Great practical tips. I especially liked the point you made that not everyone has the right "quality of touch" needed to be a successful massage therapist; you either have the talent or you don't. Very true.
Been a massage therapist for over 20 years (28 years actually).. agreed with everything you said except with the last point of needing to use strength,force and pressure, that it has to be hard to be effective.. Disagree with you there in that I have learnt over many years to work with the body.. that in spending a little time in what many would consider light relaxation massage (making sure to go over all the neurological points along the spine that when gently pressed make muscles release far deeper then just using force) my patients body will then be so deeply relaxed that when it comes to manipulating the problem area/ issue there is no need for force. Humans are designed that when they are put into a deep pain situation then their muscles tense up (we all instinctively do it) and thus you are actually creating more muscle tension/pain and possibly injury. especially in the deeper core muscles rather then releasing..I teach my patients that in a massage session there are 2 types of pain.. one is good pain.. good pain is that "oh that hurts, but ahhhh it feels so good".. that is your body trying to tell you to continue doing whatever the therapist is doing because it is helping. It does this by flooding you with 'happy hormones' endorphin's, Dopamine etc.. those hormones assist with muscle relaxation and healing.. Doing so also reduces Cortisol. All this is what makes a patient feel floaty after a session.. Then there is bad pain- that is the "oh god when is she going to stop" thought.. that is not doing you good long term.. it increases muscle tension, increases cortisol (as is a normal response whenever your body is in pain,and gives the possibility of bruising (bruising is never good. it is a sign of damaged tissue. ) its linked with your fight or flight programming. After many 1000's of patients I learnt that even a minute of this bad pain can ruin an entire hour of a massage as the patients body is flooded with muscle tensing hormones.. being aware of this.. Knowing when to go that little bit harder because the muscle has released and the patient is deeply relaxed and knowing when to back off to keep your patient in that good pain range and thus massively increasing muscle release, those are the important skills.. anyone can just just rip in/go hard into a patient.. doesn't take much skill to do that.. skill is when your going to bone on a chronic pain patient and they are telling you in a floaty voice how wonderful and deeply relaxed they are :)
+Phiona Brumby Love the feed back, yes i feel the same way. may not have come across in the video. i do feel like the client should not be holding their breath or have tension in other areas to deal with the pressure you are providing. I feel the same way , if we can get that knot out with minimal pressure it give us less chance of causing trauma to the skin. What I was trying to say , is if the client requests a very firm massage that the therapist has the physical ability to provide the request. Thank you for your comment , love the feed back.
Phiona Brumby ...I really love your comment, I just hopefully start the massage therapist program in this coming May and I am looking for all type of information... thank you🙌
Phiona Brumby well stated and I couldn't agree more. We have to be the educators for our clients not servants. I do not do DT as perceived by the average person as well as many therapists. However I access the deep tissues without aggression and with high percentage of effectiveness. Lets do away with the old paradigm and bring the information we share with our clients up to date.
Thank you for this point!!! I will not work on you if you're the type of client that's looking for "deep tissue" but are disconnected from their bodies.
oh and the 7th tip I would have given.. take nothing personally.. regardless of your skills you will have patients who you simply do not click with.. that regardless if they come to you with a issue you have helped a 1000 times with others, your work does not work for them.. it happens to us all..it is the very nature of what we do..
+Phiona Brumby yes , i love this one. Yes its something i do preach but didn't make the top list. I have a client retention of 85% at the moment . Not to pat myself on the back , but hey that's pretty dam awesome. It still leaves 15% of clients i see don't return to my business with in the year. With what every your client retention rate is, you must bare in mind that there is a percentage of clients that love what you do. With out going to out there , i do feel like each therapist has their own style of massage and it is almost an expression of their personality (an trying to say that without sounding too much like a wanker haha). More therapist need to embrace their own style and do away with what their employer taught them was the best way. Once again love the feedback. thanks for the comment.
I am a seamstress. I have no desire to become a massage therapist, but these tips can apply to anyone who wants to start and have a successful business. Thanks for sharing!
I hear you, it is tough to maintain and handle all they different forms of social media these days to help your business succeed. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Instagram, Pinterest and the list goes on and on. You always have 2 choices about this, you can do it all yourself or you can pay a business to handle all your social media for you. I don't think its overly expensive, but you do have to hope they convey the right approach for your business. So maybe have a look into a social media marketing agency and you can free up your time to working on what you do best, massage.
