6 Comments for are massages a luxury indulgence or are they necessary for optimal health?

• 1. Masseur_at_Play  |  February 15th, 2011 at 9:12 am

  hospitals and doctors are over rated and should be used for stuff like infections, diseases, broken bones, and the like, massage therapists on the other hand get rid of the problems that doctors prescribe pain meds for as well as unneccery surgeries that mess people up for life

• 2. Stephen L  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:11 am

  Unless it’s for a very specific ailment, it’s a luxury indulgence.

• 3. Sha  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:20 am

  Hi!
  I’m currently in massage therapy school. And massages are excellent for your health. They increase blood flow, and help people with asthma and allergies tremendously. My boyfriend has asthma and I have been practicing on him and he feels better. Getting them too often or when you are sick, such as a cold or flu, isn’t good. They aren’t necessary though, but they aren’t a bad idea. They do really help with stress, and stress has horrible effects on the body. I didn’t believe a whole lot of this, but if you have a busy life and demanding job, you would probably feel better getting one about once a month. They do a lot for the immune system. Just make sure you tell your therapist about ANY and ALL healths conditions.

• 4. trenardy  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:42 am

  Many people have massages as a luxury indulgence. I sometimes have aromatherapy massages, they are very relaxing and I treat them as a special indulgence.

  I also have a fortnightly massage, a combination of firm remedial and deep tissue using neuro muscular techniques and trigger point therapy.

  Given this fortnightly massage can be “testing” in regards to pain levels when releasing muscle knots, it certainly can’t be classed as a “relaxing luxury indulgence”.

  I feel it is necessary for my optimal health, as it stops my lower back and shoulder blade pain.

  (I have an old fracture in my lower back and get pain in my shoulder blade from over-use of the computer mouse at work)

  I didn’t want to take medicated pain killers on a long-term basis, so this regular massage helps me to maintain a normal pain-free life without the use of drugs.

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• 5. ontheroadagainwithoutyou  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:58 am

  I would have to say that both are true. Clearly, massage is a supreme way of optimizing one’s health. Just the physical contact alone, from a good energy healer, is of great value. And yes, I would LOVE to have massages on a regular basis. But this is where the “luxury indulgence” aspect kicks in. Outside of food and shelter, the rest is icing and unfortunately most of us are just trying to get by. I mean, if someone gave me a free massage then no, I would not perceive the act of being massaged as a luxury indulgence, at all, however, having to pay for it, makes it so. To many in this country, especially those without health insurance, even seeing a doctor in time of need, is a luxury indulgence!

• 6. Halema  |  February 15th, 2011 at 11:23 am

  As a Massage Therapist, I used to feel that massage was a luxury indulgence. I worked at a high-end salon and got marvelous tips and was told exactly how wonderful I was!

  So, all this went to my head, and I opened my own office. However, I noticed even more so that people, who still love me, would schedule, and then cancel and apologize because they just could not afford it.

  While I had very different clientele at each place, they all had one thing in common — they hurt and they expected me to fix them. So, I got myself some extra training, what I felt would benefit the majority of my clients at both places. Good investment in time and money.

  And then I decided to make massage more affordable by lowering my prices. I mean, really lowering my prices. I have the same overhead, but really, why be greedy on someone else’s money? At the salon, I would make around $56/hour. That number by itself is huge! However, it wasn’t all day for an 8 hour day either.

  Now I charge $40/hour for a good, one hour massage, and people really thank me and actually come back because it is more affordable. After rent and other costs, I’m still making $28/hour, which is way better than Walmart!

  Massage is best when it is regular. This teaches the body how to destress, relax, zone out, while getting the manual healing from a trained therapist.

  Check out my site, if you want. It is still under construction, though.

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