It is a specialty of Tibetan medicine that specifically addresses the external body. Massage then is used in combination with different media such as vegetable oil, clarified butter, etc.
Adjunctive therapies address specific problems.
Fomentation address the Phlegm diseases, massage the Wind diseases and hydro-therapy the Bile. Other methods used are the rubbing of specific acupoints with or without a herbal paste or liniment. The method and points used are similar in nature to Japanese Shiatsu therapy. Symptoms of imbalance of rLung are, among others, restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, stress, unbalanced emotions, depression, muscle cramping, stiffness and backaches. Tibetan medicine believes oil holds the Wind in place, and smoothes it out.