I also think that the client needs to communicate. I'm really lucky with my therapist, she's great and we have a fantastic rapport. I'll ask her to ease off but if it really needs it she'll ask if I can handle another couple of passes. I've been going to her for almost 6 years so she knows my body pretty well. Like I said, don't be afraid to speak up to your therapist and ask them to ease off or go deeper if you feel you need that and they'll be able to do what's best for you and respect your request xx
Lovin all these videos man! A true gem in a sea of therapists! It's hard to find other therapists who just get what we are doing, and understand how to educate in a not so overwhelming way. Keep it up!
I have found if I am going through a stressful situation in life, after the massage, I can get really emotional. The benefit of the massage is that it has helped me to release pent up emotions and stress held in my tissue cells.
Sometimes clients request deep tissue work but are dehydrated or haven't had a massage in months. That can also make you feel like crap after deep work. I always tell my clients to soak with Epsom salt after DT work and increase fluid intake the day before and after the massage.
Great video. I've had a few clients tell me that through my work on them they don't take pain killers or muscle relaxers anymore. Love our line of work. I'm in Everett and I see you're in Spokane. You ever come over this way we could do a massage trade. Most likely at the clinic I work at. Keep up the great work and informative videos.
I have had 3 deep tissue massages, all leading to extreme flu like symptoms. For me, the symptoms take 12-14 hours to show, after a massage, and continue for an entire 24 hour period. Dizziness, fever, chills, cold sweats, loss of appetite, sore throat, are all symptoms I have experienced. My highest temperature ever recorded after a massage was 103, which lead to hallucinations. I did not realize this correlation until I fell ill after a massage for the third time. All three massages were given by three different therapists in three different locations so counting out my experiences as coincidences, is not a possibility. I will never be willing to subject myself to that type of torture again for as long as I live. No more deep tissue!
@@gwen8718 all everyone tells me is “drink more water” blah blah blah. I drink 2 gallons of water per day and have been for the past 8 years every single day. This is something else
Same here. I have had so many thai, deep massage, you name it. This time something was off. It's 40 degrees Celsius and I have sweater, socks, legging on, and a cover, without forgetting a massive migraine on the left side. Yesterday night I even threw up. It's almost 30hrs post massage and I need to take 1gr of paracetamol every 5 hours. Please tell me that it will eventually stop 😭😭
Would you be able to give some advice on working with someone with a bulged disc? Lower back and/or neck areas, if possible. I find that decompression works best to treat a bulged/herniated disc. Could you share some decompression techniques you perform on the table? Also are massage techniques always a contraindication? Would releasing the surrounding muscle cause to client to feels worse after?
My physio just butchered my semi injured groin, found the source of pain and adhesion, all bruised couldn't sleep at all and feeling extremely sick stiff and unable to rest. I told her to stop my body was trembling but didn't seem bothered! Taking a day off work hopefully next day or two it subsides but won't be going back ever again.
Counterpart question? (And this isn't a hypothetical.) What should a client say to a therapist if they're sore as hell -- for days after the massage. (He went way too deep, in way too many places -- but I didn't realize that until days later.) I'm going to talk to the guy, but could you tell me what you, as a therapist, would find helpful in terms of client feedback?
Maybe try to figure out what went wrong. Like, did he push on bones, or did he use too much "specific" pressure (feels like getting poked by fingers really hard)? Or was the pressure broad, flat palms? Maybe ask for more stretching and compression massage, and less petrasage muscle work? Things like that. The more accurate your feedback, the better.
Wish you were close by , You know what you talking about you know your business, I just wish I could find some guy who's got the know how like you do. You are definitely an expert in massage therapy you probably do in physical therapy to that's just my guess.
I work from home and over the last three weeks I have admittedly had terrible body posture sitting at my desk working multiple closing shifts. So with back and neck soreness I was frustrated and laid down on massage ball right on the muscles under my right shoulder blade. It felt amazing but the next morning I felt absolutely terrible. I went for a walk thinking that would help but later in the night I had fatigue and soreness in my legs and the next day chills almost like I was getting a fever that would come and go. Loss of appetite also like I felt queezy. Of corse that area I massaged was so sore ans tender that it hurt to the touch and even when I swallowed. I’ve done some stretches where I squeeze the shoulder blades together but here on the 2nd night. Still feeling malaise n fatigue.
@@pplsophia1 hey thanks for replying :)Just had a neck and head massage and super dizzy to the point I can't stand or walk straight. Is that how bad you got?
@@starlite7785 yes, it lasted a long time. And it's only w that one person. I've gone to others and and leave feeling great. I have 3 sessions left, but I gonna skip it as I don't like the after effect.
My lower back is always in pain. Like sharp shooting pain after getting a massage. I find that it’s because my stomach is in the way, so it strech my back if I’m laying on my chest. Or that my glutes need to be work on more. Is that normal?
