Massage Table Warming Pads?

[Fred A]

Hi, everyone:

Just a quick question . . . any pros or cons on using massage table heating pads? The clinic room in my home can be a bit "nippier" over the winter months and I am considering purchasing one.

At the same time, I have an experienced Shiatsu therapist I am in contact with and he says any kind of electrical equipment on the table (or even on your own bed for sleeping) can really raise havoc with the human energy system in the first place. Which is, of course, not something we want!

Opinions? Experiences? All welcome . . . thanks!

Sherry

 

[call me David]

I have a table warmer and I LOVE it! I use mine all year-round and I'm in Florida! Granted, it's on the lowest setting in the summer but with the air conditioning cranking out, I've found that my clients appreciate the warmth.

I've just found that people relax much more completely when they're kept nice and cozy and warm.

If you're concerned about the energy fields there are some other ways of heating the table before the client gets on it (using hot packs, fomentek, etc) but once the massage starts, the table will cool back off again.

Angie

 

[Pompal 09.]

t055 Table warming pads are so helpful for keeping clients warm in the cooler months, AND, they help warm the muscles of the back and hips so that the circulation is ever so slightly increased which aids my work in releasing all the "stuff" my clients literally bring to the table with them.

Being extremely energetically sensitive, I, personally,have never had the experience of having my energetic fields disturbed significantly by the electric heating pads on the massage tables of my LMT friends and colleagues. What I have personally been able to appreciate is not being cold in a "nippy" room any time of year especially when I tend to cool off when I relax and release muscular tension.

that's my 2 cents worth.

 

[inetryconydot]

If a client objects to the heating pad, I make sure I have it off right before they come in. That way, the table is still nice and toasty and it stays that way for a while.

I have my table warmer under a fleece pad. I find the coils on the warmer to be lumpy, and when I put them under the fleece, you cant detect the coils.

 

[Jingjing]

I've used table warmers of one sort or another for the past 9 years. And I've never had a paying client object to it citing concern about the electrical fields... As a matter of fact I have one client who won't even consider having a massage without it!

There are other threads regarding table warmers you might find helpful:

Massage Table Warming Pads:
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7227

Table Warmers AGAIN - bad enegetically?
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3999

Table pads vs. Warmers: Newbie?
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3992

Table Warmers; what do you have and where did you get it?
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3908

Where to buy a table heater?
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3236

Table warmer
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=195

Table warmers
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1180

And table warmers were also mentioned in this thread as a good alternative to electric blankets.

Electric Blankets:
http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=96

Hope that helps you find some additional information about ways to keep your clients nice and toasty warm this winter!

 

[CEE LIVES !]

heating pads for tables

Thank you all for your responses! I have already ordered the heating pad and am so looking forward to using it with my clients. It is getting quite chilly in Central Pa and it sounds like it will be such a treat! I plan to try it out myself first -- sounds so cozy!

And, Maestra, thank you for all the threads you provided . . . wow, talk about information!

I love this group! Sherry