If you're a massage therapist, skin therapist, and cosmetologist, you'll always have clients. Massages and hair sells more but if you offer facial services at a fair price, it will sell to.
Hi there im new to this industrie...I am just waiting for my exam result to come through...I learn my massaging from my grandparents and my mother plus from other people that do massaging....the island way...I help alot of my friends and there friends with massage...And was told that i have the Gift to become a massage therapist...i didnt believe them....haha....But,sometime when i touch a client straight away feel she/he is in pain is that normal??to feel like that??.........cant explain that one...anyways enough of me...The only question i want to ask isnt it every client have different body type??..im a strong man and dont need to use strength on any of my client....what i do i slowly put pressure not to hard on there soft tissue just enough for them to feel my thumb or my palm...what i was taught....i use alot of oil i dont see why some dont use alot of oil....I do alot of pressure points massage....My main specialty is RELAXATION MASSAGE THERAPIST.....But,i can do more....thank you so much...appreciate...if you can give me some feed back about me again thank you God Bless....
Most of your pressure will come from your body weight to save yourself from fatigue. But making sure you workout pec major and minor as they will do a lot of the work. and keeping all major back muscles and core muscles strong will benefit you in the long run. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you for taking to the time to watch our vlogs, I understand that not all my views are everyone's cup of tea but do do appreciate everyone's input whether its in our favor or not. These vlogs are a collection of my views about the industry and certainly don't apply to everyone but have found the general population of remedial massage therapists that I have come into contact with have had the same experience/views as me. Once again thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, I do appreciate all forms of feedback.
Great practical tips. I especially liked the point you made that not everyone has the right "quality of touch" needed to be a successful massage therapist; you either have the talent or you don't. Very true.
Been a massage therapist for over 20 years (28 years actually).. agreed with everything you said except with the last point of needing to use strength,force and pressure, that it has to be hard to be effective.. Disagree with you there in that I have learnt over many years to work with the body.. that in spending a little time in what many would consider light relaxation massage (making sure to go over all the neurological points along the spine that when gently pressed make muscles release far deeper then just using force) my patients body will then be so deeply relaxed that when it comes to manipulating the problem area/ issue there is no need for force. Humans are designed that when they are put into a deep pain situation then their muscles tense up (we all instinctively do it) and thus you are actually creating more muscle tension/pain and possibly injury. especially in the deeper core muscles rather then releasing..I teach my patients that in a massage session there are 2 types of pain.. one is good pain.. good pain is that "oh that hurts, but ahhhh it feels so good".. that is your body trying to tell you to continue doing whatever the therapist is doing because it is helping. It does this by flooding you with 'happy hormones' endorphin's, Dopamine etc.. those hormones assist with muscle relaxation and healing.. Doing so also reduces Cortisol. All this is what makes a patient feel floaty after a session.. Then there is bad pain- that is the "oh god when is she going to stop" thought.. that is not doing you good long term.. it increases muscle tension, increases cortisol (as is a normal response whenever your body is in pain,and gives the possibility of bruising (bruising is never good. it is a sign of damaged tissue. ) its linked with your fight or flight programming. After many 1000's of patients I learnt that even a minute of this bad pain can ruin an entire hour of a massage as the patients body is flooded with muscle tensing hormones.. being aware of this.. Knowing when to go that little bit harder because the muscle has released and the patient is deeply relaxed and knowing when to back off to keep your patient in that good pain range and thus massively increasing muscle release, those are the important skills.. anyone can just just rip in/go hard into a patient.. doesn't take much skill to do that.. skill is when your going to bone on a chronic pain patient and they are telling you in a floaty voice how wonderful and deeply relaxed they are :)
+Phiona Brumby Love the feed back, yes i feel the same way. may not have come across in the video. i do feel like the client should not be holding their breath or have tension in other areas to deal with the pressure you are providing. I feel the same way , if we can get that knot out with minimal pressure it give us less chance of causing trauma to the skin. What I was trying to say , is if the client requests a very firm massage that the therapist has the physical ability to provide the request. Thank you for your comment , love the feed back.
