Thai massage was created on the basis of Indian Ayurvedic medicine more than 2500 years ago. In fact, Thai massage is a method of treatment, implemented by stimulating biologically active points and a set of exercises borrowed from the practice of yogis.

The historical center for the development of traditional Thai medicine and the school of "royal" Thai massage has since its foundation in the seventeenth century the temple of Wat Po, located in Bangkok. Practicing healers and keepers of the Thai massage tradition at that time were Buddhist monks. In the temple of Wat Pho and now is the state center for teaching traditional Thai massage.

According to the existing set of rules, every masseuse therapist must live and practice medical practice in accordance with the provisions included in the "ethical code of a practicing healer."

In a reduced form, the code of a practicing healer looks like this:

• Following the purity of tradition. This means that massage should be done only in a specially equipped place for this, and the price for a massage session should be fair.
• Striving for constant improvement of your own massage skills.
• The duty to be modest.

In addition, before and after a Thai massage, the therapist should say a prayer of thanks to the founder of the Thai massage, Dr. Dshivago. The image of the healer Jivak Komar Bhakchcha, better known in Thailand and beyond as Dr. Dshivago, is sacred to all therapists practicing Thai massage.

Dr. Dshivago is officially considered the founder of Thai traditional medicine. Mention of it is often found in the Tibetan and Burmese sacred annals, relating to the collection of texts of the Buddhist canon. His figure is unusually popular in many countries of Southeast Asia, but only in Thailand, love for Dr. Dshivago is almost universal.

Do not, however, forget that there is a list of diagnoses in which Thai massage can be contraindicated. It is not recommended to consult therapists who practice treatment or prevent diseases with Thai massage if your health care provider hints at what he suspects of you:

• any chronic disease that reduces the mobility of joints (arthritis, osteochondrosis)
• bowel disease (including gastric or duodenal ulcers), digestive disorders;
• respiratory diseases (or respiratory failure associated with heart disease)
• chronic kidney disease.

In addition, Thai massage is contraindicated in diseases of the cardiovascular system and severe osteoporosis, you can not do Thai massage to women during pregnancy, people with cancer, patients with varicose veins, as well as people suffering from eczema or psoriasis or having injuries of the joints or spine .