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Do you ever get symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome from all of the work you do with your hands? If so, how do you deal with it? I know what it's like to give massages, and I stopped doing it a while ago b/c it was making my hands hurt.

Asked by lisa over 11 years ago

I never had Carpal Tunnel, but I have exhibited repetitive strain injuries.  

In the beginning, like the first month, there was this pain due to giving massages that interfered with doing other tasks. For example: when I opened a door with a knob or turned the car steering wheel my wrists really hurt. I wore a brace and worked with the brace on. It made some of my clients uncomfortable to see that (understandably) but others didn't even notice.

Massage is like walking on your hands all day long. Do your feet hurt at the end of walking all day? Sure? Will your hands? Sure! 

As I started into my third decade of doing it, I just wasn't recovering as quickly as I did in the past and that's why I'm crossing over into another career using transferrable skills.

 

I get erection and sometimes ejaculate when my therapist is working on my inner thighs and groin area. I do not think or have feelings about my therapist nor do I act inappropriately. What would my therapist think? its embarassing

Asked by Ivan about 11 years ago

Received a 1 hour Swedish massage. Noticed that therapist got an erection while I was on my stomach face down. He kept hitting my hand, while massaging my back that's how I could feel his erection. What are your thoughts?

Asked by Tammy almost 8 years ago

For decades any attempt to massage the muscles along my spine makes me jump like being poked. What is this called? This happened before and after L2-S1 fusions and prior spondylolisthesis at L4-L5. Possible cause and treatment?

Asked by phlip almost 10 years ago

I am a woman and I want to try my next massage undraped. Do I need to ask my MT to be undraped or can I just choose to not cover myself with the sheet? My MT is a male. Also am I allowed to ask for my glutes and chest to be massaged?

Asked by Kate almost 10 years ago

Hi This is weird but I released sperm in a massage but she was fine about it and help me clean up. Is this normal?

Asked by Peter about 10 years ago

To just "dumb it down" for lack of better wording... Is it clear to say trigger point therapy is the treatment of hyperirritable spots?

Asked by Shaw almost 11 years ago