User:Retreadman/Ugandzee Squueze

Ugandzee Squeeze new article content ... The Ugandzee Squeeze has been in existence since the early 14th century. At that time, a great portion of the inhabited world was being devastated by the Black Plague. Those areas that were able to avoid population depletion were able to grow their power. The Empire of Mali was the source of more than half of the world's gold. It was able to maintain its production and trade industry due to the fact the Empire was able to ward off the plague. Ruler Mansa Mari Djata II and his advisers developed a way to help their people avoid the ilness or alleviate the pain associated with it. They found by stimulating the circulation of the blood through the body was very effective. This was done by squeezing either the hands or the feet. The four (4) fingers or four (4) toes (excluding the big toe) were squeezed together and held in that fashion for a minimum of 25 seconds. The second step was to continue to squeeze these appendages with a pumping motion for a minimum of a minute. This procedure was to be repeated at least 4 times a day. Wallisimo Joanasi was credited with this development. Being from the Bantu-speaking country of Central Africa of Uganda, the name of the procedure took the name of its country of origin. It was alternatively called the Djata Twist after the ruler of that time period. This method faded into obscurity until the mid-twentieth century when it was put to use again by medical people of Central Asia to help alleviated the pain of arthritic diseases.

References

"Millennium" (BBC television series) Stride, G.T & C. Ifeka: "Peoples and Empires of West Africa: West Africa in History 1000-1800".

  Nelson, 1971