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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Thai traditional massage: Issues causing possible adverse effects
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Public Health Curriculum, Surin Rajabhat University, Surin, Thailand; Tropical Medicine Unit, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
Correspondence Address:
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Surin Rajabhat University, Surin, Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0257-7941.171677
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Thai traditional massage is a widely used massage technique in Thailand and is presently accepted by local Thai Ministry of Public Health. The technique is promoted but not well accepted internationally. There is a concern about the effectiveness as well as safety of this local wisdom. After a recent episode of concurrent acute heart attack and Thai traditional massage in a patient, the issue of possible adverse effects of Thai traditional massage is being widely discussed. |
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