Sabai Spa’s New Herbal Ball Treatments Sweeping North America
SabaiSpa introduces the "hottest" new herbal, aromatherapy treatment taking massage, facial and spa treatments to a whole new level!
The fastest growing treatments sweeping across North America are using the SabaiSpa Herbal Ball. Featured on the cover of this month’s Massage Magazine, SabaiSpa brings the Luk Pra Kob, (translated from Thai as "pressing herbal sphere," or Herbal Ball) is a method of treatment employed in traditional Thai medicine.
The herbal balls are used to provide the same type of stimulation as acupressure along energy channels, known as Sen Sib lines in Thailand. Thai Herbal Ball massage is rapidly growing in the West due to the many added benefitsthat herbs and heat provide over most other traditional treatments. It is also beneficial as a method for relief of arthritis, back pain and sports injuries.
The herbal ball treatment is traditionally a hot treatment. The balls are pressed a long the Sen Sib lines, or acupressure zones of the body in a series of motions that include: a pressing with steady downward pressure; a "rock n roll" or back and forth motion; a "rolling" or orbital circular motion; and a "dragging" motion, which is used to increase blood flow and lymphatic drainage. The SabaiSpa Ball is used in combination with traditional Thai or Swedish massage, or as a tool to work on specific parts of the body that need special attention for muscular tightness or pain.
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