WCIF a cheap relaxing massage in Taipei?

[kau826]

Hi there,

The classical medicine might not be the way to find those who you need. I guess the medical doctor may not give you that kind of suggestion. But you can refer to your students or students' family, if you teach in a school. These experts of alternative medicine hide among us. They acted so low-key that even the local people had to get this access by asking fellow citizens. The other thing is that you probably need someone to go with you in case that this expert can't understand English. This happens very often. Good luck.

[mike029]

Speaking Chinese would be a good start.

My Taiwanese friend took me there one time and I've been going back ever since. She goes every week. The doctor there knows I only want tuina and don't really believe in TCM (the bitter medicine part) so we usually just chat for a few minutes, he checks my pulse and muscles and then goes downstairs with me to tell the downstairs doc what to do to me. I always leave feeling great. It's not a hospital, it's just a clinic. Everyone there is there for the same thing. Quick consultation and then massage.

The place I always go to is at the corner of Xinhai and Muzha Rd in Muzha. They're really nice and do the tuina thing amazingly. Highly recommend. Don't know how much it is without the card, though, and to be honest I don't know if anyone can speak English. I can't imagine that it costs too much money without the card.

[Gao Bohan]

if you ask or book No. 7 for Chinese Massage she is very good and absolutely deadly, they keep wanting me to do 2 hours for 1200 but I couldn't stand the pain that long!

I don't get it. I've seen Chinese massage in action and it looks incredibly painful. You've had it and you describe it as painful. WHY would you recommend that somebody looking for a relaxing massage?

[kau826]

if you ask or book No. 7 for Chinese Massage she is very good and absolutely deadly, they keep wanting me to do 2 hours for 1200 but I couldn't stand the pain that long!

I don't get it. I've seen Chinese massage in action and it looks incredibly painful. You've had it and you describe it as painful. WHY would you recommend that somebody looking for a relaxing massage?

The point is the heaven after the excruciating pain, I guess. No pain, no gain.

[haokaiyang]

The place I always go to is at the corner of Xinhai and Muzha Rd in Muzha. They're really nice and do the tuina thing amazingly. Highly recommend. Don't know how much it is without the card, though, and to be honest I don't know if anyone can speak English. I can't imagine that it costs too much money without the card.

Sweet, that's really close to where I live! So you just walk in, say what hurts, ask for tuina and get fixed up? I'll have to try that next time I've got back or neck pain.

[Artemis]

Thank you kau826 that is precisely the reason.
I've spent my months of being in pain in the past and having found that certain things can be completely fixed if you can put up with an hour of torture makes it worth it. It is very relaxing..... I can hardly walk afterwars I'm so relaxed. You're supposed to relax into the pain for it to work

Cheers I'll try to check out that clinic with a chinese speaker in tow. I've got a card and I'm not a teacher and there's almost no chance anyone I work with will know any traditional medicine places or reccommend one.

[mike029]

For me it's not about getting a relaxing massage, it's about dealing effectively with muscle tension and stiffness. If it doesn't hurt it means they aren't doing anything.

[ironlady]

I've had four visits with Mr. Qiu 邱乾盛 over the past week and a half. He has a tiny place on Hoping E. Road, same block that Shi-Da is on, but over by Xinsheng S. Road.

In four sessions, I've regained probably 95% mobility in my left arm, which I couldn't raise above my shoulder when we started.

His prices are NT$300/$600/$900 for 30/60/90 minutes. Phone 0932-324-150 or e-mail ccs818@mail.batol.net. His actual address is No. 187-4, Hoping E. Rd. Sec. 1, Taipei (it's actually deep within a fairly narrow alley that has a "Blind Massage" banner in Chinese only hung over the entrance. I think the store on the corner is an art gallery or dealership of some sort.)

[Dragonbones]

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