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🇨🇴 Colombia · Contemporary

Maderoterapia (Wood Therapy)マデロテラピー（木の療法）

Pressure and friction on skin and subcutaneous tissue with wooden rollers, cups and paddles, said to have been shaped by the Colombian beauty industry from the late 1990s; some trace its origin to Eastern wooden tools, but this is poorly documented.

Beauty massage

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Fact sheet

Origin
🇨🇴 Colombia
Era
Contemporary
Classification
Beauty massage
Techniques
Wood / Tool
Practitioner body parts
Tool
Medium
Oil
Clothing
Skin contact, draped
Setting
Table
Also known as
Wood Therapy · Colombian Wood Therapy · Wooden Roller Massage

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Related forms and lineages

Related reference entry: Body Shape Massage (Modelagem and Maderotherapy)

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