Physical Therapy & Osteopathic Treatment
RENE Spa Bangkok’s health menu offers physical therapy and osteopathic therapy provided by a physical therapist who holds a Thai medical degree and a national qualification. In Bangkok, RENE Spa is the only salon where you can receive treatment from a physical therapist outside of a hospital or medical facility.
Osteopathic therapy is one of the medical systems founded by an American physician. It regards each person as a unit of body, mind, and spirit, and is a therapy performed with the aim of drawing out the person’s abilities for self-regulation, self-healing, and maintaining health. It approaches a wide range of structures, including the fascia, bones, joints, skull, internal organs, lymph, and blood vessels, and treatment is carried out using manual techniques.
The physical therapy provided at RENE Spa includes physical therapy bodywork and physical therapy massage to adjust muscles and joints, electrical therapy to regulate the nervous system, and far-infrared therapy to enhance healing ability. Many osteopathic manual techniques are incorporated into these treatments.
Independent osteopathic therapy menu options include visceral manipulation to return the internal organs to their original positions, lymphatic massage to regulate the flow of lymphatic fluid, and craniosacral therapy to adjust the skull and regulate the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, we also offer electronic charge therapy using proton water, which is said to be “miracle water,” as well as bandage therapy that uses medical bandages to remove swelling.
Physical Therapy Menu
Basic Treatment Menu
A treatment provided by a physical therapist who graduated from a medical university in Thailand and holds both a medical degree and a national qualification. In addition to treating office syndrome (stiff shoulders, stiff neck, eye strain, migraines, etc.), arthritis, tendinitis, and frozen shoulder, it is also recommended for those who want to improve their posture or make their muscles more flexible. Depending on the condition of the muscles, ultrasound therapy and electrical therapy may also be used in combination.
(Rehabilitation after surgery for injuries and treatment for those with lasting effects)
Upper Body (Waist and Above) 60 min / 1,500 baht
Lower Body (Waist and Below) 60 min / 1,500 baht
Full Body 120 min / 3,000 baht
Painful Areas Only 30 min / 1,000 baht
Unlike conventional massage, which involves rubbing the surface of the body, this massage uses a combination of various techniques to work on all layers, from the muscles and skeletal system near the surface of the body to the deeper layers. It is a massage established based on anatomy. By working gradually through each layer from the surface of the body, the massage can reach the targeted muscles, allowing it to work on problems within the muscles that are causing the symptoms.
(Especially recommended for athletes)
Upper Body (Waist and Above) 60 min / 1,500 baht
Lower Body (Waist and Below) 60 min / 1,500 baht
Full Body 120 min / 3,000 baht
Ultrasound therapy became widely known after footballer David Beckham and baseball player Hideki Matsui underwent ultrasound therapy to treat injuries (fractures). It uses sound waves (ultrasound) with frequencies of 20 kHz or higher, beyond the range of human hearing.
Ultrasound therapy can reach deep muscles. Physical therapy normally cannot be performed while inflammation is present. However, ultrasound therapy can promote the healing of inflamed tissue, making it an excellent therapy from which early tissue repair can be expected. Electrical stimulation therapy is a form of physical therapy that passes an electric current directly through the human body to produce biological reactions and enhance therapeutic effects. It is effective for tenosynovitis, lower back pain, muscle pain, joint pain, neuralgia, and other conditions.
1 area: 10 min / 250 baht
Far-infrared therapy is a form of physical therapy that enhances the self-healing ability humans naturally possess and improves various physical ailments at their root.
Among far-infrared wavelengths, the wavelength range known as “growth rays” regulates and improves the functioning of the five viscera and six bowels, thereby strengthening the body’s self-healing ability.
Beginning with normalization at the cellular level, it promotes the recovery and regeneration of organs and bodily structures and normalizes the autonomic nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. At RENE Spa Bangkok, far-infrared heat pads are used in all treatments. For detoxification or slimming purposes, we recommend the far-infrared dome sauna.
Far-Infrared Heat Pad Free
Far-Infrared Dome Sauna 40 min / 800 baht
Physical Therapy Special Courses (Value Packages Combining Physical Therapy Treatments)
This course is specifically designed for people suffering from office syndrome, including stiffness and pain in the neck, shoulders, and around the shoulder blades; those who want to improve a “straight neck,” where the neck protrudes forward like a turtle’s; those who experience a limited range of motion in their arms and shoulder blades, such as being unable to raise their arms or fasten a bra at the back; and those with frozen shoulder who cannot sleep because of pain in their arms and shoulders.
In addition to physiotherapy-based bodywork and deep tissue massage techniques, treatment using equipment such as ultrasound therapy devices is also provided.
For those with trigger points, specialized treatment is also provided.
90 minutes: 3,500 baht, currently offered at the promotional price of 2,800 baht
Recently, the number of people reporting pain in the hip joints or groin has increased significantly.
