How often do you have a massage yourself

[Morancdona]

How often do you have a massage yourself ?

As a massage therapist I know its very important we look after ourselves. As we're more at risk of repetitive strain injury, joint and muscle pain, arthritis or just sheer exaustion through work. We look after everybody else yet we're the worst at looking after ourselves (well I am anyway) ... I have 5 clients who are trained in massage and are always offering to give me a treatment but i hardly ever take them up on it .
I have just started to take vitamins and drinking more water before and after giving a treatment which i find is helping to maintain my energy levels .

What do you do to take care of your body?

 

[ZooPpo]

Not often enough! Following research I am have found there is a lack of mobile therapists in my area and no one seems keen to do therapy swaps!

 

[Palo]

Once a month for me!!!

 

[jim davis]

Well I have a friend who owes me a massage (swap) but she never has anytime as she works full-time and so therefore I can forget about that one. I am really desparate for a back massage as lower back really hurting and it looks like I'm going to have to go to a salon and pay for it which I'm not keen to do - lack of funds!

 

[Tyclitoimmisy]

Never, there are about 4 mobile therapist in the town where I live and none of us communicate or swap therapies.

 

[avenuestuart]

I'm obviously the lucky one. I have four therapists I swap with on a regular basis. It is difficult to sync diaries but we average 2/3 swaps a month.

 

[tuefauvpiygibwekq]

I have one regular therapy swap partner whom I see every 3 weeks or so (I used to have a second partner but she is now so busy that I haven't seen her for a while.) I also receive myofascial release from a different therapist about every 3 weeks.

I agree that it is very useful to receive regular treatment - both for our own health and as a way of experiencing different techniques.

Alan

 

[Staci]

"If half the world were giving a massage and the other half receiving one... we would have peace on Earth"

I agree, as long we all took turns.

As for me, I see my local therapist once a month, next treat tomorrow
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[M N]

I'm full time deep tissue, sports remedial massage therapist and see 18 to 25 clients per week. So the only way I can keep myself tip top is to have a deep tissue massage at least once sometimes twice a week.
I'm 10 years into this and feeling fantastic about my work and about my own health..........Practice what you preach.

steve

 

[Flieskoun]

Hi ya

I have regular treatments, about one every two weeks. Some massage, or reflexology, or reiki, or whatever my therapy friends are studying and I become a case study. It's Somatic Education/Body-Mind Centring for me on Friday.

There are other things we can do as therapists such as : meditation, yoga, self-healing techniques, tai chi and qi gong (chi kung) that can help to prevent "therapists burnout".

Another very good reason for looking after ourselves is that if you are self-employed (like me) you can't afford to be ill.

And another good reason in have a regular treatment, it's easy to forget what a wonder thing massage is if you don't receive them yourself. A bored and uninspired therapist gives a bored and uninspired treatment.

Best Wishes

Reiki Pixie

 

[Shuthrower]

every 2 weeks

 

[Dreamer4ever]

I've actually booked myself in for a back massage after 18 months for the last one!

I cannot wait and minus baby so its going to be pure luxury for me.

 

[homepestcontrol]

Not as often as I would like. Its very hard to find successful swaps co-ordinating free time etc. Its one of those things I know I need but seldom get to. Fortunately I do reiki and so work on myself a lot which helps.

 

[XxKaTaYoXIII]

Havent been doing massage for very long, only 8 months in fact since I qualified and Im loving it. Im in my forties and have a day job and do the massage part-time, maybe 5 or 6 treatments a week, but finding that it really takes it out of me physically. Ive been having monthly back massages since Christmas but are having a treatment every couple of weeks now. My friend who is an established therapist does my treatments, she doesnt seem keen to swap treatments and charges quite a bit more than I do so its a bit awkward.
caz

 

[Dilly]

just had a massage this afternoon and usually have one every 2 - 4 weeks. I do swaps with another massage therapist. This hasn't always been the case though, when I first started working as a therapist I went for about 2 years with no massage treatments myself and i felt so stiff and achy, so decided it was time to practice what I preach. Now i have regular massage treatments and also do yoga and meditation regularly and I feel in much better shape than I did a couple of years ago. perhaps you should take one of clients up on that offer of a massage afterall

 

[lovedarrenC]

Dare I admit that it's ages since I had one. Am really quite eager to have a treatment now so if there is anyone near me volunteering.........I'm free!

 

[AdministrationTeam]

Once a week for me, every friday afternoon. Until you start having massages you don't realise what you're missing out on. The first couple times I had one I was really achy the next day but after that, you feel really bendy and a lot healthier body wise. You don't realise how stiff and achy you are until it all disappears!

 

[Zap]

Wow, I haven't received a massage since I qualified in Holistic Massage, almost a year ago!! Waa!!! I really want one now!!! *sulk*