Why Massage Therapists Retire In 3 Years (And How To Last 30)

[@mc1428]

I have been doing massage 4-5 per day deep tissue and not one injury ever. Body mechanics and self care including strength training, posture corrective exercises and getting massage. People also have to want to be doing massage and make it a priority so that means putting in actual effort to change things up, learn new skills and do the self care work.

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

Agree 1000% 🏋️

[@nageshc7620]

SUPER, more practical tips,for avoiding pitfalls. as u mentioned at the end i do yin energy techniques like cleanzing my hands and delinking from subject. Thank you

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

Always a good idea to have a ritual to end a session and be able to put it aside until the next time you work with a client

[@annette6571]

Great videos! Thank you for sharing your expertise and especially how to keep my body healthy as well as the client..

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

Thank you!

[@donnajoseph6204]

These are good tips as I am now, after 3 years of professional practice, am being body aware during my sessions, making adjustments in my positioning, working from my core, using my whole body and not just parts. I rarely use thumbs. Part of my self care includes epsom salts soaks for my arms/hands in a plastic basin on a table or on my lap. I am very surprised that a professional office such as yours allows LMTs to give sessions barefoot (I know some Thai practioners work this way).

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

Thanks! The epsom salt forearm bath is a fabulous self care practice...highly recommend and will totally do that every so often. If my tub were bigger and I weren't so tall I'd totally do a full tub salt soak once a week too! Personally I don't like to work barefoot for very long as my back acts up if I work a whole day that way. But some therapists ground better when they have full proprioception of the feeling of the feet on the floor so I don't like to force folks to wear shoes. I do recommend having something easy to slip on and off such as Crocs. We do try as a studio to present a "professional but not stuffy" vibe so we dress more on the casual side of things.

[@nageshc7620]

in salt water