Tips In Making Clients Comfortable While Having Massage Therapy

By Frank Ward


Massages includes acting or working on body using pressures with common techniques applied with feet, knees, fingers, hands, elbows, forearm and a device. Their purpose usually is for treating pain or stress while the clients sit on chair, lie on floor mats or table. Amateur settings use normally any general surfaces like floor or bed.

People usually get this service to help themselves be relaxed and relieve toxins, pressure and tension your body is building up. There are many massage therapy Portland professionals available for them to experience a relaxing time. If you are a professional and want your clients to come back again then learn to make them at ease with these tips.

Most customers fall asleep peacefully during a session but might notice some drool when they woke up so be alert with these situations. Offer them tactfully with tissue to help relieve their feelings of awkwardness and embarrassment. Change the sheets and clean the area after each massage to ensure that they can relax somewhere safe, peaceful and sanitized.

They will like to be themselves relaxed as well as meditate in these sessions so inform them that you are fine with it. But other types of therapy will need their feedback, like sports and deep tissue massages, because you are working on deeper muscle layers. They may feel you will be insulted if feedback is given by them so advise them that letting you know helps you make them more comfortable.

Keep your breath fresh as your client will know what you ate if proper precautions are not taken after eating the meal. You may have enjoyed the meal but this would make an uncomfortable situation during the session when they can smell them. Make sure you brush your teeth or take some breath mints before your next therapy.

Customers have various sizes and body shapes and therapists have seen all of them usually making you forget that they can feel unconscious as well. People get insecure about their scarring, excessive hair, weight, toes, acne and feet so suggest techniques done with clothing on still. Doing this with their first session makes them feel comfortable while they are massaged.

Customers prefer female therapists mostly with others preferring either gender or male therapists though this must not hinder men with their desiring in entering this profession. Eighty percent of therapists are females and males can take this chance to build their practice successful. When you wear open toed shoes, have them manicured so your client will not be distracted.

Customers could decide if they prefer wearing an underwear still when getting massaged or be nude completely. Although if their problems areas are their groin, buttocks, hips or lower back, suggest to them that tight underwear can hinder the therapy at times. Wearing thong or briefs for women and men respectively is a better alternative.

You should keep your clients relaxed, happy and comfortable during the treatment so include these tips when giving massages. Be on time always or inform them if you would be late with your schedule and be friendly and courteous. This helps in increasing your tips, referrals and repeat customers.




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