I'm still in my clinicals but I did have a guy who overdid it biking. He felt great every where else after the massage, but we couldn't figure out where his pain was originating. I worked his hamstrings and glutes and QLs and traps all the way to the nuchel line and no dice!! Then I worked on his quads and his IT bands and even his TFLs. Still nothing! I felt so bad!!!
That might have been a nerve issue in the hips. Also, I find that sometimes stretching the muscles and then compressing them, rather than massaging them, actually helps when you can't find the source of the pain.
My therapist is sometimes like this , breaking a lot of underneath tissues that is why' I am really hoping one day you can touch me and heal me HM, thankyou and blesses🙂👍
hey spencer. my hands get tired easily whenever i massage my husband and i just give up afterwards. any useful tips on how i should overcome that tiredness?
If you have circulation problems you can get light headed or if the therapist work out your occipitals (back of your head next to the neck) The stuffy nose is normal. It is just that you spend more than 30 minutes with your face down.
I had my first deep tissue after explaining my condition with lower back to the lady I felt good at first but got a blood ball in my leg above knee which in return touched a nerve very painful three weeks later still trying to fix it I am 72 be careful !
One time an older lady client came to me with mid to low back pain and all she wanted me to do was stay at that area from top of QL to SI joint and i tried to tell her we should do entire back to hips/glutes at least if she didnt want a full body but she would not listen. She was so sure her way would work. And i told her to be ready afterwards if it didnt feel better. And guess what she didnt feel better specially as she didnt want too much pressure. I told her to do light stretches at home and next tine we dk entire body but she still left mad. Like some clients just wont listen to our PROFESSIONAL advice. Wth and oh well.
I had this happen before. I went to a really expensive fancy spa for a back massage. Felt HORRIBLE afterwards, and the spa blamed me for not relaxing. Saying that the therapist couldn't work with somebody who was so tense. I told this to a lady in my neighborhood who does chair massages in office buildings, and she told me to come by for a free tryout session and she would fix my back. And my God, whatever she did fixed my back pain entirely. That's when I realized that there is a huge difference in therapists when it comes to skill, talent, and intuition.
@@shaneoconnor92 Indeed, it was. But I realized something important. Some therapists spend all day massaging pampered trophy wives, who are all pretty much the same body type and same kinds of lifestyles. Other therapists spend all day massaging Construction workers, bodybuilders, computer desk-jockies, and stressed out secretaries who work 80 hours a week. I imagine that if you always massage the same kinds of cliens all the time, you never diversify your skills or learn anything new. But the people who massage lots of body types with lots of different kinds of stress, they learn how to manipulate the body and calm it down much better, from having more experience and skill.
I honestly believe mine did it on purpose. It was his last week. He said he was done being a massues. He had a different demeanor and he is suppose to do light pressure he went at me hard even when I jerked my leg away. He was weird when it was over. And since then my feet throb deep within painful and the leg he went hard at is throbbing deep within painfully "/
I also think that the client needs to communicate. I'm really lucky with my therapist, she's great and we have a fantastic rapport. I'll ask her to ease off but if it really needs it she'll ask if I can handle another couple of passes. I've been going to her for almost 6 years so she knows my body pretty well. Like I said, don't be afraid to speak up to your therapist and ask them to ease off or go deeper if you feel you need that and they'll be able to do what's best for you and respect your request xx
Kirsty Macfarlane I encourage my clients to talk to me. Communication is key.
Lovin all these videos man! A true gem in a sea of therapists! It's hard to find other therapists who just get what we are doing, and understand how to educate in a not so overwhelming way. Keep it up!
I have found if I am going through a stressful situation in life, after the massage, I can get really emotional. The benefit of the massage is that it has helped me to release pent up emotions and stress held in my tissue cells.
Sometimes clients request deep tissue work but are dehydrated or haven't had a massage in months. That can also make you feel like crap after deep work. I always tell my clients to soak with Epsom salt after DT work and increase fluid intake the day before and after the massage.
Great video. I've had a few clients tell me that through my work on them they don't take pain killers or muscle relaxers anymore. Love our line of work. I'm in Everett and I see you're in Spokane. You ever come over this way we could do a massage trade. Most likely at the clinic I work at.
Keep up the great work and informative videos.
I have been getting therapeutic massage from a vehicle accident and it had helped me to understand things or subjects to being up to my lmt
I have had 3 deep tissue massages, all leading to extreme flu like
symptoms. For me, the symptoms take 12-14 hours to show, after a
massage, and continue for an entire 24 hour period. Dizziness, fever,
chills, cold sweats, loss of appetite, sore throat, are all symptoms I
have experienced. My highest temperature ever recorded after a massage
was 103, which lead to hallucinations. I did not realize this
correlation until I fell ill after a massage for the third time. All
three massages were given by three different therapists in three
different locations so counting out my experiences as coincidences, is
not a possibility. I will never be willing to subject myself to that
type of torture again for as long as I live. No more deep tissue!
