How to Give a Thai Hand Massage

Series Summary

Thai massage is the traditional form of massage called “nuat phaen boran.” It began in India and incorporates forms of yoga and stretching movements today. It is believed that Thai massage was brought to Thailand about 2500 years ago by Dr. Shivago (Javika Kumar Baccha), a contemporary of Buddha. Thai massage begins with the patient lying flat on a mat or firm mattress. The massage-giver applies rhythmic pressure to the patient’s body using their hands and forearms. As the massage progresses, the giver may use their legs and feet to massage and stretch the patient.

In this series of videos, learn what to expect from a Thai massage. Our expert starts this video series with a typical Thai hand massage, neck and shoulder massage, and moves on to a relaxing foot massage. Watch as our Thai massage expert demonstrates a thigh massage and a lower back massage. Some of the most beneficial Thai massage moves are stretches and twists. Learn how to do a hip twist and a leg stretch. Get tips on a more advanced hip-toe stretch and lower back stretch. Watch as our expert performs a shoulder-hip stretch and other Thai massage moves on a patient to get maximum flexibility.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Melisa Brown and I am going to teach you a little bit about Thai-Massage and thank you on behalf of Expert Village.com. You can look at my website www.uneedamassage.us. Today I am going to show you a couple of moves on Thai-Massage. It is something that has been around for many years, about 2500 years. So the first thing we are going to do is we are going to use our hands. You use both of your hands in front of you and you are going to grab at the base of the hand of the finger and you are going to rotate it about five times one way, five times the other way and you are going to give it a pull. You are going to your pointing finger rotated above, five times one way, five times the other way and give it a pull. You might here a crack. It’s okay. The middle finger also known as your traffic finger and give it a pull. Then the heart finger and rotate the other way and give it a pull. Rotate your pinkie, rotate it the other way and give it a pull. Bend it back, forward. Now doesn’t that feel light? "