Guest guest Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 In a message dated 7/11/2004 9:36:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, o2bnellis writes: > I am interested in > massage, too, but I am concerned because I seem to have an increase in > hand/arm > pain with constant repetitive motion-ie; using hand tools, more than 2 hrs > on the I sorry but I missed Josh's post, so I don't know what it said. But as to the above post, I personally have found that I am unable to type or hold the puter mouse for too long without something happening in my wrist. I do not experience this when doing massage. Also, there are a lot of other type of bodywork modalities that are easy on the practitioners body (hands, arms, digits, etc.) such as CranioSacral (my favorite), lymphatic drainage, energy work, Trauma Touch Therapy, Rosen Method, Neuromuscular Reeducation, and many others. The trend, in my opinion, in bodywork appears to be going away from a straight full-body Swedish, deep tissue, etc. and is now " integrative " wherein many modalities are used in one session. I use my elbows alot when doing deep pressure on the back as my thumbs were not made for that kind of pressure. Josh, I'm sorry I missed your post, if you would like you can post it again or email me privately. Teresea C. LMP in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Josh, welcome, and thanks for opening up the massage questions! I am interested in massage, too, but I am concerned because I seem to have an increase in hand/arm pain with constant repetitive motion-ie; using hand tools, more than 2 hrs on the keyboard, etc. Do any of the massage professionals have any problems with this or should the type of movement involved in practice help alleviate the problem? I am looking into education in other types of natural and alternative therapies for now, so if there are any suggestions, I am soaking them all up! Thanks for entertaining my questions, Ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Hi Ellis, Many therapists experience discomfort or pain in hands & wrists, but there are plenty that do not. It's important to do stretching & strength-training exercises to keep yourself fit. Unfortunately, I've always experienced pain in my right hand & forearm during my 8 years as a therapist. When I was in CA & massage was my primary income, I kept myself to a max of 20 clients/week, but preferred to see 10-15. 3/day is a very comfortable number for me. Because I haven't spent the time to rebuild my biz in KY, I only see 5-10 clients/week, so now I only have my computer time to blame for my wrist pain. I sleep w/my ice packs every night & have found that Noni (morinda citrofilia) works well as an anti-inflammatory for me. My sciatica flairs up sometimes, too, but that's just my own fault from poor body mechanics. Being a massage therapist is a very personal choice. I rarely experience pain while I'm working on a client. It's weird, but that's my therapy time, too. It allows me to block out everything in the world that's going on in my life so that I can focus on this person & whatever ails them. I've been blessed to be a therapist, so a little discomfort is a small price to pay for doing something that I truly love. Bright Blessings, Tammy Tivis www.ElementsBathandBody.com Ellis <o2bnellis> wrote: >I am interested in massage, too, but I am concerned because I seem to have an increase in hand/arm pain with constant repetitive motion- ie; using hand tools, more than 2 hrs on the > keyboard, etc. Do any of the massage professionals have any problems with this or should the type of movement involved in practice help alleviate the problem? Ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Hey Ellis, Thanks for the welcome. You might also want to check out http://www.bodyworkonline.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl and ask your question there, too. -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Hi Ellis and Josh I had to give up my massage because of RSI in my right wrist. I couldn't massage longer than 10 minutes before it became really painful. There are several techniques being taught over here to help with this, one is called " no hands massage " which involve using your forearms - there might be a website, I don't know. Another is Slavic massage which again involves forearms, elbows etc - they're very interesting regards Ann - Scotland but I am concerned because I seem to have an increase in hand/arm pain with constant repetitive motion-ie; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I make products - like body cremes, lotions, body scrubs/polish, bath salts, perfume, infusions. I use my products in my practice which includes spa treatments as well as bodywork. Best wishes to you! Teresea C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 No worries Teresea... it wasn't my post that led to that discussion, it was Ellis' reply. Did you see that? Mine was just an introduction (hi!) and some talk about going to massage school and such. What do you do with oils, herbs, and et cetera? >Josh, I'm >sorry I missed your post, if you would like you can post it again or email me >privately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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