The questionnaire comprised three sections including demographic data,
medical history and reasons for their visits to the PUSRATU centre. Visual Analog Score (VAS) scale
rating 1 to 4 Likert were given to all participants upon their agreement to participate in the study.
Traditional massage treatment was performed on all the patients by qualified traditional practitioners on
their visit day which was scheduled by the centre depending on the type of disease, diagnosis and
prognosis. They were asked to fill up the VAS score before and after the treatment on every visit. The
differences between the score before and after the treatment were recorded as the pain score. Data on
demographic, medical history and reasons for their visits were analyzed. Patient’s record files were
evaluated to reconfirm the type of therapies they received compare to what they have reported in the
questionnaire. Patient’s VAS scores were also analysed to evaluate the treatment progress. Data was
analyzed and presented in mean +/- SE and percentages and tabulated as pie charts and histogram. During
the one year period of the study 131 patients were recruited and evaluated. The data was analysed using
SPSS version 16.