massage Thursday

[idolfan05]

I’m getting a massage on Thursday for my back/ job related stress. I never had one before but can last from 30 minutes to an hour but the lady doing it is gentle & does my eyebrows. She said she’ll gauge what I want, whether pressing too hard and when to back off, etc. Are these typical questions? Do they tickle? She said she’ll do legs, face, neck, feet on my back then flip me over…

Suggestions? Are you naked or with bras/ panties on?

 

[WickedTouch]

I can only speak to the US on this, but Licensed massage therapists are trained to:

• Assess your needs and apply the appropriate type of massage and techniques for those needs
• Assess and adjust pressure and technique as the session goes on to maintain client comfort
• Use techniques to avoid sensations that tickle (yes, they do learn this)
• Take measures to maintain client modesty. Most will have the client undress to their comfort level, but even if undressed, a towel or other cloth is usually used to drape over private areas if not being actively massaged at or near that region. Oil or special lotions are often used to assist them in smoothly gliding across the bare skin. If your upper back or sides need work, unhooking your bra at that stage might make working in that area easier for them and you might get more out of your time, but it is not necessary. If you decide to, you can always hook it back before flipping over, though they should cover you with a towel.

I hope this at least helps a bit. Hope you enjoy your massage 🙂

 

[footfan69]

I love to get a massage, and yes, these are typical questions. The professional places invite you to “undress to your level of comfort” which means exactly what it says. I (a guy) used to keep my underwear on, until I realized that tension in the glutes contributes to lower back problems. She needed to massage my glutes, and that helped a lot. After several sessions, the MT and I got comfortable with each other, and I went fully nude. The drapes always covered anything not being worked on, so no embarrassment.

Having said that, occasionally, she would drag her fingers down my sides, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but I was never able to push her to keep doing it! Several years before, I did have one younger MT who was open-minded and a free spirit, who agreed to spend the last 5 minutes tickling my pits and feet. Very nice way to end the session. Unfortunately, she moved away and I have never found another one who would indulge me. Maybe someday…….

In your situation, your bra might get in the way of her working on your back. Just ask her up front and communicate openly. The ultimate goal is your health and wellbeing, which will improve when you get to know each other. My suggestion is, if she happens to do something to your feet, sides, hips, etc. that tickles, definitely let her know that it’s ok. Something like, “Oooh I really like that,” or a similar response would break the ice.

BTW, There have been stories posted on the TMF of guys who saw the same MT each month for two years, got to know them really well, and gradually had them introduce tickling into the session. That would be my ideal situation, and who knows, maybe yours?

Good luck, Idolfan05, and let us know how it goes!

 

[idolfan05]

Thanks. My Mom got a pedi from her today and the MT is aware of my back problems when I get up, but was surprised also with the jolting of the bumper cars with Whirlyball so that’s probably why it hurts more so. Whoops! She even said I may grimace in pain then it would feel good afterwards? Overall it is lower back so bra may not be an issue unless she wants to massage the rib area in general then it’s like watch out, one of my “spots” along with my feet.

I’ve gone to this woman for years and she’s way gentle, but even a lining bikini wax tickles the way my stomach spasms in and out. Do they ask if you’re ticklish or should I just flat out say? I think the room is sound proof thank God!

 

[WickedTouch]

lol, well, a good massage therapist can be surprisingly good at avoiding a tickling sensation, but if if you're especially ticklish and they aren't informed, they may be caught off guard (and you too! lol). You should let them know you are ticklish if you want to avoid that. Some will ask if you're ticklish, but not always.

Regarding pain/discomfort/soreness, depending upon the type of massage and condition your muscles are in, sometimes you can feel mild discomfort that they'll guide you through if for example you have extra tight muscles or scar tissue built up. A lot of times, working out the tightness in the muscles can have that initial discomfort, but that tightness releases from the massage and afterwards feels much looser and usually less painful/sore. If they do stuff for harder/deeper work or work on scar tissue, it could cause mild soreness afterward, but more in the kind of way if you had worked out those muscles or did a lot of stretching.

 

[idolfan05]

Update:
Had it and it felt SO good for my back. There were points when she was sliding where it tickled at times like neck and sides but then she’d move to another area so fast I didn’t have time to say anything. More so it was more tension & pain but then she’d switch her technique be more gentle then it was fine.

What did tickle was massaging the calves up & down and when she got to the feet, I shot up like a cannon 😂. I don’t know what she did either - dragged one finger tip down the sole , used all her nails, or just simply knuckled it , but omg! It tickled SO bad and not just massage. I’m like X, that tickles , stop…. and she’s like you want you to stop and I’m like no we can keep going, just change the technique . Then she’s like well what if we do toes, I’m like ok ( still tickled like hell) and draped the cloth over my left foot- not bad. Afterwards it was over and I was bummed… I thought the overall experience was gonna tickle more but not so….

 

[WickedTouch]

Well, I'm at least glad you got to have the experience and especially that it felt good for your back 🙂. I know you didn't get quite as many tickles as you hoped, but that is to be expected from the typical massage session. You need to book a tickling session for that! 😁