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Anatomical Locations in the Lower Limb

that Correlate with the Basic Massage

Lines and Signaling Points of Court Type

Thai Traditional Massage

Narongsak Chantawang*, Nootchanat Mairuae, Reon Somana

Abstract
Court type Thai Traditional Massage (CTTM) involves the use of hands and fingers to press
on massage points, Signaling Points (SPs) and Basic massage Lines (BLs). The authors sought to
identify the anatomical locations, from superficial to deeper layers of soft tissues, that corre-
sponded to BLs and SPs in the lower limb. By using bimanual palpation of the body surface of
two volunteers and dissecting 10 lower limbs, it was found that the massage points correspond to
the muscular origins and the proximal parts of arteries penetrating through the muscles and to
the nerves ramifying to supply the muscles. SPs are along the muscular origins where the artery
and nerve branches supplying them (motor points) are found. Both massage points and SPs are
found along the border of the iliotibial tract, where the arteries and nerves enter the muscles and
associate with the hip joints. BLs correspond to the longitudinal arrangement of muscles from
the origins to the tendons, the borders of the iliotibial tract, the artery and nerves between the
muscles, and the dorsal veins of foot. In conclusion, the massage points and lines of CTTM always
associate or closely relate to anatomical structures, especially arteries, nerves and muscles.

Key words: Court type Thai Traditional Massage, Basic massage Lines, Signaling Points

Background posed of Thai therapeutic medicine, Thai

Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) is a therapeutic pharmacy, Thai therapeutic Mas-

mode of health care practice that is congruent sage (TM) and Thai therapeutic midwifery.
with Thai culture and way of life according TM or Nuad-Thai is a branch of TTM. It is a
to the principles of Buddhism. TTM is com- form of manual therapy that can effectively

Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Nakhon cure or relieve several symptoms and diseases.
Sawan Road, Maha Sarakham 44000, Thailand
There are two types of TM, namely, Folk
*Corresponding author: reon.s@msu.ac.th
Received date 01/05/15 ■ Accepted date 21/05/15 massage and Court type Thai traditional

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