Article dealing with the importance of preparation before work with clients, the need for self-protection at critical moments during a treatment, and how and when to detoxify after a particularly stressful session.
THAI Online Library
Magazine & Newspaper Articles
Thai Herbal Compresses: Healing from Thailand
An article of general interest about luk pra kob, or Thai herbal compresses, and their use in the west in spas and treatment centers.
Bug Drugs: Insects as Medicine in NE Thailand
For centuries, Northeastern Thai have used insects in potions and remedies to cure a host of ailments. Now researchers plan to systematically record them.
Internal Heat and A Broken Stomach
A foreigner's lighthearted approach to describing some common Thai ailments and their place in society and folklore.
Asian Bodywork Trends
An article about Asian Bodywork trends mentions traditional Thai massage and Thai herbal compress therapy.
Alternative Medicine Hospital Built in Thailand
Thailand is building an alternative hospital in Suphan Buri Province offering holistic and herbal treatments using Ayurvedic and natural remedies including traditional Thai healing.
A Guide to Traditional Thai massage
A general overview of Thai massage and guidelines for including it in a massage therapy practice.
Feeling the Pull of Thai Massage
In The Spirit of the Father Doctor
An article on traditional Thailand medical massage, from 1995.
Held Captive by Healing Hands
A tourist's account of two massages she received in Thailand, once at a 5 star resort, and another by a young woman recently released from prison. From the Brisbane Times, Australia.