QuestionThank you for your response.
I was also wondering if you could recommend a book or internet site I could check out for additional information.
Again, Thank you very much.
Julie Niederkorn
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Followup To
Question -
What type of massage do you recommend for girls gymnatic (high school level)
Answer -
Greetings Julie. Thank you for your question. The Swedish system of massage was systematised by Prof Peter Henri Ling in the 19th century because of injury sustained by the Swedish gymnastics teams. However, since then, massage has developed considerably. Sports massage could suit some girls better than others. What to consider?
The downsides:
Massage is very time consumming
Finding the right practitioner is very difficult
Girls at school definitely need a chapron
The benefits of massage are dose dependent
We think one massage per fifteen hours training is about the right combination-on patience, nerves, timetables and generally speaking just living
Massage leaves the athletes-recipients very tired afterwards.
The upsides:
Massage should be something to look forward to (Psychologically)
Massage should give confidence to train harder without worrying about injury
The dangers:
Because massage practitioners see their clients often-there is an extremely high risk of bonding between the practitioner and the client.
The best person to massage a particular person may not necessarily be the person with the most qualifications or the most experience.
Massage is highly subjective. You personally may not like the practitioner chosen by a particular person-but the relationship usually defines the quality of the treatment and thus the benefits.
None of this has probably answered your question Julie. But, you have a mine field of limitations and boundaries with school children. Personally, I won't treat anybody under the age of 18 years old.
If I haven't helped you with any of the above information Julie-you are most welcome to contact me again.
Good luck with your decision.
Cheers from New Zealand.
AnswerGood morning Julie. Thank you for your question. You have raised an interesting point. I don't think anybody has written a book about the Philosophy or Psychology of Massage. As for Internet sites-these come and go all the time.
Some advice though. Don't spend any money buying books about massage. Every book claims to be the penultimate publication about massage. I assure you that is not the case at all. Every book I have read always has it's limitations. The same thing applies for Internet sites. I think if you read massage magazines-possibly one or two at the most and Google Massage in its various forms: Therapeutic Massage, Sports Massage, Relaxing Massage, Swedish Massage, you'll soon see the same sites reappearing. You'll also see very little difference in the information available. We hope to have our site up again within the next twelve months.
I should have also mentioned the fact that massage attracts some very odd people. Please be very careful about children around adult massage practitioners.
As you can see Julie-I am advising caution about spending money on massage-I am advising caution around the practitioners themselves.
Those of some of the problems the public and the industry have to live with. If you review a practitioners rooms, don't be impressed with anatomy charts and certificates wall-papering the room. They mean very little. How clean the rooms are is more important.
As I said earlier Julie-massage is highly subjective. There is very little objective measurements with it.
I hope that information helps you more rather than confuses you further Julie. Again, you are most welcome to contact me again if you would like me to clarify some points.
Cheers from New Zealand.
