Tips In Making Clients At Ease While In Massage Therapy Sessions

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 would fall peacefully asleep during sessions but some pool of drool might be noticed when waking up so be careful with these things. Tactfully offer them tissue so their feelings of embarrassment and awkwardness will be relieved. After each massages, clean the area and change the sheets to ensure the place is sanitized, safe and peaceful.

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.

Your clients should be kept comfortable, relaxed and happy during treatment using these tips while you give massages. Always be on time or inform them immediately whenever you may arrive late. Doing this helps with increasing your repeat customers, tips and referrals.




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