Weird yet effective therapies that you should look closely

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There are numerous therapies and massage treatments to relieve body and mind stress. Whether you want to sustain your younger look or want to release muscle tension, various therapies like acupuncture, massage, oil treatment etc. can help you in achieving desired results. But there are few absolutely unbelievable therapies that you might think twice before going for the particular treatment session.

Here are some of the weird yet effective therapies that you must know about, and even try once in your lifetime for fun.

  1. Face-slapping

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You might have slapped some jerk in your life, but getting yourself slapped in the face could be beneficial in treating wrinkles. According to few therapists, this new treatment is really good in slapping off your wrinkles and few other signs of aging.

For this treatment masseuse will use nothing but slapping method to treat customers’ skin to achieve firmly toned skin. This skin treatment procedure has been famous in Thailand, but now San Francisco is the first city in western hemisphere to opt this unique skin treatment method to prevent aging signs. Not only women, but the face-slapping massage is equally good for men as well. So, who would dare to go for this bizarre facial treatment?

  1. Massage from elephant

Massage from elephant

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Thailand and massage are not unfamiliar with each other. But do you know that even elephants serve as masseuse on beaches of Thailand? Yes, you read that right. On few beaches of Thailand massages from elephants are quite common sites to witness.

The tourist has to lie down in the sun and a trained elephant will be followed by an instructor to pummel back and legs of the person. Using trunk and feet, elephant will give massage to the individual. But it is ensured that the elephant don’t put full pressure on human body. It is obviously one of the weirdest massage techniques around the world, however few organizations for animal rights don’t approve of this business.

  1. Fire massage

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Fire is a useful but dangerous at the same time. While it provides warmth during cold nights, a small fire burn could extremely hurt your skin. But in China a very rare method of skin rejuvenation has been practiced using fire. First of all a towel is soaked in some alcohol-containing elixir and placed on the client’s skin. After that the towel is ignited with fire.

This wacky method is said to reduce skin wrinkles, provide firmness to sagging skin and also combat obesity. Well, the burning elixir is able to provide appropriate warmth to the patient’s skin, while triggering adrenaline reaction in his/her body. Due to this sudden chemical reaction in the body the sagging or injured cells start repairing, hence provides perfect skin tone.

  1. Ticking treatment

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This one is going to relax your mind and body. A small feather is used for tickle spa or treatment, which provides utmost comfort and relaxation to your body. But don’t worry if you are super ticklish. The trainers will press the feather harder against your skin to reduce the ticking sensation. The therapy sounds a fun way to take away all your stress and worries.

  1. Chinese knife massage

Chinese knife massage

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Using meat cleavers, this scary massage is given to the customers. Although it sounds too terrifying, but it’s done under thorough supervision and care. This technique is believed to restore body’s energy, increase blood flow and remove harmful toxins from the client’s body.

These therapies sound fun and scary at the same time. Nevertheless, people in different countries are practicing these methods to improve body’s current condition.

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