Author(s): Mohd Jafar, Abdul Nasir Ansari, Md Izhar Alam, Mohd Khalid, Danish Mand

Abstract: In Unani system of medicine, Dalk known as massage is an ancient mode of treatment. Massage has been generally used for its preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes since the time of Buqrat (Hippocrates). It has been mainly advised in the management of various neurological and psychological diseases. Several clinical trials have recognised its efficacy in these diseases on scientific parameters. This review article aims to explore the preventive as well as therapeutic application of Dalk (massage) in perspective of classical Unani texts and their various indications in psychosomatic and neurological diseases.