Is it normal for women massage therapists to give massages to men?
Monday, April 12th, 2010 at
7:09 pm
Or do the women massage therapists do the majority on the massages for the women?
Is it like: women massage therapists for women and men massage therapists for men?
Filed under: Alternative Medicine
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I am a massage therapist and the majority of my clients are men. Like everyone else has said most men feel funny having another man touch them though it shouldn’t matter. A massage is a massage whether from a man or woman.
yes it is normal ,most guys dont want other guys rubbing them.
It’s the norm…. Most guys wouldn’t dream of another man touching their skin but as I understand for women it’s not so difficult to have a member of the same sex perform a message.. This is probably the reason why the majority of massage therapists are women….
I’m a lisenced and certified massage therapist. it is totally normal for a woman to massage a man, a man to massage a woman, a man to massage a man, and a woman to massage a woman.
A Licensed Massage therapist, either male or female, is qualified to massage both men and women. The person getting the massage is usually the one setting preferences for either gender of massage therapist.
Easy answer. Please note that if someone in the answers section use the words rub or rubbing, they should be discredited. The answer to "Is it like: women massage therapists for women and men massage therapists for men?" is No. Your therapist should see you as a patient seeking treatment whether it be for a musculoskeletal issue or stress relief. If you feel uncomfortable with someone from the opposite sex you can always request a certain gender. Their are more women therapists then men but for patients that come in the gender difference is about 50-50. It’s completely normal for a female therapist to work on a man and likewise of a male therapist.
The majority of massage therapists are female, but you can massage anyone you want or get a massage from anyone you want.
There does seem to be some issues around the topic which is really telling of the healing the world needs to do around being touched and nurtured by the opposite or same sex.
In general, there is probably a bias toward female therapists. But as with any generalizations, there are plenty of exceptions. As a male therapist, I understand there are potential clients, both male and female, who are going to screen me out simply because of my gender. Perfectly cool – massage is a very personal experience, and one need to be perfectly comfortable with the therapist who is touching you.
Having said that, I am a male therapist with reasonably healthy private practice. About 75% of my clients are female, the rest male. Honestly, I think men are more uptight about another man touching them than women are about a man massaging them.