Young Thai Singer Allegedly Dies After Getting Neck-Twisting Massage

By Spooky on December 9th, 2024 Category: News

The whole of Thailand was shaken by the death of a young singer as a result of getting a neck-twisting massage that left her with a herniated spine disk in her neck.

Doctors in Thailand started issuing warnings against getting neck-twisting massages after the tragic death of Phing Chyada, a young woman from Udon Thani who reportedly died from complications related to neck massage sessions she underwent at a studio in her home city. According to Chyada’s mother, she started experiencing shoulder pain a couple of months ago, and instead of going to a hospital, she opted to visit a local massage studio. She had always loved massages, so she thought it would be a good way to relieve pain. Only two days after the neck-twisting massage session, the young woman started feeling pain in her neck as well, and things only got worse from there.

“I don’t know where to start. Many people have asked me what happened. I went for a massage at a place in Udon Thani,” Phing Chyada wrote on Facebook on November 6. “Before the massage, my symptoms were that only my shoulders were sore. When I first got a massage, my symptoms were normal. Two days later, I started to have pain in the back of my neck. I thought it was just normal pain from the massage.”

Phing Chyada’s pain didn’t subside at all. If anything, it only got worse, so she started taking painkillers. A week later, her right arm started going numb, but she made the mistake of going back to the massage studio for another session, instead of going to the hospital. After another two weeks, the pain in her neck became so unbearable that she couldn’t even lie on her back in bed. Still, she didn’t worry too much, thinking the pain was only a side effect of the massage.

The young Thai woman returned to the massage studio for a third time, and this time she got such a rough massage that she was bruised for a week. Soon she started getting a tingling sensation in her fingertips that got so bad that she felt like cutting off her palm. Then the numbness in her hand spread to her chest and right leg, and before long, she had lost feeling in her entire right side.

“Right now, I can’t use half my body,” Phing wrote on Facebook. “I’m telling you this because many people have asked me. I want to leave this as a lesson for anyone who really likes massage. I will recover. I’m in so much pain. I want to work now, but right now I’m just waiting for the right time. Thank you for reading to the end. I want to reply to chats, I want to reply to everyone’s comments, but I can’t. I move with cramps all the time. I’m bedridden and can’t help myself. Thank you for all the encouragement.”

Yesterday, the popular Thai Facebook page Drama Addict announced that Phing Chyada had passed away after falling into a coma as a result of complications related to her neck injuries. By the time doctors realized she had a severely herniated disk in her neck, there was nothing they could do to help the young singer.

Chyada’s grieving mother told Thai TV station PPTV that her daughter had tried seeing a doctor about her neck pain at some point, but the physician did not believe her symptoms could be caused by a simple neck massage. When seeing her trembling hand, the doctor asked the singer if she was on drugs, instead of investigating further. So she was left with no other option than to take pain medication.

 

Phing Chyada’s tragic end was a wake-up call for many physicians in Thailand who are now issuing warnings about the potentially deadly risks of getting neck twisting massages for pain relief.