At the present time Thai massage is considered a “recreational” practice. As a practitioner and teacher of this incredible form of bodywork, this saddens me. As a profession, we are rarely taken seriously as a method of therapy (except by those of us who have experienced it first hand). As a wider demonstration of this, the majority of insurance companies do not provide coverage for Thai massage. In fact, we’re not even allowed to use the terms “massage” and “therapy” together after the “Thai”.