiffly. By the time he returned to the USA, even though his knee had not healed completely, doctors said that without Pak Haji Naim’s intervention the problem might have become permanent.

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