Massaging pain away
BONES will be cracked for relief in Townsville with the opening of a studio specialising in the traditional Chinese Tit Tar bone-setting technique.
Kenny and May Fong will operate the Tit-tar Massage Studio in the Nathan St shops opposite the Vincent Market Place.
Mr Fong trained under Malaysian Tit Tar Master Chris Leong, renowned worldwide for his work in the use of the traditional Chinese technique related to the martial arts, while Kenny and Fay both have diplomas in remedial massage.
Mr Fong was brought to Townsville from Malaysia to work in project management by industrial developer Brad Webb before focusing on his skills in massage.
“I specialise on chronic pain,” Mr Fong said.
“There are a lot of people in Townsville with chronic pain issues. I think this is going to be very good for local people.”
Kenny and May returned to Townsville last year after operating a similar studio in Victoria.
Mr Fong said it was his wife’s liking of Townsville’s warm climate, not to mention Kenny’s love of fishing, that drew them back.
“May suffers the cold. We can handle the heat. It is similar to Malaysia,” Mr Fong said.
They have leased a 60sq m tenancy in a shopping centre at 72 Nathan St alongside other health-related businesses, Terry White Chemist, Aloki Skin, Beautopia and West Fund Health.
Colliers commercial and industrial executive Shaun Mclaren said the centre would suit the studio well.
It had ample parking for clients, good exposure and a central location. The Tit
Tar Massage Studio will open on Saturday.