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  2. Hilot - Wikipedia

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    Hilot (/HEE-lot/) is an ancient Filipino art of healing. It uses manipulation and massage to achieve the treatment outcome, although techniques differ from one practitioner to another. [1]

  3. Health in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]

  4. Disability in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Among these institutions are Vibes massage clinics, owned and managed by blind massage therapists and Tahanang Walang Hagdan, a rehabilitation center for physically impaired individuals. Tahanang Walang Hagdan provides projects wherein they have a metal craft workshop and manufactures wheelchairs, educational toys, bags, and other novelty items.

  5. Meningioma - Wikipedia

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    Mean relapse-free survival for atypical meningiomas was 11.5 years vs. 2.7 years for anaplastic meningiomas. [25] Malignant anaplastic meningioma is aggressive. Although anaplastic meningioma has higher chances of distant metastasis than the other two types, the overall incidence of meningioma metastasis is only 0.18%; which is considered rare ...

  6. Health care in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This low number of personnel can be attributed to the increase in migration and resignation of Philippine nurses. [1] Comparing data from 2014 between Philippines, United States of America, and Canada, Philippines only spent 4.7% of their GDP on health while USA and Canada spent 17.1% and 10.4%. [2] [3] [4] Efforts are being performed to bridge ...

  7. Medical massage - Wikipedia

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    Medical massage is outcome-based massage, primarily the application of a specific treatment targeted to the specific problem the patient presents with a diagnosis and are administered after a thorough assessment/evaluation by the medical massage therapist with specific outcomes being the basis for treatment. It is also known as clinical massage ...

  8. Massage - Wikipedia

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    The word comes from the French massage 'friction of kneading', [12] which, in turn, comes either from the Arabic word مَسَّ massa meaning 'to touch, feel', [13] the Portuguese amassar 'knead', from the Latin massa meaning 'mass, dough', [14] or the Greek verb μάσσω (massō) 'to handle, touch, to work with the hands, to knead dough'.

  9. Filipino shamans - Wikipedia

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    After the Philippines was ceded to the United States after the Spanish–American War, he was initially made "military chief" of La Castellana, Negros Occidental under the American government. However, he picked up armed resistance again in 1899 in the Philippine–American War. He surrendered on August 6, 1907, to American authorities and was ...