Preparing for Relaxation Massage

A suitable treatment room equipped with massage couch and shower, is essential to successful relaxation massage treatment.

Due to the fact that impression plays an important part in this type of treatment, the patient must be suitably impressed by what they see. To be sure that the patient gets the right impression, the room must be clean, tidy, pleasant, comfortable, and insulated from the possible - hustle and bustle - of the supplementary business activities such as the ushering of other patients through the reception area, etc.

The appearance and attitude of the therapist are also important. His or her attire should be neat and clinical, but not too severe so as to frighten the patient. There are some points that can be more easily remembered when presented as the written word, and they are as follows:

1. Always tell the patient exactly what you want them to do, but one thing at a time; otherwise, not only will they have the task of remembering a whole string of instructions but they could experience uncertainty as to when each of the instructions should be implemented. Neither of these situations would be conducive to relaxation.

2. When giving instructions to your patient, you must always politely request rather than order.

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