Swe-Thai MassageSwe-Thai massage -- what is it? It is a series of techniques from traditional Thai massage and Swedish massage that lowers wear, tear, and stress on the massage therapist's body.The client receives a very effective treatment of Thai style stretches and Swedish massage, along with other massage techniques. The clients love the treatment they receive and they say it quickly reduces pain they have been experiencing. It is so effective on clients because two treatments are combined during the same massage session. First, soft tissue is treated using Thai-style biomechanical techniques. Second, massage therapists treat acupressure points located all over the body. Yoga-type stretching lengthens the muscles, which makes the client more flexible. Their muscles relax. Their joints move easier. Swe-Thai massage was developed by an American massage therapist named Margie Meshew. She traveled to Thailand to learn traditional Thai massage 14 times during the past 15 years, starting in 1995. While she was there, Margie noticed that Thai massage therapists do many more massages in a week than American massage therapists can do. This made her curious. Why? Also, since she has been going over for such a long time, she noticed that the therapists who were growing older were still doing a lot of massages. Their bodies were handling it just fine. But why? Thai massage body mechanics are different than the body mechanics that massage therapists use when performing Swedish massage. The movements they use are easier on the therapist's bodies, yet they are powerful to the recipient. She began combining Thai massage with Swedish massage and discovered that her own body felt better than when she performed Swedish massage alone. What a bonus! The clients were more relaxed and flexible. They experienced relief from pain.
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