▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁prevent ▁Pas ma . ▁These ▁include ▁avoid ing ▁t ires ome , ▁repet itive ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁extrem ities , ▁show ering ▁and ▁bath ing ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁and ▁avoid ing ▁was hing ▁clothes ▁after ▁iron ing . ▁Fol k lor ic ▁treat ments ▁for ▁Pas ma ▁include ▁mass ages ▁using ▁g inger , ▁co con ut ▁oil , ▁alco hol , ▁gar lic , ▁and ▁cam ph or ▁oil . ▁So aking ▁in ▁lu ke w arm ▁salt ed ▁water ▁or ▁rice ▁water ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁c ure ▁Pas ma , ▁as ▁well ▁is ▁Pas m ang - b itu ka , ▁a ▁daily ▁salt ed ▁de co ction ▁of ▁sol asi ▁( H oly ▁bas il ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Bang ung ot ▁Us og ▁Ne ville ▁T añ ala ▁Hann ah ▁Bor ja ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁http :// blue k ny g ht - pas ma . blog spot . com ▁https :// books . google . com / books ? id = E kt z H rf up 1 UC ▁ ▁Category : Culture - bound ▁synd rom es ▁Category : He alth ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Category : Tag alog ▁words ▁and ▁phr ases ▁Category : Super st itions ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁D ixon ▁Br id gers ▁II ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁football ▁coach ▁and ▁college