Wood therapy is a vigorous massage technique that utilizes wooden, handheld tools, such as rolling pins and vacuum-suction cups. Purportedly, wood therapy is centuries old and originated in Asia.
The technique of wood therapy has seen a surge in popularity, primarily in South America, where people call it maderoterapia. Madera is Spanish for wood.
Other purported claims include:
- increasing lymphatic circulation
- reducing wrinkles
- alleviating stress
- reduce cellulite
- firming the skin
- providing a whole mixed bag of other benefits