Massage therapists make clients feel uncomfortable with comments

“I’m starting school in a few weeks. Do they teach you anything about how to navigate clients who make inappropriate requests? How often has this happened to you in your massage career? I’m also going to be an esthetician, but starting with massage first. submitted by /u/Impressive-Sleep-218 [link] [comments]”

“Hope this is the place for this, but today I had a weird experience at my usual massage clinic. To preface, it's a massage school where the massages are great and the price is even better. I've been going here for 3ish years and have had mostly positive experiences. Today during my massage I had a new massage therapist. He greets me and walks us in to the room carrying his laptop. AFter a few questions he leaves me to disrobe. Well after I had disrobed and walked over to lay down I notic”

“I have hypermobility and woke up to a horrible subluxation in my shoulder, so I scrambled to find a massage place that could get me in that day. I went to a place I hadn't gone to before, and I asked the front desk person if she had seen my note about the subluxation and I asked her multiple times to look over the note, and she just kept pointing to the massage title I had booked. She told me to go into the room and then when she left she started yelling at the massage therapist to get over”

“The massage parlor I go to is pretty spectacular 99% of the time but it's a first come first serve walk in kinda deal, great for when your back is killing you after work but you don't get to choose who your masseuse is. Got someone new today and normally I can tank some pain, knots always hurt but feel much better after it's all said and done. Today was different though, it was like the masseuse thought "more pressure = im literally just gonna fucking smear my elbow across all y”

“So, I’ve had massage a number of times, I think classical Swedish massage, some kind of spa massages maybe… but I remember feeling like - that we put time on body parts that aren’t sore or tense (usually I have many spots and areas, on different parts of the body) - the spots where I’m tense or sore doesn’t get enough focus/the right kind of massage to get in the tissue and release tension - the intensity doesn’t feel satisfying; often it’s not precise or deep enough So what kind of massage am I”

“I've been going to the same therapist for over 5 years. She is Thai and an expert in Thai massage which includes a lot pressure and stretching. Ive been a weightlifter, powerlifter and office chair sitter through the years which means I develop a lot of soft tissue wear and tear. I avoid painkillers, chiropractors but have always loved massage as a therapy. My therapist, Jenny, just knows my body and can feel where I need help the most. Where she has truly focused where every other therapist”

“I’m looking for some outside perspective because I’m honestly not sure if I’m overreacting to this. I recently went for a massage. The massage therapist and I were talking throughout the appointment and eventually found a pretty natural rhythm in the conversation. At one point, I mentioned that I don’t really have many friends in the area and that I’ve felt pretty alone here. She then told me that she wanted to be my friend. While I was still on the massage table and partially undressed, she ask”

“I got a gift to get a massage and I was thinking of getting a pedicure or something 'cause I'm a bit self-conscious about my feet. Also, thinking of shaving as well. For people who have this job, what do you think about these things? Does it give you the ick, is it something you've gotten used to, or do you just not care at all? submitted by /u/BlueDandellion [link] [comments]”

“I had a new therapist last time I got a massage and she did something with my neck that felt great in the moment, but later I started to wonder about it. When I was laying on my back she slid a towel under my neck and gently leaned back, putting a little bit of tension on my neck, and then gently rotated it from side to side. Is rotating the neck like this generally safe? I’ve never had any other therapist use this technique before, so I’m curious. submitted by /u/VioletAnnihilate [l”

“Heya, I've only had 2 professional massages before, but this has happened both times, and I feel pretty embarrassed about it. Basically, when the masseuse pays attention to the centre of the back/spine area, I have pretty big painless, involuntary spasms. I dont have any back issues or anything that I could link to why this might be happening After the spasm, I usually spend the rest of the massage hoping they dont touch my back again which robs me of relaxation haha Any ideas on why this mi”

“I 26 (F) get massages once every month/2 months for the last year and a half with the same provider ( male possible 40s). I've been getting massages from women since 16/17 years old so I’d like to think I have a good tell on what's normal but this situation has me overthinking. I used to only prefer women providers but they recommended him based on my back problems and over all its been great, professional , not complaints up until the last 2 services. Toward the end of the service once”

“TW: Past SA experiences *** If you don’t feel like reading my lengthy two paragraphs of context, just head on over to the third 😅 Hello, I need some insight on an experience I had recently with a male massage therapist, because a lot of what occurred is quite confusing because the experience itself looking back feels very hazy and overall “off” and I’ve been reevaluating and reassessing the entire experience, questioning whether I did in fact feel what I “felt”, or if it was something else, mak”

“Thought i would get input from LMT’s. I am a 33f, i have been a client of my massage therapist for about 7 years. We have always had a strictly professional relationship. He has his own business and is in a very quiet secluded office space where he is the only one who works there. He has always made me feel safe until a couple days ago. Towards the end of the session as he is actively massaging my glutes, he tells me: “I need to pay you a compliment. I think that you are such a beautiful woman.”

“I had an awkward situation come up and now I'm feeling bad. I had booked an 80 minute student massage to help with some minor lower back pain due to sitting at a desk. We went through the usual check in steps and I told him I wanted to focus mostly on my back, especially lower right back where I have some pain. The massage started out nice and everything was professional. I felt like we were communicating back and forth well about pressure. About 50 minutes in I asked the massage therapist i”

“I am probably WAY over thinking this but I have been seeing a masseuse for several years now, I love her, she's great. I am currently 15 weeks pregnant and actually she reached out to me because I haven't book an appointment for several months now partly because I haven't really needed one and life has just been busy. I did tell her I was pregnant and she said that was no issue. I know I probably will sound very prejudice here but I am just a little concerned because she does not spe”

“I have had 1 massage before, and although it wasn’t a bad experience at all, I have a trauma history and ended up being super jumpy every time I was touched, and I couldn’t relax at all and just felt panicky the whole time. This was about 2 months ago. I booked a massage for tomorrow after having some major back pain today (due to weird situation between insurance and having just moved, starting PT is not possible right now, so I thought this would be the fastest way to get some pain relief). I”

“About a year ago I was referred by my physio to a massage therapist for lower back pain. He had an excellent reputation, so I went in expecting a normal remedial massage. From the beginning, though, something felt off. The clinic was in a strange, isolated location and the receptionist was extremely cold towards me, glaring at me while I waited. She even stood by the treatment-room door watching me as I walked in. I later discovered she was the therapist’s wife. I had also heard of the therapist”

“I have rounded shoulders the are pulled forward from a tight front body. I also have sore, tight, achy quads. I’ve mentioned this to therapists in the past, but they always just focus on my back anyways. Are there therapists that focus only on front body? Even just a little bit? Might also be relevant: female, 40, three months postpartum. Terrible posture. submitted by /u/FinalPen2810 [link] [comments]”

“Curious if I need to be giving MTs a heads up before booking or if there’s something else I need to be conscious/considerate of. I’m not bodybuilder level but I’d say 1/3-1/2 of the time the therapist will comment on my physique, usually in the context of the effort required to work through layers of muscle or how they need to try to get more leverage. No one’s ever rude about it but it’s consistent enough to give me pause. I like deep pressure but always tell them to do what’s ergonomic for the”

“I have been extremely lucky that I’ve only had amazing professional massages up until today. I usually choose people from word of mouth and got a rec for a woman in the space a couple doors down from our salon (I’m a hairdresser). I went in today and went over my concerns which were shoulders and ankles, she told me that it’s because I’m overweight and it happens to her too and that she’s the heaviest shes ever been in her life (ok red flag but didn’t say anything). I get on the table and she me”