# Ask the Massage Therapist **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363 "2009-11-21T02:34:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/24 "2017-12-11T04:10:15Z")
Through what mechanism(s) is a massage beneficial? What are common beginner mistakes? ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/25 "2017-12-11T04:12:12Z")
FWIIW the OP hasn’t posted in 4 years, don’t think she’ll respond. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/26 "2017-12-11T13:20:46Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > Due to the wear and tear on the digits, I understand a Message Therapist is not a long term career choice. Is this true? IANA massage therapist, but I have a good friend who is, and yes, this is true. Doing massage work is a lot of wear-and-tear not just on the hands but also on the body as a whole. I think 4 massages a day is her absolute limit. She never expected it to be a long-term career – she wanted as “something to fall back on” in case something happened with her FT job. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/27 "2017-12-11T16:54:37Z")
Thank you **kiz** for your reply. ---
**Author:** ![I\_wasn\_t\_truly\_absent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4da419/32.png) [@I\_wasn\_t\_truly\_absent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_wasn_t_truly_absent)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/28 "2017-12-13T05:34:51Z")
is it sciatica messing with me ? PAIN!!! in my back & butt, sometimes can’t get up from chair or walk well, making my hip feel elderly, twisting my kneecap I have let out little yelps of pain as I go around, foam roller helps a little but I guess I need to exercise again been too drained this long time ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/29 "2017-12-14T20:25:30Z")
Have you ever been knocked out by a secret agent who needed to take your place so as to interrogate and/or assassinate the high-level target who just happens to be your regular 1 p.m. Tuesday appointment? Alternately, has a secret agent ever tried to knock you out in order to do said interrogating and/or assassinating, only to discover that your regular 1 p.m. Tuesday appointment specifically chose you as a massage therapist because you also have mad karate skills that you will gladly use to keep your clients safe from harm? If the latter has happened, I hope you got a nice bonus. You would totally deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![StrTrkr777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@StrTrkr777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrTrkr777)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/30 "2017-12-14T20:48:45Z")
Maybe that is why she has not posted in almost 4 yrs. The assassin was too much for her noisy ninja skills. ---
**Author:** ![sweet1231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@sweet1231](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweet1231)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/31 "2021-12-28T22:02:17Z")
I live here in the Seattle area as well. But my question is more of a general area. I’ve seen these “cupping therapy kits” on Amazon and elsewhere. Some folks are seeing real results but I can’t seem to figure out where to find then for sale in a brick and mortar retail or medical device store. Any ideas on where they can be found for sale? Thanks in advance GND. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363/32 "2021-12-28T23:11:31Z")
I’m sorry, but that poster hasn’t been here since November of 2013. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363.md?page=1)