Things that massage therapists do that annoy you as a client

[surfstoked]

My chinese masseur did sweat on me once! :S Yuuucckk!

 

[malibu]

I suspect that if you've had a lot of massages, then he wasn't the only one. You probably just didn't notice it the other times!

 

[vhenfuhcibliqnejm]

Hi MM

Well that's just life. A lot people are not very comfortable with their body and image. I'm happy to adjust according to the clients needs. I'm happy to practice on a client fully clothed or bol**** naked. After all, it's their treatment.

But you have reminded me about why there is different ideas won't Reiki is or isn't. Is it a hands-on therapy or hands-off? For me it's both. Practitioners seem to vary. But when I do Reiki on a client I tell them how I do Reiki and that it is mainly hands-on, just in case they had Reiki differently. Prehaps this whole thread suggests a lack of communication and mindfulness from therapists.

But I do agree with you, I rather have my thunderpants off during a FB massage.

Best Wishes

RP

 

[sant]

I took on a new client last night who has been a long term CAM user. She said that she wished her acupuncturist would switch his mobile during the session; and that if she goes to a spa for a relaxing treatment, she doesn't like spotlights shining in her eyes!

 

[Randolph]

I prefer the glutes without the towel, because I think it is more effective, and it doesn't bother me in the least bit. I am in America though, and things might be different there. There are therapists here though that will only do glutes through the towel, but I would not say that is the majority. I think most clients undress completely for a massage here even though they are fully draped, though I'd say 40% still keep their underwear on...this varies of course by place. I have fibromyalgia and ache all over, so a full body massage (other than private parts) for me is almost a necessity. Honestly, I relax more being unclothed than having someone grapple with my underwear - of course, provided the therapist uses proper draping methods.

 

[mohamedlamine]

WOW! missed this one!

As for the glutes, i apply to a sheeted body (tui na) and skin (indonesian) and i have no problems.

I find i have more sensitivity than without a sheet, and thats with elbows!

As for 'pulling down knickers' it seems like the practitioner is badly trained in ettiquette.

Worst thing for me in treatment is when the practitioner holds their breath and tries to be really quite, it makes me uncomfortable knowing they are in discomfort. Although it does give me a chance to book them in for qigong to teach them how to breathe

P.S. Reiki Pixie... as for your throat grab comment, i once had a client in who had lost her voice, i immediately proceeded with a 'kung fu falcon' neck grab at LI17 for 2 minutes and her voice popped back into the session.

INDO

 

[OvantamnHap]

Haha! I don't think I hold my breath, as I feel very relaxed while giving a massage, but I have always wanted to do qigong! Is it only for breathing techniques?

 

[Lizzie Z]

Hei!
I have a good one that happened to me only few months ago actually. I went for a massage to a chinese medicine centre. They offered deep tissue massage apart from the usual acupuncture, cupping, etc.
The practitioner didn't speak any english at all apart except from 2 words "ok?" and "good?".
She started slapping the oil on my body and rubbing with such an enthusiasm as if her life depended on it.
Vigorous friction in the same spots for minutes was followed by vigorous cupping and hacking and all percusive techniques that felt more like a beating than anything else.
But hei, I was trying to stay openminded and wait until the end. Maybe this is the way they do it and works equally well!
But just before the end she asks me (sign language) to sit in the couch with dangling feet and dangling bare breasts while she stands in front of me so energetically shaking my arms that at one point she literally slaps her own face with one of my hands!!!
I didn't know what to do. I kind of apologized...
On top, there wasn't a door. Just a curtain that wasn't even properly closed and could hear everyone walking outside in the corridor, while sitting half naked in front of this strange woman.
At that moment I decided that instead of being a terrible experience it was hilarious. Couldn't move my neck for a week but I just had to laugh and of course never ever would go back...

 

[Olive Crayon]

omg massagespace pmsl, i have tears in my eyes, sorry but that is so funny obv not when you have to pay for that kind of service, crikey you couldn't make it up lol

 

[Belly Jeans]

Hi MS, I had a crap massage from a Chinese woman in London once. It confirmed an idea I have that just because someone is of an ethic background, doesn't mean that they can practice their cultural skills that well. This particular therapist didn't have her heart in it.

Now off topic!

Hi Claire, Qigong is a Chinese generic term for "energy work" and is can consist of movement and breathing exercises, sitting/standing/moving meditation, and healing techniques (similiar to Reiki). Tai Chi (Taijiquan) can be described as a form of Qigong, and Qigong is used in Chinese martial arts. Qigong is used be Buddhist and Taoist monks to aid spiritual development. It is considered an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where healing, movement & breathing exercises are prescribed for various ailments.

If I left anything out, be my guest.......

Best Wishes

RP

 

[Llyndelian]

I think I went to the same woman . Seriously tho' I went to a wee place just off Russell Square and it was a guy and he was really good and then he left and I was given this woman who was absolutely abysmal. I don't even think she was trained, I think the receptionist was standing in that day!. Never ever went back.

Like you say RP it doesn't always go that different cultures necessarily massage better. People rave about Turkish massage places and the one I got there was garbage as well.

Patchouli

 

[Kateastrophe]

Well, mine wasn't in Russell Sq. But maybe its the same one moving around London.
Couldn't make it for long in the same place, thats for sure!
M

 

[Jizzflakes Jr.]

Hi P & MS

My lady was down in Balham (SW14 area). I went there with a friend that lives locally (who also like me is an Oriental Bodyworker), and she wasn't impressed either.

Cheers

RP

 

[Ninth Gate]

You're probably talking about Tui Na, which is the Chinese massage style. It can be firm and strong (yang style) or gentle and subtle (yin style) - most Chinese practitioners in the UK use the Yang style, while Western practitioners are often trained in both.

I think the main problem was that in this case the therapist didnt have good English.

More about Tui Na for those who are interested at the UK Register of Tui Na: www.ukrtcm.org

 

[Corben]

Now this CAN be a problem! Not that I hold my breath exactly, but I do try not to breathe noisily as it might give clients, especially female ones, the wrong idea...

 

[Anna C]

oh, what a hoot! that is soooo funny!

My 3 pet hates:

1. smell of cigarettes
2. have rough hands
3. massage by numbers (1,2, 3 and move on, 1, 2, 3 and .....).

 

[frmthesouthgrl]

Just thought of another,

I went into my local college to be a model for trainee Indian head massage students.
This guy was going hell for leather on this poor woman and was sweating profusely, he picked up this towel that was draped over her, wiped his forehead and put it back.

I was just sitting there catching flies..........

 

[a a]

Right....so I know that if my massage therapist keels over and is blue about the gills it wasn't a heart attack....they were just holding their breath.

Patchouli

 

[marinlabyrinth]

I used to do the same.....great practice for underwater swimming I can do a length now.

 

[badd302]

thank god most people can't see if they are lying on there front! what a sight for sore eyes!