Injury and Massage (it’s not what you think)
I went for a massage last week.
An expensive massage. In a very high-end spa.
A professional massage by a Registered Massage Therapist who I’d assume knows what they’re doing.
Aren’t massages mostly supposed to feel GOOD, at least afterward if you’re getting a therapeutic massage to get something troubling you handled?
More limber, a little looser, relaxed?
So why did I walk out of there with more complaints than fixes?
And an INJURY?
Listen, if it doesn’t feel right in the moment, it probably isn’t.
Don’t be afraid to speak up and say something.
I sure the hell will next time.
Lesson learned. The hard way (as usual).
Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname
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Sep.29, 2012 | Filed in Injuries & Prevention
Tags: heal an injury, injury, massage, massage causes injuries, prevention, registered massage therapy, RMT
September 30th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
I hope you complained to both the therapist and the spa. One of the most important “pieces” of a massage is communication between therapist and client, and she should have been checking in with you as to how things felt and how the pressure was – even during a relaxation massage. As a therapist that works only with injuries every day, it bums me out to hear that you had this experience. One practitioner can give an entire industry a bad name. I wish your tweet focused more on that and sounded less like massage in general is bad.
September 30th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Thanks for the comment Tracy. Tweets are only 140 characters. The goal is to get people over here to see the post, which is in actuality NOT ‘anti-massage’ but about what you just said: communication, not being afraid to speak up. I didn’t tell the spa, but I’m still considering doing so. Unfortunately also, as I stated in the video, I did not feel it happen in the moment, but she WAS going against the grain of the muscles alot, which, while didn’t wasn’t extremely painful in the moment (mildly painful maybe, but not enough to yelp), didn’t *FEEL* ‘right’ and I should have said something, because it turned out to be a detriment to my shoulder health AFTER the fact.
thanks again for your comment.
J