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Originally Posted by landofsmiles;
..fairly convinced the Thai one I had 2 days ago caused the damage.
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You are probably right. On occasion i have had some shoulder, neck, or back pain caused by a bad massage. Once I was laid up for week in BKK, eating anti-inflammatories, and a couple of times had a very painful night or two.
Sometimes it is because you got a bad masseuse, but sometimes it is because you moved just when she was about to crack your back, or press down on your shoulders, and so it turned out all wrong.
But, in spite of the problems I have had at times, I love getting the Thai massages. What I try to do, whenever possible, though, is to find one masseuse that seems very good, and who I feel some personal rapport with, as well, then stick with her, and go to her exclusively. That way, you learn her moves, and know what she will do to you, and when she will do it, thereby knowing how to relax, and how to react, and eliminating accidents caused by moving in the wrong direction, just as she is doing one of her moves to you.
Overall, I find that the benefit I derive from massage outweighs the risk of an accident, although I have learned to speak to them in Thai to explain to them not to even touch the L4-L5 disc in my back, as even mild touching causes irritation, and any hard rubbing, pushing, or pressing on it, causes painful inflammation. So it is a bother having to break in a new masseuse, and great when I have a regular one who knows the program!