Office syndrome and therapy massage in Bangkok

"Office syndrome" is the Thai name for the stiff neck, sore shoulders and tight back that come from long days at a desk. Office-syndrome massage targets those areas with firm, slow pressure, and is often sold with a hot compress or stretching. Deep-tissue and sports massage sit in the same group, and some physiotherapy and traditional-medicine clinics offer it too.

It's a massage, not a treatment for an injury. If the pain is sharp, numb or doesn't go away, see a doctor or a physiotherapist.

A Thai term for desk-work aches: stiff neck, sore shoulders and upper back, headaches and tired eyes, sometimes wrist pain.

That depends on you. Many people go every one to two weeks while it's bad. If it keeps coming back, a physiotherapist can look at the cause.

It uses many of the same techniques but stays on the neck, shoulders and back, usually with more time on each knot.