Tips & Advice for Giving a Massage

Video Transcript

"Hi! On behalf of expertvillage.com, my name is Jean Hurley and I’m from Siegels Day Spa in Cottonwood, Arizona. We’re here today to show you some tips and techniques on pinpointing muscle groups for a massage. In this segment, we should discuss who needs a massage and who doesn’t. A massage is great for anyone who is stressed. It’s great for stress relief, tension of muscles, recovering from an injury or an accident, even cancer patients can get a massage. You just want to check with doctors at special times during treatments. Diabetics need to clear it depending on their classification of diabetes, they need to clear that with a physician as well. But generally, the whole general public can receive as massage without having many side effects. Medications can create some kinds of indications as well as certain injuries. You don’t want to massage a tear on a muscle, so you would avoid that particular muscle group if there’s a tear. Recent surgeries, you want to again, check with their doctors as far as where the healing process is in the body. If you’re here in Cottonwood, come on by Siegels Day Spa; otherwise, you can look up in any directory under massage therapy and find reputable massage therapist. Just look for a certified and/or licensed therapy therapist in your area. "