Massage Table Couch

I am looking to buy a massage couch and am confused whether I should be concentrating on the weight of the couch or the thickness of the foam or whether it needs to have an adjustable back or if I can get away with a flat massage table??? Please help!

Just remember not to buy a chair with a*s massagers because they hurt like hell!

2007-10-28 04:20:39 by Hope this helps

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Sorry if this seems long winded by my question needs a preface......

My wifes friend from work is a massage therapist. (a legit one, not the kind you hear about on TV cop shows) She is super cool. One of those "free spirit" type women who is very kind and easy to be around. The first time I met her was when my wife set up an appointment for her to come over to the house to give me a massage. She is good at what she does and I admire anyone with that kind of talent.

During the time I was on my back and she was working my quads, she performed a long stroke from the knee all the way up to the hip. In the process, she managed to rub against my penis which was resting on my thigh just below the hip. It caught me off guard since most massages I've had, the therapist stops that stroke 3/4 of the way up the thigh and doesn't go all the way to the hip under the drape. Well wouldn't you know it, that brush with my "manhood" caused my stuff to arise. I had no control at that point. Next thing I know, her hand is directly on top of my semi erection (which is draped with the sheet). It was like she was leaning on my hip for balance but my thing just happened to be there too! She was basically holding it in her hand through the drape. I thought for a second that maybe she was trying to hold it down. I don't know. It was uncommon for sure.
Neither one of us acknowledged it at the time but when the massage was over, and I was laying on the table under the sheet and my wife and her were sitting on the couch next to the massage table, we had this "knowing" glance at each other like, "did that really happen?" But nothing was said.

I guess my question is for any therapists out there. Or if anyone getting a massage has experience this, chime in.

Do you therapists normally continue a stroke all the way up the leg, under the drape, and up to the hip bone? Have any of you had this type of thing happen where you have unintentionally touched the clients penis? It that just something that happens from time to time?

What keeps me guessing about the whole thing is that she already knew my penis was in that spot when she initially brushed it, so why would she place her hand right there on top of it to balance herself?

I have not said anything to my wife about it. She probably wouldn't be bothered anyway. But I think I want to schedule another massage! :)
Andrea D:
Thanks for you answer. Feedback from Licensed Therapists is what I am looking for. My last statement about wanting to schedule another massage was tongue in cheek. Kidding. And I do agree with your convictions about therapists who give others a bad name. My wife, a licensed therapist herself feels the same way. I guess what I was trying to figure out is if it could possibly been accidental on her part. Since, although she did go under the drape, because my penis was on my thigh/hip, maybe she was not expecting it to be there. It wasn't like she was working the inner thigh or anything when it occured. Maybe I should have not let it rest on my leg?
Desiree:
Thank you for your answer as well. I doubt I will be reporting her to any Authorities as it did not really bother me. Not sure if I will even report it to my wife. I am only trying to figure out if this kind of thing happens by accident but from your response I guess it is abnormal to say the least. I wonder if I am at fault for becoming aroused when she first (unintentionally?) touched me. Do you ever place your hand near the hip area to balance yourself? Cause while the first "brush" was easy to let slide, the placing of the hand on it was the kicker.

I am a Licensed MT myself. And I actually had an accident while performing a massage on one male client. He was runner and needed some attention to his quads. As I was doing a long stroke from the knee to the hip, although he was fully draped, somehow, and i have no idea how it happened, and it was really embarassing because this was not my intention at all, i brushed against his member. It still makes me uncomforatble to think that it actually happened. He didnt say anything and either did I, and he has been back since then for professional massage, so he probably knew it was an accident. As for placing my hand on his "hip" for balance after that? No, I actually steered clear of the hip and moved on, so I didn't give the wrong impression. Accidents happen I guess, and I'm sorry it happened to me and it may have to your therapist, but what she did following the brushing may have gone a little far, possibly intentional.

2009-03-27 16:02:28 by ? asker

I had a Shiatsu massage done at the house of the massager. Him and his wife run their business from their home. He was highly recommended by a few friends. One friend said that he was able to fix the pain in her lower back. Another said her mom went there and she no longer has hip pain which she has had for over four years.

When I went, one guy who was waiting for his massage had debilitating pain from a car accident. After years of physical therapy and other forms of treatment, this massagist is helping him out. And after two massages, he is feeling much better.

So I went to see if he could help me with my borderline carpal tunnel and back and shoulder pain along with my anxiety. It was somewhat brutal and painful to the point that I was crying out in pain, which is not me. But I was impressed at how much he was able to tell me about myself without him knowing much. He was able to figure out some of my conditions. There was another guy there that he was massaging before me and I thought that guy was going to pass out. He was crying bloody murder and the massager had no mercy on him (nor on me)!

He applied so much pressure that it was truly painful and sometimes unbearable. Apparently even people from out of state go see him. I hope this works for me! He said that he thinks I need two more visits and I should feel better.

