How to Drape for a Breast Massage

While breast massage can be beneficial for women who are experiencing breast pain, women who want to include their breasts in their routine massages will benefit as well. Breast massage will help alleviate pain associated with pregnancy, congestion, edema, and lymph edema. Breast massage will also help following surgeries by promoting good quality scarring. By focusing your massage on this area, you will be providing positive energy on your breasts that does not come when checking for cancer. There is a variety of draping choices available if you decide a breast massage is right for you.

Things You'll Need

• Licensed massage therapist
• Drape

Instructions

Decide

1. Talk with your therapist about the procedure and decide if you will be comfortable with the process. While breast massage is quite common in Europe and Canada, there is still a stigma in this country. You must make sure that your therapist is trained and has your trust.

2. Discuss how you would like to be draped. You can be fully draped and have your massage over or under the drape. You can have one breast undraped at a time or both breasts undraped. If you choose to be fully or partially draped, the massage or movement should not expose your breasts.

3. Areolae and nipples are not touched. If you do begin to feel uncomfortable with the massage, you should halt the procedure.

Tips & Warnings

• The purpose of draping is to protect your privacy and to set up boundaries between you and the licensed massage therapist. Once you are comfortable with your decision, your therapist, and your draping method, you should have a very beneficial experience that aims to rid the breasts of toxins and carcinogenic properties.

• Make sure your state or local jurisdiction has rules and permission safeguards concerning this type of treatment.

References

• Be Massage Therapy
• Oregon Board of Massage Therapists
• Breast Massage