Title of article :
Use of Dalk in the Gynecological Diseases: Perspectives of Persian Medicine
Author/Authors :
Khalilzadeh, Somayyeh Department of Persian Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Tabarrai, Malihe Department of Persian Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Women’s diseases are types of the common problems that patients are seeking for treatment
that imposes a lot of economic burdens on health systems. Many Persian medicine reference
books mentioned various practical methods for the adjunctive treatment of the gynecological
problems. In the Persian medicine resources, “Dalk” therapeutic method is the most appropriate word for massage. Many clinical studies have been conducted on applied massage in
women’s diseases which confirms the effects of “Dalk”in this regard. The purpose of this study
is to investigate “Dalk”’s applications on women’s diseases
Keywords :
Massage , Dalk , Persian medicine
Journal title :
Traditional and Integrative Medicine