Just FYI, the generally preferred term these days is “massage therapist.” Last I heard “masseuse” and “masseur” (the masculine version) has an implicit sexual connotation that “massage therapist” does not. Unless that’s what you were recommending instead of chiropractic, in which case carry on!
You can save a lot of money by just going to a masseuse instead of a chiropractor. People attribute the positive feeling they get from attention to well being improvements, and pseudoscience practitioners certainly achieve that at a premium price. If it’s attention you want, get a massage, otherwise go to a PT and get some real help.
DrMango@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Moneo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Also it has a more professional connotation. RMTs go to school and work hard to be qualified and capable of their jobs.
SomeRandomWords@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
As my sister who is a MT always said: “A massage therapist gives you a massage, a masseuse gives you a happy ending.”
rdyoung@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This. I’m seriously considering finding the money for an at home sauna. Get my muscles nice and warm and relaxed and then stretch the shit out of them.
logi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
then stretch the shit out of them.
Just be careful. There is such a thing as over stretching. I fucked up my knees stretching after a hot yoga session and could barely walk for a couple of years.
Everything in moderation.
rdyoung@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You don’t have to tell me anything, seriously. I have fucked up my back no less than 3 times. The last time I fucked my back up was about a year ago and I busted my shoulder at the same time. My back is still tight and off in a few places and while my shoulder isn’t at 100% I have like 90% of rom back and more to come as I keep working on it. I have and continue to fix myself all without the help of a pt.
I had hoped that a line like that wouldn’t be taken at face but I guess the Amelia Bedelias are making there way from reddit.
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 6 months ago
One of the worst overstretches I did was in a pool. With my body weight canceled out I could get into deeper stretches, like by putting my leg up on the edge of the pool. Afterwards I realized I’d overdone it. lol
Zevlen@lemm.ee 6 months ago
That must have hurt 🤕 … But it sounded like a funny story for some reason…
shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Also I think a massage therapist will tend to be more educated on the muscles and how they work together than a masseuse
Gregorech@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A massage therapist tends not to provide the “extras” that you can get from a strip mall masseuse.
ski11erboi@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I come for the extras.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Just make sure they’re not a cop first.
SacrificedBeans@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Or after the extras.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
That’s what they’re for
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
My wife, bless her innocent heart, still doesn’t get this. She’s been to every strip mall, Groupon massage studio in the area and is constantly like “wow, I can’t figure out why these $75/hr massages are so hot or miss.”
I have tried explaining to her that it’s because she doesn’t have a penis, but she still doesn’t get it.
frokie@lemmy.world 6 months ago
How prevalent are these? I’ve always wanted to try but can never tell which is a safe place to approach
KneeTitts@lemmy.world 6 months ago
do you want happy ending?
yes, heck you know what, lets have a happy middle too… and a happy beginning… ok make the whole thing happy please!
Duranie@midwest.social 6 months ago
As a massage therapist that used to work in education (director of education at a massage school and taught anatomy/pathology) results will vary wildly across the States. The majority of states only started licensing in the last 10-15 years, and of course requirements for licensing and supervision varies. Some schools teach enough anatomy to get their students to pass the tests, then focus their time teaching spa type massage (aromatherapy, wraps, hot stones, etc.) or energy work. Not saying there’s anything wrong with that, but it serves a different purpose.
There are definitely schools that exist that focus more on therapeutic/rehabilitative work, but even then the challenge is finding a therapist with an up to date approach who doesn’t buy the old school “no pain no gain” who kicks the shit out of you. Massage shouldn’t hurt. But if your find the right therapist for you, they’re worth their weight in gold.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Massages should hurt if your body is full of deep tissue knots like mine is. My rhomboids and forearms are basically just knots most of the time.
But that’s largely on me for not stretching.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yup. At my first massage appointment, before I even got on the table, she told me where I hurt and why I was hurting that way. And she was 100% correct.