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I would love to travel to different spas and resorts and try out different types of massages.  You know, strictly for the purpose of helping people know which ones are the best and the most relaxing... and of course be paid for doing it!! 

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My DH got me a gift certificate for Hanukkah for a one hour massage package. I've never had one and I'm kind of nervous about it. What do you do? Do you keep anything on like your undies or are you all out there under the towel?

The appointment is for Friday morning. Also with the message I'm getting a one hour facial and a parafin hand treatment.

Any pointers you guys may have would be very helpful.

It will be great!!  I have had a couple and completly undress.  You have a sheet that covers you the whole time.

Hi,

Looking to buy a massager for my feet mostly, but would like to use on other body parts as well--those MT hands and fingers and elbows and...on and on, and so a versatile massager would be great. 

Was considering buying one of those little tripod jobs as a first time test, but they're $10 and it seemed foolish to drop that amount of money when I could get a serious one for 1-1/2 to 2x the price on eBay, etc. 

I've been checking eBay, Amazon, Overstock, etc.  In general, the customer reviews for Dr. Scholl's is a big, fat NO as regards a variety of that company's models, so I'm not interested and have taken them permanently off my search list. 

--Otherwise, anyone have any suggestions on model/brand, etc.?  I've seen on line several Pollenex and Sharper Image products that got good reviews and look like they're worth buying. 

--Can anyone fill me in on the infrared massagers and what's so wonderful about them? 

--Also, I have a sleep disorder; has anyone heard of a massager used near the head and/or neck causing neurologic interference or sleep problems due to the vibrations, electrical pulses? 

(Once I saw an acupuncturist who used a machine with pads and electrodes that were applied to my head area--against my better judgement I allowed it.  I should have told him noooo freakin' way, but foolishly didn't.  My sleep was severely disturbed for several days despite my medication which is extremely effective. 

Thanks a bunch. 

I got my husband a massage for a gift once...what a disaster!  We knew nothing about them...I thought it would be relaxing.  NOT!  Apparently it was for something called a "deep tissue massage."  What the heck did we know--a massage is a massage.  We almost had to call the ambulance to get him off the table because the lady just totally messed up his back, even though on the "getting to know you sheet" I had specifically wrote down that he had degenerative disk disease.  So here was this poor grown man, in tears, extreme pain, and completely embarassed that he couldn't move.  The massage lady was freaking out saying she had never had anything like that happen to her.  The total kicker was no money was ever refunded to us, and we never even got a call at home to check on him.  I was just so preoccupied with getting him safely into our pickup truck with minimal embarassment to him and getting him home. 

Thinking back, he says he wouldn't have minded the whole ordeal at all if there was a "happy ending" to his massage, but alas, this was a "legit" place  

 Men.