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

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**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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**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529/18 "2019-07-05T19:39:28Z")

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> [@MichaelEmouse](#):
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> Yeah, those are the cunts I’m talking about. How do you best break those down? Constant pressure from the same angle? Keep moving the contact point around? After how long is it best to move on if it’s not having an effect? There have been times when I waited longer than I usually do and then it suddenly broke.

I’m charitably assuming that you’re British, and are somehow unaware of just how offensive the word “cunt” is in American English. And it’s clearly not directed against a person, in this context. So this is not an official Warning. But do not use this word on the board again.

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