Thai Massage

Massage has been widely used as a part of warm-up and recovery techniques in sports, with studies published showing the ability for massage to decrease muscle soreness, increase flexibility, improve blood flow, and increase a sense of well-being. Although traditional Thai massage has been used by soccer players in Thailand to help enhance their physical fitness for years, until recently there had been little supporting evidence of such a benefit.

Thai massage, to the contrary, are focused on relaxation. Similar to Ayurvedic massage, Thai massage specializes in relaxing the mind instead of a more generalized massage. Thai massage penetrates the muscle deeply relaxing tense muscles. Thai massage came from Thailand, not surprisingly, with generation from generation the technique being passed down. Thai massage today hones in on deep breathing and utilizing pressure points to release tension.