Self Care

If you have never been to a spa for a massage session, you may be unaware of massage parlor etiquette.

Massages involve strangers touching your exposed body in various places. It’s a very personal experience and can be quite intimate, even without anything sexual going on. You need to know the standards of behavior in order to protect both yourself and the massage therapist who will work on you.

You see, there are some spoken and unspoken rules that practitioners and clients are aware of. These rules are vital for actualizing the goals of the engagement. The same is the case for massage parlors.

The massage therapist is expected to uphold a high degree of professionalism, while the clients are also expected to conduct themselves responsibly. This is by adhering to massage etiquette.

Here are eight vital spa etiquette rules to bear in mind during your massage.

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If you have never visited a massage parlor before a therapy session, it is normal to feel uneasy about it.

Laying still on a massage table in a private room for a massage therapist to work on you is unfamiliar, and potentially weirdly intimate.

Among the many things running through your mind is likely to be this question: do you have to be naked for a massage? The answer is: no, you can cover yourself to whatever level you feel comfortable, as long as your therapist can still access the specific areas for work.

Awkwardness is possibility is the biggest reason why many people shy away from getting a Thai massage or a full body massage. And why many more will never get one.

Lying partly to completely naked before a stranger does not come naturally to many of us. We’ll discuss this below.

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Unintentional erection is a common occurrence many men experience during massage therapy.

As massage therapists work their way from one body part to another. And, they are likely to touch erogenous zones that may cause an erection.

But it’s obviously pretty embarrassing! What do you do if you have an erection during a massage?

Erection is a physiological response to touch and is common with many men at spas. So if you were to develop a boner during a massage, it is nothing to be ashamed of! It happens all the time.

All you need to do is relax during the body massage, and the erection will subside. And you may want to apologize to your massage therapist.

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Do you experience flu-like symptoms after a massage but don’t know why?

Many people feel sick after a deep tissue massage session. These claims have been substantiated by medical science.

When you walk into a spa for massage therapy, you probably have expectations. You believe that you will feel relieved, refreshed, and energized. Furthermore, you expect deep tissue massage to improve your immune system — or at least not harm it!

But this is not the case for some people! While some walk away feeling amazing, others can develop adverse short-term reactions.

If you feel this way, it is not because a deep tissue massage is bad for you. It simply means that the deep tissue massage keeps triggering a response, which leads to (short-lived) flu-like symptoms.

In this article, we’ll discuss the phenomenon of flu-like symptoms after a deep tissue massage.

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If you are a regular visitor to a massage parlor, you may or may not realize that anxiety after a deep tissue massage is a thing that affects many people!

Having a deep tissue massage performed on you has a positive outcome. But there is sometimes a bit of temporary negative that lasts for a short time. And that is anxiety.

A deep tissue massage by massage therapists, for all its benefits, can cause tremendous emotional release. Along with the positive energy, you may find anxiety sensations that may have been in your body for a very long time flowing freely.

If you are planning for a deep tissue massage, this is a possibility you should prepare your mind for.

Some people get flu-like physical symptoms after a deep tissue massage. Others may feel ill even though they are not really ill. But there is a class of people who develop anxiety attacks before, during, or after a deep tissue massage.

Below, we discuss what a deep tissue massage is and why some people experience anxiety attacks because of it.

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When your dreaded monthly period starts, you may experience discomfort in your abdominal area, known as menstrual cramps. This discomfort might last for two to three days. Menstrual pain might be subtle or acute, and they can ache or throb.

Menstrual pain symptoms might range from a little discomfort to severe pain that prevents you from doing your daily tasks. In women under 30, period pains are the biggest reason for absenteeism!

We bet you didn’t know that almost all women with menstrual cycles face some agony during their periods, and still, almost ten percent of them are momentarily handicapped by these symptoms.

Many suffered have begun reaching for a TENS unit in search of pain relief. Does it even work? And with all those pads, how do you set it up correctly? In this article, we take a look at where to put a tens unit for menstrual cramps and explain what to do to find period relief.

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