Thai Herbal Compress Training and Products

Thai Bodywork offers certification training in the use of Thai herbal compress balls, or herbal poultices, and we sell hiqh-quality herbal products that we import from Thailand. You can also receive a Thai herbal compress and traditional Thai massage treatment at the Thai Bodywork spa. Thai Bodywork received a Critic's Pick review in TimeOut Chicago Magazine for our Thai herbal compress treatment.

About Thai Herbal Compresses or Luk Pra Kob

The herbal compress has been used for hundreds of years in Thailand as a remedy for sore aching muscles, stress relief, exhaustion and other ailments. This is truly a wonderful treatment that is still little known in the United States. Herbs are wrapped in balls of cotton muslin, steamed to release essential oils and aromas, and then applied along the sen sip or energy lines of the body.

The herbal compress has many benefits. The application of pressure with moist heat along energy lines and at acupressure points is very therapeutic for the client. The herbs themselves have many medicinal properties - anti-inflammatory, astringent, anti-bacterial and other effects are present in many of the herbs. In addition, the compress releases a wonderful aroma from such aromatic herbs as Camphor, Lemongrass, and Patchouli, which relieves stress, clears congestion and invigorates.

Thai Bodywork provides a weekend certification training in this wonderful treatment that we teach 2-3 times per year. This training is a perennial favorite, in which students give and receive a complete herbal compress treatment. The course covers the history, herbal ingredients and construction of the compresses, safety and comfort of the client, clinical indications and integration with a typical Thai massage session. Students receive a starter kit of herbal compresses to take home.