# What's the mechanism of action of a massage?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529 "2019-07-04T18:11:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529/21 "2019-07-06T15:08:18Z")

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> [@ftg](#):
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> From the beginning of the rules:
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> “We have one guiding principle: Don’t be a jerk.”
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> There are just way too many cases to list them all. So the above is the general idea.
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> The c-word is not just offensive, it is sexist as well. And a lot of people here aren’t happy with the 2nd even if they are open-minded about the first.

He didn’t invoke the jerk rule. He said that the c-word wasn’t allowed and that is explicitly incorrect. We had so much drama over that that I’m amazed that he said that.

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**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:** [July 15, 2019, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529/22 "2019-07-15T07:25:17Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> Get yourself one of these self-massagers for your [muscle knot](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81JRQy7b7LL._SL1500_.jpg) and go to town on them.

That was an excellent suggestion. How does one go about using this instrument best, though?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529/23 "2019-07-15T12:29:07Z")

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> [@MichaelEmouse](#):
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> That was an excellent suggestion. How does one go about using this instrument best, though?

Practice, practice, practice.

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