Omg that’s why I’m here- I’m so dizzy and I have the worst headache of my life. Never again
@@gwen8718 all everyone tells me is “drink more water” blah blah blah. I drink 2 gallons of water per day and have been for the past 8 years every single day. This is something else
@@iansmith3975 ya I drink about a gallon or 100 oz. but omg I am hating life today. How long did yours last?
@@gwen8718 did the diziness eventually stop? Was it because she massaged your neck?
Same here. I have had so many thai, deep massage, you name it. This time something was off. It's 40 degrees Celsius and I have sweater, socks, legging on, and a cover, without forgetting a massive migraine on the left side. Yesterday night I even threw up.
It's almost 30hrs post massage and I need to take 1gr of paracetamol every 5 hours. Please tell me that it will eventually stop 😭😭
Hahaha! I've never heard the exprssion "getting off fire" before. I've gotta tell my fireman friends about that one. They'll love it!
You truly are the best. Thx for this so relatable helpful and educational. Slayyyed huni
Green is definitely your best color!
A great video and great explanation as allways Spencer!!!!
Thank you ❤
Ohh well! I love your videos and I love you 😍 So, helpful... Interesting
Would you be able to give some advice on working with someone with a bulged disc? Lower back and/or neck areas, if possible. I find that decompression works best to treat a bulged/herniated disc. Could you share some decompression techniques you perform on the table? Also are massage techniques always a contraindication? Would releasing the surrounding muscle cause to client to feels worse after?
Does an impinge nerve heal on its own ?
My physio just butchered my semi injured groin, found the source of pain and adhesion, all bruised couldn't sleep at all and feeling extremely sick stiff and unable to rest. I told her to stop my body was trembling but didn't seem bothered! Taking a day off work hopefully next day or two it subsides but won't be going back ever again.
Did the pain eventually subside?
C'mon Spencer. No client has ever got up from your table displeased.
love all ur videos!! so helpful.
Counterpart question? (And this isn't a hypothetical.) What should a client say to a therapist if they're sore as hell -- for days after the massage. (He went way too deep, in way too many places -- but I didn't realize that until days later.) I'm going to talk to the guy, but could you tell me what you, as a therapist, would find helpful in terms of client feedback?
Maybe try to figure out what went wrong. Like, did he push on bones, or did he use too much "specific" pressure (feels like getting poked by fingers really hard)? Or was the pressure broad, flat palms? Maybe ask for more stretching and compression massage, and less petrasage muscle work? Things like that. The more accurate your feedback, the better.
Also, massage creates warmth and increased circulation, thus increases inflammation in the body as well.
I just had a deep tissue massage and my legs feel like they are on fire very sore. Is this normal and what can I do?
You are right I am feeling quite warm after the session had to turn the air con on
Good video , thank you
Idk but, i like having a massage but my problem is the next day after getting a massge i feel sick that lasted 48 hours.
Love the cartoon. Good video.
Thanks/ quite informative. Appreciate that!!
Wish you were close by , You know what you talking about you know your business, I just wish I could find some guy who's got the know how like you do. You are definitely an expert in massage therapy you probably do in physical therapy to that's just my guess.
I work from home and over the last three weeks I have admittedly had terrible body posture sitting at my desk working multiple closing shifts. So with back and neck soreness I was frustrated and laid down on massage ball right on the muscles under my right shoulder blade. It felt amazing but the next morning I felt absolutely terrible. I went for a walk thinking that would help but later in the night I had fatigue and soreness in my legs and the next day chills almost like I was getting a fever that would come and go. Loss of appetite also like I felt queezy. Of corse that area I massaged was so sore ans tender that it hurt to the touch and even when I swallowed. I’ve done some stretches where I squeeze the shoulder blades together but here on the 2nd night. Still feeling malaise n fatigue.
Looking for answers as to why I was super nauseous after my massage yesterday. I'm still not myself today.
Did you get dizzy?
@@starlite7785 yes, for about an hour I was dizzy.
@@pplsophia1 hey thanks for replying :)Just had a neck and head massage and super dizzy to the point I can't stand or walk straight. Is that how bad you got?
@@starlite7785 yes, it lasted a long time. And it's only w that one person. I've gone to others and and leave feeling great. I have 3 sessions left, but I gonna skip it as I don't like the after effect.
@@pplsophia1 have you had a massage since your episode? Do you have existing neck injuries or issues?
