Questions about massage

[Dillon]

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Hi, I am currently a massage student and I have a few questions about views of other health care practitioners on massage as a health care option. If you have time it would be of great help to me.


1.Have you ever received a professional massage before?

2.What are your thoughts, feelings, and believes about massage?

3.How do you plan to encourage patients to seek out or utilize massage as a health care option?

4.If you were to seek out a massage practitioner to work with or to refer to, what you look for in that practitioner?

5.What other massage modalities are you interested in learning more about and working with?

Thanks a bunch!

 

[AustinFinklea]

I think that massages feel ridiculously good. I cant tell you what I would do for a good massage. I think that massages are a way to de-stress (maybe relieve a bit of pain, headache, etc) but I dont think massages would be considered a health care option. Its a good way to relax and it feels great! Wouldnt be such a bad thing if you had a blonde swedish girl rubbin oil on your bum.👍

 

[bro5137]

I think that massages feel ridiculously good. I cant tell you what I would do for a good massage. I think that massages are a way to de-stress (maybe relieve a bit of pain, headache, etc) but I dont think massages would be considered a health care option. Its a good way to relax and it feels great! Wouldnt be such a bad thing if you had a blonde swedish girl rubbin oil on your bum.👍

I have to disagree. I have had huge health benefits from massage (No, I am not talking about the whole "drink lots of water b/c there are toxins being removed from your body" part).

I herniated a disk in my low back helping a friend move and a huge part of the physical therapy was massage. Even to the point that I was paying out of pocket when my insurance stopped paying for it.

I had a problem with my muscles spasming after I did the PT work to strengthen my core muscles and was taking muscles relaxers to keep it from happening, but they only did so much. Anyway, it continued for a few sessions and then the therapist sent me to get massages after PT and the spasms stopped. When I was done with PT, I was done with massages - but I know they were a huge part in helping me recover.

With that said, I think the massage industry is a big part of why massage is looked down upon as a health service. My girlfriend gets massages about once a month, and more often than not, the therapists are 10 minutes late for the appointment, finish 10 minutes early and vent their entire life's story during the massage and then expect a fat tip at the end.
There is no other health profession where you are treated with that level of unprofessionalism. I mean, if you claim to be a health practitioner, you cannot act like 'one of the girls at the salon.'


If I were to ever get another massage, I would try and find a therapist who is associated with a physical therapy practice. Then again, Dillon, if you are industrious enough to find a message board filled with other health practitioners - maybe I would just go to you 👍

 

[DrMom]

duplicate in pre-allo, so closing this one.