Did your MT massage your glutes

[knittinmama]

Did your MT massage your glutes

Dragon,
Your posts fit your name. I think you follow mine.

I thought my posting English was good?

I never said USA offends me, just the puritan beliefs and sue sue sue!

I thought my post was clear that I have issue with therapist not doing or offering gluteal massage because the therapist has problem with it! Sofie said it is a waste of the clients money - I think it is thief of clients money. I think they should be sued!

I think the Puritan laws that don't allow massage of chest (breasts) or gluts (if client wants) are STUPID and you should educate to change them :mrgreen:

 

[Jarvis]

Did your MT massage your glutes

I never said USA offends me, just the puritan beliefs and sue sue sue!

I thought my post was clear that I have issue with therapist not doing or offering gluteal massage because the therapist has problem with it! Sofie said it is a waste of the clients money - I think it is thief of clients money. I think they should be sued!

You just said Americans sue too much, but here you are saying if something is not offered, clients should sue the therapist. Contradictory perhaps?!

I think the Puritan laws that don't allow massage of chest (breasts) or gluts (if client wants) are STUPID and you should educate to change them :mrgreen:

Cut it out already will ya?! Do you even understand what a 'Puritan' is? Because the US as a whole is not Puritan, there are definitely groups that follow Puritan beliefs though.

And 'laws' are not Puritan! OMG! Just stop saying that until you fully understand what Puritan means! Here's some info on Puritans so you understand what it is you are talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan

I am not a Puritan just because I believe in modesty when it comes to draping and working skin-to-skin. And it is of legal/ethical laws for MASSAGE THERAPISTS to not massage the breast, unless it is part of your scope of practice. As for working the Pec muscles below breast tissue, I've had that done and the MT did not touch my breast tissue- it is possible. Surely if you have your license and any type of liability insurance, or just do some research you will see on AMTA Code of Ethics what it indicates for certain parts of the body.

As for you calling others 'stupid and you should educate to change them' please educate yourself. Clearly you are only repeatedly having these threads because you don't understand what ANYONE on here is saying. Please read and listen to what others are telling you. NO ONE here has said they refuse to massage the glutes! I have never had a massage that did not address the gluteal region in some way. Just because its not what you're used to doesn't make it wrong. Open your mind to new ideas.

 

[Judas Priest]

Did your MT massage your glutes

Mia, as a moderator of MassagePlanetL, I certainly feel we all have a right to an opinion. Regardless of what any individual practitioner does or doesn't do in their practice is between them & their clients. We all have laws we must abide by, in this country and our various municipalities, etc, as well as knowing what our clients need & want, and staying within both their own & our own ethical boundaries. Then there is the matter about what is appropriate for our training, scope of practice, etc.

Generally speaking, we are not here as a board to debate the matters of law suits. While the majority of us do strive to educate our clients, I believe we have become rather to focused in this particular thread, on the merits of addressing just a couple of the regions of the body - which while they are important, they are not the only aspects of concern to every client out there. If those particular portions of the body are ones you choose to work on with the appropriate training, skill & expertise while addressing the needs of your clients then by all means do what is required, so long as it is within your scope of practice & within the realm of the law in your particular region.

There's also the aspect of encouraging your clients to work on their problem areas through the use of exercise, strength training, stretching, etc. for which they may need to be referred out to a trainer, physical therapist, or others who can direct them in the best possible way to address their issues.

And for Mia & others posting on this thread: We all must do what we can to be understanding of one another. We do not tolerate any form of name calling, flaming or calling one another out. As professionals who use & share in this board for information, and common ground, it is best to treat one another with polite, professionalism, just as we all should treat one another in person.

 

[Amy]

Did your MT massage your glutes

River, thank you

Pear, i think you should also reread. Bi did not call anyone stupid. I did call Puritan laws like that in Tennessee that say you cannot do breast area very stupid. I have also been told not to use wiki but Webster http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/puritan which uses my definition

Pear, if you read the posts, others also say not doing the gluts is cheating and touching the butt would offend them. Rather than "accept" them, we should educate them. I have been educated to do things different than I was taught because of your laws, etc. I think the reverse also holds

Forums should be used to civilly discuss (dragon lady) and learrn :razz:

I love the pictures!

 

[James L]

Did your MT massage your glutes

Pear, if you read the posts, others also say not doing the gluts is cheating and touching the butt would offend them. Rather than "accept" them, we should educate them. I have been educated to do things different than I was taught because of your laws, etc. I think the reverse also holds

It is most important to meet the client where they are and their level of comfort. I think this is a common thread we have seen throughout these postings on the subject of draping, areas that would be worked, ect.

Educating clients is always a good thing, but first they have to be OK with the treatment and the therapists that have participated in this thread all agree that the glutes are good to work so not sure where the 'argument' is with that.

Forums should be used to civilly discuss (dragon lady) and learrn :razz:

eh? I've been civil, funny sometimes, annoyed sometimes, but civil