Thai Massage
By Thailand
Massage is the cornerstone of traditional Thai health care. Its practitioners call it can cure 63 dysfunctions of the nervous, skeletal and musculars systems - everything from nerve pan to migraine. There is evidence that Thai massage pattern was first introduced in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya in 1690. Simon de la Loubere, French envoy to the Royal Court Of Siam and wrote in 1690, "When someone is ill in Siam, he has his body worked on by someone skilled in this art who walks all over him".
Thai massage has a positive effect on muscle tone; it increases blood curculation and reactivates the nerves, making breathing easier and stronger. It's and effective physical therapy for people who suffer from paralysis. Reflexology which is a method of applying pressure to the nerve endings on the soles of the feet, is said to improve the energy flow to miscellaneous body's organs, promoting natural healing. The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand, in cooperation with other authorities concerned, promotes Health Care Tourism. Thai massage and reflexology are included in the certification program which is called "Tour
for Thai Traditional Treatment". Wat Phra Chetuponwimonmangkalaram ( Wat Pho ), is well-known as the first recognized original Thai massage school. Thai massage is also combined with herbal therapy through the use of hot compresses. The heat, the herbs, and the massage make sore, stiff muscles a memory. Herbal baths and saunas are wonderful for cleansing and refreshing the skin. Aromatic oils from the herbal essences are able to transport one to a world of relaxation now.
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PostNuke and PostNukeThai coverage in Bangkok Post
I think most of us probably notice this already that recently (May 8, 2002) PostNuke and PostNukeThai websites have been covered by a Bangkok Post 's (Wednesday) Database section as a comprehensive news coverage. So here I would like to point out to the web article (shorten version) in case someone have not read its paper version. Thai developer makes open source push
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