I feel better but my back still hurts. But my legs, which tend to go numb a lot, feel much better, and I am just feeling happier right now. How much is too much?

Also, the funny thing is that this is a Mexican couple (I'm Mexican too so I'm not discriminating or anything) and they do their massages out of their garage and they had chickens and a chihuahua running around.

Plus the waiting area are two couches which are right next to the massage table. So the massager lifted the back of my shirt and everyone in the room, mostly men, saw my bra!! Thought that was weird. And I saw the underwear of the guy before me. But these other people I've talked to swear by their treatment. I guess it's just a matter of addressing that particular concern to the massager. There's no privacy there. That's the part I found odd. The couple was a bit odd, too. But they seemed to know a lot.

Thanks for your input! :)

IDK......... if you think it works go for it after your other two visits and who cares about animals running around or if someone sees your bra, it's not like your going to a Chiropractor in a office. Whatever works for you and if you feel better then so be it at least they are not asking you to get naked in front of people. Mexicans have thier beliefs and some types of spirits to make things work when necessary. So good luck and I hope u continue to feel better.

2009-03-18 20:09:15 by AM

Okay, hang with me, this is a long description.

My mother recently adopted a dog from the SPCA. No, not a dog, a demon in dog clothes. I love dogs, I don't say that lightly at all. She's a female Marley. She's had her only 6 weeks, and my mother is already saying she may not keep her.

So you know, my mother has serious physical health issues. She has Lyme disease, and Fibromyalgia. She can't get around well. Rain and cold leave her in constant pain, and she told all this to the SPCA. She said she was searching for a calm, affectionate lap dog. She had just lost two cocker spaniels to cancer and old age. She misses them badly and needs K9 companionship. She got Sophie.
Sophie is a very cute, friendly, outgoing, happy 11 month old mixed breed (beagle, maybe jack russel, maybe who knows what) puppy. And that's all you can say that's nice.

She bites, on purpose. She used to nibble like puppies do. Now she just plain bites. She jumps on everything. If you turn your back for even five minutes, she's in trouble. She eats tissues, paper towels, any paper, ink pens, parts of Christmas decorations, dead birds on the street, her own poo, any poo, and whatever she can sink her teeth into. She chews on a $1000 dining room table set. She chewed the wiring for a $2000 Lazy Boy massaging couch to bits, while it was plugged in!

She used to be semi-trained, but the instant she started puppy classes it was all over. Now she refuses to listen to even what she did know, like sit, and come. She has my 7 year old nephew terrified of her. She's even tried to bite my 8 year old nieces hair.


The problem is you feel bad for her. My mother is her 3rd home, and she's not yet a year old. So my mother hates the idea of giving her up. But she just can't care for her as it is now.

I'm sure Sophie is acting up partly because of lack of excercise, but I took her on a mile and a half walk, and she was still crazy at the end. She may also be resenting being passed around, but it'll happen again if she can't calm down.

What peeves me off the most is the SPCA foster parent. She KNEW my mother had these health problems, and KNEW Sophie was a terror and dumped her on my mother anyway. She had the nerve, when she dropped off Sophie, to say, "I'm going to go home and party with my dogs that monster dog is gone." My mother thought she was joking. She wasn't. That witch purposly put an unsuitable dog with an owner who couldn't care for her just to get rid of her, because my mother has had dogs all her life. Most likely she thought my mother could sort her out. Either way what she did was cruel to the dog, who isn't getting the excersize she needs, and to my mother, who took wonderful care of two dogs for 14 years with no problems at all.

Now she's at her wits end. She doesn't want to get rid of Sophie, but can't keep her. I said that, but it bears repeating. She just needs help. I told her report the foster to the SPCA, but she needs way more help. But she can't afford the pros, like Cesar Millan. I did check, but they're only casting in California. Victoria, from It's Me Or The Dog is only in LA and Atlanta. Besides, she needs help ASAP.
Can anyone out there help my mother and MarleyGirl?
Just a note. Sophie is in puppy training class, as I stated, it just isn't working. Also, she is mostly Beagle, possibly Jack, but she has something bigger in her too, since she's about couch seat high at the shoulder.

sorry to be blunt but i'd take the puppy back.

The main problem being that its a puppy and that your mother simply doesn't have the ability to exercise it properly.
Perhaps consider adopting an older dog they require less walking, are often happier to sit and be lap dogs and are calmer.
older dogs are so often passed over for the puppies yet the older dogs have so much more to give in situations like this.

2008-12-25 17:59:37 by EmilyBaileyQuest

If a girl goes out of her way while sitting on a couch to put her legs on your lap, what does she expect from you? I don't get it haha, a massage? Didn't really seem like it, I think. There was a table right in front and she's being using it as a footrest before that..just curious.

Thanks!

Have you ever been at a set of lights waiting for it to change and saw a bird drop a sloppy message on a person below? Did you laugh? If so you are smarter than this question leads me to think.

2009-07-30 01:47:43 by K-Mysta