- Title: Egyptian masseur plays with fire to ease muscle pain
- Date: 17th September 2019
- Summary: GHARBEYA, EGYPT (SEPTEMBER 4, 2019) (REUTERS) MASSEUR, ABDEL REHIM SAEID, POURING LIQUID ON TOWEL COVERING BODY OF CLIENT SAEID SETTING TOWEL ON FIRE VARIOUS OF TOWEL ON FIRE SAEID USING WET TOWEL TO PUT OUT FIRE / SAEID MASSAGING BACK OF CLIENT (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MASSEUR, ABDEL REHIM SAEID, SAYING: "It is a type of massage which is called fiery massage. It means rubbing, I communicate with the human body, coming to close contact with the body of the human in front of me." VARIOUS OF SAEID LIGHTING FIRE ON TOP OF CLAY CUPS PLACED ON BACK OF CLIENT VARIOUS OF SAEID OBSERVING CUSTOMER DURING SESSION (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MASSEUR, ABDEL REHIM SAEID, SAYING: "There are some prohibitions that we always warn about. We check the client's medical and health condition. If the client's condition allows us to apply the method, we do it. If we found out that their health condition does not allow us to use this method after studying their case, we don't carry out this method." SAEID MASSAGING CLIENT VARIOUS OF SAEID PUTTING ON HERBS ON BACK OF CLIENT (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CLIENT, MOHAMMED AL-SHAER, SAYING: "My condition improved 100 percent, thank God. Before, I could not stand up to pray. I couldn't stretch my back when I get out of the car. Now, after the second session, my body is getting better and my movement is better. I used to be lazy but this is no longer the case." VARIOUS OF SHAER STRETCHING
- Embargoed: 1st October 2019 10:20
- Keywords: Spa Egyptian masseur massage Egypt spa fiery towel
- Location: GHARBEYA, EGYPT
- City: GHARBEYA, EGYPT
- Country: Egypt
- Topics: Human Interest / Brights / Odd News,Society/Social Issues
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- Story Text: An Egyptian masseur plays with fire to relieve his clients' muscle pain at his spa in the Nile Delta governorate of Gharbeya.
Abdel Rehim Saeid, 35, applies the ancient Pharaonic technique, known as the "fiery towel" by starting with a standard massage, using oil and camomile, to stimulate blood circulation and alleviate some of the pain in affected areas.
Then comes the heat. Saeid places several layers of towels and other isolating materials on the client's back.
Then a towel soaked in alcohol is placed on top and set on fire. It burns for roughly a minute before the flames are put out with a wet towel.
"It is ...called a fiery massage," Saeid said, that works by sucking moisture out of the body.
Saeid said he cannot use the technique with people suffering from high blood pressure, kidney failure or hemophilia.
He said he trained under an expert in the fiery towel technique in Morocco, and had earned several massage certifications from institutions in Egypt.
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