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Massaging the numbers
Preeda Tangtrongchitr talks about taking Thai massage to the next level
Preeda Tangtrongchitr's business is the driving force of the country's traditional Thai massage and spa industries, credited with training around 200,000 Thai and foreign massage therapists at Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical School, which has moved with the times for almost five decades.
The 72-year-old director of the famous temple's medical school said that the idea of following in the footsteps of his father, who owned and operated the school, first came to him when he studied pharmacy at university. He learned a lot from his father and also experimented with Thai traditional medicine. As a result he decided to further study traditional Thai medicine, especially Thai massage.
"I thought that mainstream medicine was superior to traditional medicine," said Preeda, who grew up in pharmaceutical-business oriented family. "But, when I gained more experience of traditional Thai medicine, I was very impressed. That got me hooked on pursuing the family business. And the common goal of both modern and traditional Thai medicine is to cure illnesses and to help people maintain their health."
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- Writer: Sukhumaporn Laiyok
- Position: Reporter
