Massage Sequence and Duration Revisited

Hey J.S...

It should not be a "routine". If you as a therapist have
identified a problem area, suggest a shorter duration
treatment plan specific to that clients problem.

If that client receives the benifits, He/She will be happy
spending less..

I will not massage for over 90 minutes at a time.

Cancer and massage: Paliative - O.K. Cureative - be careful.
Metastatic - Avoid

Hot Stone: Hydrotherapy = increase circulation (hot),
Hydrotherapy = decrease circulation (cold).
Hydrotherapy= water used in it's three states (fluid,
solid and gas or vapour )

Energy: Explain Lactic Acid if your cells don't use energy?

Spirituality: You will heal as you want it to be.
Transference does happen between client and therapist..

The threads here are worth watching.

Good luck to all....

D :-)

"John Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I know I asked a similar question before, but I'd like to
rephrase my question.

What is the longest massage you've ever given? And how did
you feel after?

Do you see anything wrong with performing your usual one
hour routine then revisiting problems areas for another
30-60 minutes?

Or do you feel that you really should stick to a sequence
with the extra time spent on problem areas during the
normal sequence?

Thanks, and thanks for helping me heal,

JS

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:51:59 GMT, an orbital mind-control laser
caused John Smith <[email hidden]> to write:

Quoted message said:

I know I asked a similar question before, but I'd like to
rephrase my question.

What is the longest massage you've ever given?

About 2 1/2 hours.

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And how did you feel after?

A little tired, but not too bad.

Quoted message said:

Do you see anything wrong with performing your usual one
hour routine then revisiting problems areas for another 30-
60 minutes?

That would be one method, another method would be to do the
usual routine, but spend twice as long on each area.

Quoted message said:

Or do you feel that you really should stick to a sequence
with the extra time spent on problem areas during the
normal sequence?

That's what I tend to do. I should note that these extra-
long massages are done at home on my wife, so I'm not under
any particular time constraints. If I end up spending 20
minutes working on a particularly bad knot in her back,
that's not a problem.

The longest "professional" massage I ever gave was 2 hours,
on a fellow who was over six feet tall and built like a
football lineman. *That* massage was hard work.

-Chris Zakes LDP Massage Texas

All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand
Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you.
But first they must catch you.

"The Blessing of El-ahrairah" from
"Watership Down" by Richard Adams

Longest was 2 hours. It wasn't tiring to me but it got
boring. (I got a short attention span. lol)

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Quoted message said:

I know I asked a similar question before, but I'd like to
rephrase my question.

What is the longest massage you've ever given? And how did
you feel after?

Do you see anything wrong with performing your usual one
hour routine then revisiting problems areas for another
30-60 minutes?

Or do you feel that you really should stick to a sequence
with the extra time spent on problem areas during the
normal sequence?

Thanks, and thanks for helping me heal,

JS

I feel very comfortable after doing a massage, but part of
what I train people in is how to use the larger muscles.
Longest is not as relevant to this group, since I am not
using massage as my 'bread and butter'. So I could spend
several hours on a lady that had twisted her ankle and had
to be able to walk comfortably the next afternoon.

John Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I know I asked a similar question before, but I'd like to
rephrase my question.

What is the longest massage you've ever given? And how did
you feel after?

Do you see anything wrong with performing your usual one
hour routine then revisiting problems areas for another
30-60 minutes?

Or do you feel that you really should stick to a sequence
with the extra time spent on problem areas during the
normal sequence?

Thanks, and thanks for helping me heal,

JS

One reason I ask, is that my 1.5 hour massages seem to
involve some in-depth work on certain areas and noticeably
briefer efforts on other areas.

I always feel like more time with in-depth work to all
muscle groups would be more effective.

Are male MT's more capable of extra long sessions than
female MT's?

JS

Real world is that the whole body needs to be done, or the
feet, neck, etc. will complain. :-) But even then, there are
areas that need it more, and they become apparent. But the
person needs to be treated as a whole person, not like a
Toyota (Push here and here, and this happens) But I can do
that, because I'm not locked to a 56 minute time frame.

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Quoted message said:

One reason I ask, is that my 1.5 hour massages seem to
involve some in-depth work on certain areas and noticeably
briefer efforts on other areas.

I always feel like more time with in-depth work to all
muscle groups would be more effective.

Are male MT's more capable of extra long sessions than
female MT's?

JS

"John Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

One reason I ask, is that my 1.5 hour massages seem to
involve some in-depth work on certain areas and noticeably
briefer efforts on other areas.

I always feel like more time with in-depth work to all
muscle groups would be more effective.

Are male MT's more capable of extra long sessions than
female MT's?

I don't think that matters. I am surprised that you feel a
1.5 hour massage is not enough. Are you happy with your
therapist? Do you feel the pressure is enough and sustained
through out the massage?

T

On Sat, 01 May 2004 06:09:31 GMT, an orbital mind-control laser
caused John Smith <[email hidden]> to write:

Quoted message said:

One reason I ask, is that my 1.5 hour massages seem to
involve some in-depth work on certain areas and noticeably
briefer efforts on other areas.

I always feel like more time with in-depth work to all
muscle groups would be more effective.

Are male MT's more capable of extra long sessions than
female MT's?

JS

I haven't done any kind of research on this, but I expect
individual stamina and technique would be far more
significant factors than the therapist's gender.

-Chris Zakes Texas

I love my country. It's my government I fear.

Nice in theory but not everyone can afford a 2 hour massage.
Some can barely afford the one hour. I go 1-2 times a month
for a half hour massage on my back/neck and it works just
fine for me.

Either way, a therapist needs to be able to adjust what
he/she does for every particular client. If a client came
to me and said he wanted his massage the way the OP stated
(do the whole body then back to the areas that need more
attention) I would do it without a flinch. I would rather
work the areas that need it when in that area rather then
jumping around to much but the massage is about the
client, not me.

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Real world is that the whole body needs to be done, or the
feet, neck,

etc.

Quoted message said:

will complain. :-) But even then, there are areas that
need it more, and they become apparent. But the person
needs to be treated as a whole

person,

Quoted message said:

not like a Toyota (Push here and here, and this happens)
But I can do

that,

Quoted message said:

because I'm not locked to a 56 minute time frame.

John Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

One reason I ask, is that my 1.5 hour massages seem to
involve some in-depth work on certain areas and
noticeably briefer efforts on other areas.

I always feel like more time with in-depth work to all
muscle groups would be more effective.

Are male MT's more capable of extra long sessions than
female MT's?

JS

That's why I pointed out at the beginning that my
circumstance is different. It's not what puts food on the
table, so I can go longer if I choose. And the ones that are
on my Friday night schedule don't tell a soul about me,
because they know that if someone else comes into the
schedule, they'll get massage less often or for a shorter
time. Nice when there's good reason to keep a secret. (All
massage scheduling is done through my wife, too.)

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Nice in theory but not everyone can afford a 2 hour
massage. Some can

barely

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afford the one hour.