I got DT today in my back... I haven't had a DT in YEARS. It hurts 😢
My lower back is always in pain. Like sharp shooting pain after getting a massage. I find that it’s because my stomach is in the way, so it strech my back if I’m laying on my chest. Or that my glutes need to be work on more. Is that normal?
I'm still in my clinicals but I did have a guy who overdid it biking. He felt great every where else after the massage, but we couldn't figure out where his pain was originating. I worked his hamstrings and glutes and QLs and traps all the way to the nuchel line and no dice!! Then I worked on his quads and his IT bands and even his TFLs. Still nothing! I felt so bad!!!
That might have been a nerve issue in the hips. Also, I find that sometimes stretching the muscles and then compressing them, rather than massaging them, actually helps when you can't find the source of the pain.
@@Triumvirate888 thank you for the advice!
I wouldn't complain we can work something out spencer😘
Hi can you please give an advice what to do if your client feel vomiting after a massage?
Not that I hate these or anything but can you do more massage demos
any type of rubbing even when I rub my own shoulders I feel flu like.symptoms
My therapist is sometimes like this , breaking a lot of underneath tissues that is why' I am really hoping one day you can touch me and heal me HM, thankyou and blesses🙂👍
hey spencer. my hands get tired easily whenever i massage my husband and i just give up afterwards. any useful tips on how i should overcome that tiredness?
Work on getting your hands stronger. Look into hand grip exerciser. Or use a soft ball for grip strengthening.
How come after I get a massage I usually feel light headed and my nose is stuffy? Thank you
If you have circulation problems you can get light headed or if the therapist work out your occipitals (back of your head next to the neck) The stuffy nose is normal. It is just that you spend more than 30 minutes with your face down.
@@jon8367 thank you. That makes sense. I usually go for an hour and yes I spend it with my face down.
after the first massage it was fine I went again the next day now I’m hurting I have chills that won’t go away in the middle of my back
Did the pain and chills go away eventually? Was the pain in your legs?
@@starlite7785 yes it did go away the pain was in my back tho
Nice alien noises. I like the atmosphere they provide. 👍🏽
Where are you located and how can I book an apartment?
I had a deep tissue massage just yesterday but today I’m extremely sore. I know after this I will feel great. My muscles was in a mess.
People can feel WORSE after being touched by you?
hello .... sir how to fix muscle pain ,much effective And getting worse?
I had my first deep tissue after explaining my condition with lower back to the lady I felt good at first but got a blood ball in my leg above knee which in return touched a nerve very painful three weeks later still trying to fix it I am 72 be careful !
I work at HAND and Stone in Kingwood (Houston) tx! If anyone wants to come see !
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One time an older lady client came to me with mid to low back pain and all she wanted me to do was stay at that area from top of QL to SI joint and i tried to tell her we should do entire back to hips/glutes at least if she didnt want a full body but she would not listen. She was so sure her way would work. And i told her to be ready afterwards if it didnt feel better. And guess what she didnt feel better specially as she didnt want too much pressure. I told her to do light stretches at home and next tine we dk entire body but she still left mad. Like some clients just wont listen to our PROFESSIONAL advice. Wth and oh well.
Omg I'm in massage school and today was practical. My classmate ruined me and i feel horrible
Lol ..I tell clients you listen to the dog that's barking the loudest..I hear I did not even realize that was sore too..
Yeah that me now, and am angry 😠 more painful
Did the pain go away? And after how many days ? Where was the pain located? I'm going through the same I'm worried.
Simple, tell them to follow the after care plan. Blame them for not being relaxed. Always the clients fault
lol
I had this happen before. I went to a really expensive fancy spa for a back massage. Felt HORRIBLE afterwards, and the spa blamed me for not relaxing. Saying that the therapist couldn't work with somebody who was so tense. I told this to a lady in my neighborhood who does chair massages in office buildings, and she told me to come by for a free tryout session and she would fix my back. And my God, whatever she did fixed my back pain entirely. That's when I realized that there is a huge difference in therapists when it comes to skill, talent, and intuition.
@@Triumvirate888 that's mental!
@@shaneoconnor92 Indeed, it was. But I realized something important. Some therapists spend all day massaging pampered trophy wives, who are all pretty much the same body type and same kinds of lifestyles. Other therapists spend all day massaging Construction workers, bodybuilders, computer desk-jockies, and stressed out secretaries who work 80 hours a week. I imagine that if you always massage the same kinds of cliens all the time, you never diversify your skills or learn anything new. But the people who massage lots of body types with lots of different kinds of stress, they learn how to manipulate the body and calm it down much better, from having more experience and skill.
I honestly believe mine did it on purpose. It was his last week. He said he was done being a massues. He had a different demeanor and he is suppose to do light pressure he went at me hard even when I jerked my leg away. He was weird when it was over. And since then my feet throb deep within painful and the leg he went hard at is throbbing deep within painfully "/