Phiona Brumby ...I really love your comment, I just hopefully start the massage therapist program in this coming May and I am looking for all type of information... thank you🙌
Phiona Brumby well stated and I couldn't agree more. We have to be the educators for our clients not servants. I do not do DT as perceived by the average person as well as many therapists. However I access the deep tissues without aggression and with high percentage of effectiveness. Lets do away with the old paradigm and bring the information we share with our clients up to date.
Thank you for this point!!! I will not work on you if you're the type of client that's looking for "deep tissue" but are disconnected from their bodies.
oh and the 7th tip I would have given.. take nothing personally.. regardless of your skills you will have patients who you simply do not click with.. that regardless if they come to you with a issue you have helped a 1000 times with others, your work does not work for them.. it happens to us all..it is the very nature of what we do..
+Phiona Brumby yes , i love this one. Yes its something i do preach but didn't make the top list. I have a client retention of 85% at the moment . Not to pat myself on the back , but hey that's pretty dam awesome. It still leaves 15% of clients i see don't return to my business with in the year. With what every your client retention rate is, you must bare in mind that there is a percentage of clients that love what you do. With out going to out there , i do feel like each therapist has their own style of massage and it is almost an expression of their personality (an trying to say that without sounding too much like a wanker haha). More therapist need to embrace their own style and do away with what their employer taught them was the best way. Once again love the feedback. thanks for the comment.
I am a seamstress. I have no desire to become a massage therapist, but these tips can apply to anyone who wants to start and have a successful business. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks you for your kind words. Yes I do hope these tips could always be transferred into other businesses. Thanks again
Ur such an awesome massage therapist very special, yeah so humble, yea you are really talented oh yea so great.
my only problem with starting my own business is the fucking Internet exposure
just not into social media's and such. I'm stuck
I hear you, it is tough to maintain and handle all they different forms of social media these days to help your business succeed. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Instagram, Pinterest and the list goes on and on. You always have 2 choices about this, you can do it all yourself or you can pay a business to handle all your social media for you. I don't think its overly expensive, but you do have to hope they convey the right approach for your business. So maybe have a look into a social media marketing agency and you can free up your time to working on what you do best, massage.
Jeffrey Abbey me too im not into social media but theres other ways
Always ask for referrals. No advertisement will work better than a referral
Thank you this helped me
Great points!
Good points. Thank you!
If you're a massage therapist, skin therapist, and cosmetologist, you'll always have clients. Massages and hair sells more but if you offer facial services at a fair price, it will sell to.
Hi there im new to this industrie...I am just waiting for my exam result to come through...I learn my massaging from my grandparents and my mother plus from other people that do massaging....the island way...I help alot of my friends and there friends with massage...And was told that i have the Gift to become a massage therapist...i didnt believe them....haha....But,sometime when i touch a client straight away feel she/he is in pain is that normal??to feel like that??.........cant explain that one...anyways enough of me...The only question i want to ask isnt it every client have different body type??..im a strong man and dont need to use strength on any of my client....what i do i slowly put pressure not to hard on there soft tissue just enough for them to feel my thumb or my palm...what i was taught....i use alot of oil i dont see why some dont use alot of oil....I do alot of pressure points massage....My main specialty is RELAXATION MASSAGE THERAPIST.....But,i can do more....thank you so much...appreciate...if you can give me some feed back about me again thank you God Bless....
Glad to hear you enjoyed with vlog, and its great to hear you are enjoying your new found career path. Keep up the good work.
The auto focus was distracting.
What kind of exercises do you recommend that would increase your ability to do deep tissue massage? Great video
Most of your pressure will come from your body weight to save yourself from fatigue. But making sure you workout pec major and minor as they will do a lot of the work. and keeping all major back muscles and core muscles strong will benefit you in the long run. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Awesome content.
Cheers , thanks for taking the time to watch.
You are so wrong in many things that you are talking about. People get their own business tô not be someone's slave. Bla,Bla
Thank you for taking to the time to watch our vlogs, I understand that not all my views are everyone's cup of tea but do do appreciate everyone's input whether its in our favor or not. These vlogs are a collection of my views about the industry and certainly don't apply to everyone but have found the general population of remedial massage therapists that I have come into contact with have had the same experience/views as me. Once again thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, I do appreciate all forms of feedback.