Article by the Drummond Team 
Otonamaki, which directly translates to “adult wrapping”, is a Japanese therapeutic method meant to alleviate posture problems and stiffness and it is gaining popularity around the country. The idea for Otonamaki comes from the practice of Ohinamaki, which sees babies wrapped up in cloth in a similar fashion. This is meant to help with their physical development.
Each session lasts around 20 minutes.
“The reason why Otonamaki was invented was because some people were worried about babies struggling or feeling claustrophobic while being wrapped up,” says Orie Matsuo of Kyoko Proportion, one of several companies that offer Otonamaki to its customers. “We thought if adults were rolled up like them, they could experience how good it feels.” And if customer feedback is anything to go by, Otonamaki is certainly proving successful. “It looks cramped but it doesn’t feel tight at all,” said a 40-year-old customer of Kyoko Proportion. “It’s the opposite of that. Afterwards I felt an improvement in my shoulders and back.”
But not everyone is convinced. A Twitter user said: “This looks so creepy,” Someone else has described it as “something out of a horror film.”
Source: BBC news / LT.com/ Elle.com