Massage District 12 Ho Chi Minh City | Huyệt Đạo Tống Gia

Tong Gia team · Lương Y Tống Văn Huynh · 2026-10-28

For a massage in District 12, Tong Gia’s branch is at 225 Duong Thi Muoi Street, Tan Chanh Hiep Ward, near Tan Chanh Hiep Market, open 8:00 to 20:00 every day. If your body works hard all day, the lower-back or neck & shoulder session for 90 minutes at 750,000 VND (about $29) is the usual first choice, while a lighter ache can start with the 60-minute traditional Vietnamese massage at 450,000 VND (about $17).

District 12 is full of people whose jobs are physical: garment workers at sewing machines, truck and delivery drivers, market traders on their feet from before dawn. That kind of tiredness is different from desk tiredness, so the way to choose a session is different too. This guide is written for them, and for visitors and Viet Kieu families whose relatives live this kind of life.

Every job aches in its own way

Sewing at a machine all day. The head leans forward, both shoulders creep up, and the forearms and hands never stop. By evening the ache usually sits at the back of the neck, between the shoulder blades and in the wrists. The areas to work carefully are the neck, shoulders, shoulder blades and arms.

Driving or delivering. Hours in one position, the shake of the road, then lifting boxes on and off. The lower back and hips are where people complain most, and many say they need a hand on the bed to bend in the morning.

Standing at a market stall. Up in the small hours, on your feet nearly all day, carrying baskets of goods. The tiredness drops into the waist, calves and soles, and by night the legs feel like lead.

All three often start at the spine: the long muscles on either side of the back stay tight for months and pull on the shoulders, hips and legs. That is why every Tong Gia session begins by tracing the spine before focusing on the area you point to.

Matching the session to the ache

Main complaint	Session	Retail price
Neck and shoulders, mild	Neck & shoulder session, 60 min	550,000 VND (about $21)
Neck and shoulders for months	Neck & shoulder session, 90 min	750,000 VND (about $29)
Lower back and hips	Lower-back session, 90 min	750,000 VND (about $29)
Heavy legs from standing	Heavy legs session, 60 min	500,000 VND (about $19)
Tired all over, want to relax	Traditional Vietnamese massage, 60 or 90 min	450,000 / 550,000 VND
A free afternoon, head to toe	Full body session, 120 min	950,000 VND (about $37)

All retail prices are on the prices page. The technician quotes the price before starting and nothing is added afterwards.

What a 90-minute lower-back session looks like

1. Your work and your posture. The technician asks what you do, whether you sit or stand most, and which side hurts, then checks whether one shoulder sits lower or the hips tilt.
2. Tracing the spine. Hands travel from the base of the skull to the tailbone, looking for knotted muscle, tender spots and patches of cooler skin.
3. Loosening the waist and hips. The heel of the hand and the forearm press along both sides of the spine, light at first and deeper only as you allow.
4. Acupressure by area. Points along the back and the related areas are pressed following the spinal reflex-balance method that Lương Y Tống Văn Huynh uses to train Tong Gia technicians.
5. Warmth and rest. A warm herbal compress on the waist, a foot soak and warm water before you go.

People who do heavy work are used to putting up with pain and rarely speak up. Here, the right pressure is pressure you can still breathe evenly through. If it is too much, say so and the technician eases off at once.

Getting to the District 12 branch

The branch is at 225 Duong Thi Muoi Street, right by Tan Chanh Hiep Market. From Tan Chanh Hiep, Trung My Tay, Tan Thoi Hiep or Hiep Thanh it is a short motorbike ride, and people from Hoc Mon and Go Vap also stop here because it is on their way. See the District 12 branch page and open Google Maps (4.9★, 235 reviews) for directions.

Because the branch opens at 8:00 and closes at 20:00, morning-shift workers can come in the afternoon and market traders can drop by after packing up their stall. Message ahead on WhatsApp or Zalo +84 888 264 559 so the front desk can hold a time.

Before you book

Tong Gia offers hands-on traditional wellness care. If back pain lasts a long time, spreads down a leg, comes with numbness or weakness, or follows a fall or a lifting injury, please see a licensed physician first. Skip a session if you have a fever, have just eaten a heavy meal, or have an open wound on the area to be worked.

FAQ

I do physical work all day. Should I book 60 or 90 minutes? If the ache has lasted a while, especially in the lower back and hips, choose 90 minutes so the technician has time to loosen the muscle before the acupressure. For one mildly sore area, 60 minutes is enough.

What time does the District 12 branch close? The branch at 225 Duong Thi Muoi Street, Tan Chanh Hiep Ward is open 8:00 to 20:00 every day. Message WhatsApp or Zalo +84 888 264 559 to hold a time.

My legs feel heavy after standing all day. Which session helps? The heavy legs session, 60 minutes (500,000 VND), focuses on the calves and feet. If your back aches as well, the full body session, 120 minutes, covers both.

This is a wellness service, not medical care.