Particularly among women who have given birth and men whose entire bodies are stiff, there are cases in which pain is caused by stiffness in the muscles around the hip joints and groin.
Additionally, there are many cases in which an imbalance between the muscles on the left and right sides around the pelvis causes pelvic misalignment or back pain. This is therefore a specialized course for pain and problems extending from the back to the lower back area within the lower body.
90 minutes: 3,500 baht, currently offered at the promotional price of 2,800 baht
If you suffer from headaches or migraines, they may be caused by trigger points that have developed in the shoulders. This course treats headaches and migraines caused by trigger points.
Even without trigger points, when the muscles of the neck, shoulders, and head contract and become stiff, poor blood flow often causes headaches. The muscles around the neck and shoulders are therefore loosened using treatment equipment such as ultrasound therapy devices, together with hands-on techniques.
Furthermore, sleep disorders such as insomnia are often caused by stiffness and tightness in the muscles of the neck and head. This course is therefore also effective in treating sleep disorders.
90 minutes: 4,500 baht, currently offered at the promotional price of 3,500 baht
This is a relaxation course for people who would like to receive physical therapy but find painful manual therapy difficult. Instead of painful manual techniques, an electrical stimulation therapy device is used to relax the muscles, followed by a soft deep tissue massage to condition them.
Although this course is for the upper body only, many people who would like a full-body treatment combine it with a lower-body aroma massage course, which is a non-painful massage. It has become a popular course because it provides treatment benefits while also offering relaxation.
60 minutes / 2,500 baht
Today, as the novel coronavirus pandemic has brought major changes in people’s awareness of health, more people are maintaining their bodies from the perspective of preventive medicine.
Especially from age 50, after living for half a century, the body reaches a stage when problems can begin to appear here and there. Bringing the muscles into a normal condition and thoroughly detoxifying waste products from the body is of the greatest importance in extending a healthy lifespan in the years ahead.
Why not try receiving body maintenance from a physical therapist once a month?
Upper Body: 50 minutes / 1,500 baht
Lower Body: 50 minutes / 1,500 baht
Full Body: 100 minutes / 3,000 baht
This is a physical therapy massage developed to help improve children’s physical condition. It is exclusively for children aged 5 to 10. With the spread of gaming, an increasing number of children are growing with curved spines because they spend long periods playing games in poor posture during the important stage of bone growth. An increasing number of children also report eye strain. Between the ages of 5 and 10, curved spines and similar conditions can be corrected. It is also effective in improving eye strain and posture. For children over the age of 10, we recommend aroma massage.
30 minutes / 1,000 baht
Osteopathy Treatment Menu
Lymphatic massage is a massage technique that activates the flow of lymphatic fluid, collects foreign substances and waste products that the human body does not need, and removes them. Lymphatic fluid is easily affected by fatigue, cold, stress, and other factors, and its flow tends to stagnate.
Based on lymphatic theory, lymphatic massage uses various techniques to promote the smooth flow of lymphatic fluid. It is highly effective in improving sensitivity to cold and swelling. It also works to increase immunity and is exceptionally effective in recovery from fatigue. The lymphatic massage at RENE Spa Bangkok is not the gentle-touch lymphatic drainage that is commonly performed. Because it is performed by a physical therapist and also works on the muscles, it is a slightly stronger massage. The purpose of working on the muscles is to improve muscular shortening that obstructs lymphatic flow.
120 minutes / 3,000 baht
Visceral Approach therapy manually works on the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, papilla of Vater, small intestine, ileocecal valve, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, descending intestine, lungs, kidneys, reproductive function, sigmoid colon, and other areas. It aims to normalize organ function by reducing swelling in each organ, relaxing tense organs, and guiding them to their normal positions.
Its purpose is to return the internal organs to the positions where they should naturally be. This also improves a protruding lower abdomen and posture. It can improve lower back pain, menstrual pain, sensitivity to cold, and constipation, as well as frequent urination, urinary leakage, and other distressing symptoms specific to women that can be difficult to discuss.
30 minutes: 1,500 baht, currently offered at the promotional price of 1,000 baht
Literally translated, reflexology means “the study of reflexes,” combining reflex (REFLEX), meaning “reflex,” and ology (OLOGY), meaning “study.” By stimulating the feet, which are the foundation of the human body, blood and lymphatic flow are promoted. The circulation of smoothly flowing bodily fluids promotes the elimination of toxins and waste products accumulated in the body and regulates the body’s internal environment from within.
Reflexology not only relieves swelling and coldness but also leads to refreshed, toned, healthy and beautiful legs, making it a welcome therapy for women. By stimulating 64 energy zones called the reflex zones of the feet, it works on the body’s organs and skeletal structure. Foot reflexology is correctly known as “foot reflex zone therapy.” In some European countries it is covered by insurance, and in South Africa it is recognized as a national qualification. Reflexology has been enjoyed worldwide since ancient times and is even depicted in Egyptian wall paintings dating to around 2300 BC.
60 minutes / 1,500 baht