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🇹🇭 Thailand · Traditional

Yam Khangヤムカーン（熱した鉄板の足の療法）ย่ำขาง

A rare northern Thai treatment in which the practitioner heats an oiled foot on an iron ploughshare and treads on the receiver's body, accompanied by incantation and prayer.

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Origin
🇹🇭 Thailand — Northern Lanna region
Era
Traditional
Classification
Traditional massage / Related therapy
Techniques
Foot / Heat / Herbal
Practitioner body parts
Foot
Medium
Herbal
Clothing
Clothed
Setting
Mat
Also known as
Fire foot massage · Hot foot treatment

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Related reference entry: Thai Massage (Nuad Thai)

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