OK so I pulled my back up at the gym the other day. One of the ladies who works there talked me into getting a massage (they have spa services at my gym) to help work the kinks out.
At the time I agreed. I even went ahead a payed for the session on my credit card. (My appointment is this Thursday.)
Now I’m having second thoughts because my buddy was telling me that you have to get completely naked with nothing but a sheet over you. What I’m worried about is what if the little soldier decides to stand at attention at the most inoppertune time?
Is that normal?
I mean, I’m sure it’s normal for those 24hour massage parlors you find located on Prostitute ln. But this is a legitimate business.
You also don’t have to get completely naked. It’s your massage. If you want to wear underwear then you’re entitled.
And the massage person isn’t going to care if you get an erection. S/he probably will, however, look askance should you refer to it as your “little soldier.” The actual name for it is “penis.”
If your massage is anything like the one my SO got at the gym, you won’t have anything to worry about. He said it was one of the most painful things he’s ever endured. He was sore for days afterwards.
Shakes - you are assuming the massage will be given by a woman. I’d be more inclined to worry if you got an erection if it were a man giving the massage. Then again, thats under the assumtion you would frown upon that scenerio :eek:
Agreed - my father damaged knee ligaments recently and was proscribed a course of massage to help the recovery. He said it is the only time he has had a beautiful young lady rubbing his leg and he’s had to beg her to stop!!
No, you do not have to get naked. Usually a massage therapist will say something like, “I’ll just leave the room now while you get undressed. Let’s start out with you under the sheet face down.” I always used to say “get undressed to the level of your comfort” just to make it clear. Lots of people leave their underwear on. Some people came in shorts and T-shirt and didn’t take anything off.
If a massage therapist were to insist that you get completely naked you should have nothing further to do with that person. If they won’t respect your comfort at such a basic level they have no business in this line of work.
As for erections, don’t worry about it. They happen.
A good friend of mine is a massage therapist (is there one in every group of friends?) He says its not important at all. Erections, hard nipples, and little puddles from both males and females are normal, and part of the process.
But, if you are uncomfy, leave your drawers on and um… finish first.
Huh. I had my first massage about 6 months ago (gift certificate) and had another about 2 weeks ago (torn ligament). While both were very pleasurable, neither caused any sexual stimulation. More like relief for aching muscles.
I once pulled some groin muscles – right up where the muscles tighten into thicker chords and attach to the bone. To be more precise, right where the muscles attach to my pelvis, barely an inch from my… urethra (and its very private neighbours).
I was in a lot of pain, and finally called my massage therapist, to say “Okay, now I’ve gone and hurt something… in the nether regions…”
I wore biking shorts for the massage. Despite the rather intimate location of the pull (I mean, if he’d moved his hand over just an inch he would’ve had to marry me!) there was nothing arousing about it. At all.
Especially if the massage therapist is addressing an injured muscle. You can get some sharp twinges of owie-owie-owie! Some mild discomfort, depending on your muscle-pain threshold.
Because of the intimate location of the muscle pull, my massage therapist brought out his mini-skeleton (now that sounds dirty!) - he has a scale model of a human skeleton that’s about 30 inches tall - to first discuss the anatomy of the muscles in that area, and so I could point out exactly where I seemed to be feeling pain, and so he could explain where the muscles are, how they connect to the bone etc.
It was a very clinical experience overall. Very professional and defintely not sexy.
On the other hand, I’ve had a chair massage, fully clothed, when I was very sore after a tough workout. I felt so good after she was done that I proposed marriage on the spot…
Ever seen Comedy Central’s Jay Mohr: My Turn?
He talks about this too. He says there should be a 5 minute massage. Ahhhh…what a funny man. The rest of the stuff is great too.
I’ve seen a few erections in the student clinic. It’s no big, really. If it seems to be causing embarassment to the client, I just throw an extra towel over it. I usually drape the, er, midsection with a pillowcase over the sheet anyway, and the extra weight is often enough to prevent “tenting”.
Haven’t had anyone leave any deposits on the table, but even that’s not a big deal. We change the sheets and disinfect the table after every massage.
Then again, thats under the assumtion you would frown upon that scenerio :eek:
