History of Reusi Dat Ton, textual sources, benefits, current state, and future directions are discussed. Includes bibliography and suggestions for further reading, including English and Thai sources.
THAI Online Library
Traditional Thai Massage
Royal Style Thai Massage
A short article about "court massage", or "nuad rachasamnak," offered at ITTM's Thai Traditional Medicine Health Promotion Center.
Benchmarks for Training in Nuad Thai
A 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) publication on the benchmarks for training in Nuad Thai.
Effects of Thai massage on heart rate and back pain
A paper describing the effects of traditional Thai massage on heart rate variability and stress-related parameters in patients with back pain.
Sen line charts
Thai Massage and Swedish Massage – a comparative study
A comparative study of Thai massage and Swedish massage relative to physiological and psychological measures.
Thailand – The “Wellness Capital of Asia”
Thai Ministry of Public Health certification of Thailand health spas, from the perspective of 'health tourism.'
Thai Folk Healers in Northern Thailand
Academic paper entitled "Changing Power and Positions of Mo Muang in Northern Thai Healing Rituals"
An Overview of Traditional Medicine of North Thailand
A description of the various types of doctors in traditional Thai healing, and information about traditional healers in Thailand.
Overview of Sen Prathan Sib (the ten major sen lines)
A short overview of the sen sib (sen sip), and the relationship between them and other aspects of Thai medicine.