Neurotherapy (NT) is an effective ancient Indian bodywork therapy, which first hit the newspaper headlines in Britain and Canada a few years ago. ^1,2,3

This is an old forgotten therapy that originates from India, and this practice also has roots in Tibetan medicine⁴. These therapies were born in India and traveled to Tibet and later onto China. Transcripts of these theories are difficult to trace, as these therapies were initially transmitted orally; it was much later on when the Chinese invented paper.

Ayurveda envisages the effect of daily oil massage and recommends the practice of abhyanga as one important component of dinacharya- the daily regimen one has to follow in order to be healthy. The merits of abhyanga are-