| Have you ever had a less than pleasant | | | | wearing neat casual clothes. Networking is a big |
| experience when receiving a massage? The | | | | part of working for yourself and most therapist |
| therapist uses inappropriate language or does not | | | | know that even outside a clinic, potential clients |
| listen to the treatment you would like to receive, | | | | are all around. |
| giving you a full body relaxation massage instead | | | | During the massage the therapist must have |
| of the trigger point therapy on your neck and | | | | minimal social conversation although a therapist |
| shoulders that you ask for. | | | | may ask you during the massage if the pressure |
| The following several suggestion can help you find | | | | or technique is okay. If the therapist is talking |
| your ideal therapist, the best way to start is with | | | | during you massage, kindly tell them that you |
| a referral by an Allied Health Practitioner i.e. | | | | wish to have no talking in the treatment. Ask for |
| Chriopractor, Physiotherapist, Osteopath, | | | | what you would like your treatment to be, you |
| Naturopath and some GP's are able to give | | | | are a paying customer. |
| referrals to local massage therapist's. Nowadays it | | | | Does the therapist have a negative outlook on |
| is becoming popular for allied health practitioners | | | | life, always talking about the lack of clients or |
| to have an affiliated link to a massage therapist's | | | | having to take on a second job just to pay the |
| website and vice-versa. Just remember not all | | | | bills? This type of massage therapist may not be |
| therapist have an internet presence with their | | | | for you. You want to come away from your |
| business. | | | | therapist feeling uplifted and excited about life |
| The next best way to find a good massage | | | | after your treatment. You do not want to be |
| therapist is through word of mouth. When you | | | | worried that if you don't re-book with the |
| hear someone talking about a massage treatment | | | | therapist next week then they will have to shut |
| that they recently had, and they enjoyed, grab | | | | the doors for good. |
| the contact details of the therapist. | | | | All qualified massage therapist have to be within a |
| When you have the details of a therapist you | | | | Professional Massage Association. They will have a |
| would like to see, make sure the massage | | | | logo of that association displayed on either |
| therapist is politely spoken and addresses you | | | | promotional material or website. This membership |
| appropriately by your name, pet names are | | | | to an association requires them to follow a Code |
| inappropriate i.e love, dear and sweetie. If this | | | | of Ethics, have Professional Indemnity Insurance, |
| happens politely let the therapist know that they | | | | Senior First Aid, along with maintaining Continual |
| have called you by a pet name and if they could | | | | Professional Education workshops throughout the |
| address you appropriately by your name. When | | | | year. |
| you arrive at the clinic or the mobile massage | | | | Following these seven steps and you will find a |
| therapist arrives at your house, the therapist | | | | suitable massage therapist for you. You may |
| should greet you with a warm friendly greeting | | | | have to see a few before you find your gem, |
| and some therapist may also include a hand shake | | | | don't lose heart. Keep trying until you find the one |
| with the verbal greeting. | | | | that is right for you. Every massage therapist |
| Attire for a massage therapist must be neat, tidy | | | | offers a different treatment even if they have |
| and presentable. This should also apply for outside | | | | study at the same college. Every therapist is as |
| of the clinic in a social scene, therapist | | | | individual as are their treatments. |