Although a first glance there seems to be many similarities between the Thai health system and Chinese medicine, these meridians are actually quite different. Zen lines, as the nadis in Ayurveda not correlate directly with bodies such as Chinese medicine does. The Thai medicine meridians all originate at the navel and end up in the body's extremities. Instead of directly correlated to a single organ, the Thai medicine meridians can be used to treat any and all structures through which these lines cross. Zen lines Thai massage has many similarities with the nadis, power lines in Ayurvedic medicine, even some of them have the same name. For example, Sen Sumana, Sen Itha, Pingala Sen and Thai tradition relate to the Sushumna Nadi, Ida Nadi and Pingala Nadi yoga tradition. Also acupressure points used in Thai massage are related to Marma points of India. However, these two traditions are not entirely similar.

     The texts of Thai medicine Zen mention different colors: red, black, and white, which broadly correlate with arteries, veins and nerves. However, traditional Thai medicine has no formal development of the study of anatomy, and these distinctions are not entirely clear. The anatomy seems to have a limited role in establishing the location of these power lines. In general these lines are among the spaces between muscles, reaching the insertion sites. Furthermore the same lines also take sudden reversals into the body and are difficult to locate clearly. Because these lines can not be verified anatomically shaped and there are some differences between schools in the north and south, there are inconsistencies as to the exact location of these lines. The result of this confusion is that books thai Western tradition often differ in their description of the lines. Although these differences are relatively small, with frequencies contradict each other.

     If we look at three different books probably going to take us to three different locations of these meridians. This is because the authors have studied in different schools. A major confusion can be created if you try to combine it with other Asian traditions. Because there are similarities many Western writers and teachers of Thai massage have combined this tradition with others such as from India, and China, when explaining massage traditions. It may be useful to show the common origin of these techniques, but in practical application it is preferable to avoid this attitude. On some occasions relate Thai massage postures with yoga postures, which can be useful to the practitioner. The diagrams presented in these pages are in the tradition of the north from the Traditional Medicine Hospital, located in Chiang Mai, twelve hours north of the city of Bangkok. Although they are not always in agreement as to the location of the energy channels generally always consistent sources regarding the names and associated symptoms sen lines. But usually you can see differences in the spelling they write these names from one book to another. This is the echo of the academic community is still in disagreement with the way in which these names must be translated from the Thai language. This means translating a word as common as "Hello", can be written as Sawadi, Sawatdi, sawatdee.

     In Thai language translation, the Thais themselves are the least demanding, exchanging the g with a k, the l to r, and d with t. So do not be surprised if you find a word like Kalatharee written as Galadhari, or you see Itha as Eeda. Under normal circumstances and health under the flow of energy moves by 72,000 sen lines and is distributed according to the needs of the body and the activities. Problems can arise in the body when these sen lines are blocked or broken, causing an imbalance of power. Blockages and ruptures may occur for a variety of reasons including sprains, muscle strains, injury or stress. Body parts that are irrigated energy by these power lines can affect and function improperly. The aim of nuad boran is correct these energy imbalances by working directly with the power lines to restore their strength and vitality.

     The regular massage promotes energy lines strong and healthy, which contributes to an improvement in the health and mental wellbeing. When there is a blockage or rupture, therapeutic massage focuses on restoring the normal functioning of the body through stimulation of sen lines affected.