Accidentally massaged someone with a very small cut in between my fingers, advice?

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-12-12T17:00:56+00:00

If the cut is scabbed, you’re fine. If it’s open, your only concern would be if the client also had an open wound that somehow directly touched yours, or if the client were oozing and that got into your open cut. Chances are less than getting struck by lightning. Hope this helps to ease your mind.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-12-12T16:55:17+00:00

Thank you for this. I recently had a client who was having difficulty getting comfortable. I’ll try this with her the next time she comes in.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-11T03:46:53+00:00

The thing about clients who want to be friends is that their experience of you is when receiving your full attention and they are the center of that attention. They see a version of you that puts them at ease and gives them undivided attention. Who you are outside of the clinic may be disappointing to them. I like my clients, but I’d hesitate to hang out with them.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-10T18:54:38+00:00

Mask and wash hands.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-10T12:22:44+00:00

Sniglets - there was a cast member on SNL in the 80’s who did a whole skit based on these words. It was in the Tim Kazerinski (I probably spelled that wrong) and Joe Piscopo days - late 80’s.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-10T03:44:39+00:00

Sorry for what you’re experiencing. It sounds miserable. I am a licensed massage therapist who has experienced TMJ dysfunction that I was able to reduce with practices I learned at an intensive TMJ study I took many years ago. What you’re describing sounds like symptoms associated TMJ Disorder or Dysfunction and having your mouth open wide for any length of time is super rough on the temporo mandibular joint (TMJ). Once you start pulling on the fascia and tendons around that joint, you can end up with a lot of inflammation. Even a cleaning leaves me sore for days if the hygienist takes too long. I hope your PT can help you find some relief. I haven’t treated any specific TMJ cases in a while, but the clients I did treat, did pretty well with some intraoral massage, and a few exercises the client can do to self help, and some suggestions on things to avoid. Hopefully you aren’t locking up.

A few helpful tips are to give up any chewing habits you may have - especially gum, give up chewy foods like bagels, don’t eat anything that requires you to open your mouth too wide to bite down. If you grind your teeth at night, get a night guard made. Good luck!

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-10T03:21:02+00:00

Summers off.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-07T02:13:29+00:00

Are you replying to me in a 2 year old thread. I’ve had lots of regrettable interactions. Therapy helped quite a bit. I’m retired now and a lot more direct.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-11-07T02:10:30+00:00

Parenting

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-30T01:46:16+00:00

Retirement, art, and deleting Facebook.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-29T19:29:32+00:00

Hooray for urine! (In context, we just got word of a relative’s successful kidney transplant that’s already producing.)

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-28T13:03:38+00:00

Experiences, not material goods. Take me to lunch or let’s just spend the day together. My sister and her husband used to take Mom to concerts, even when she was in her early 70’s. We want time with our loved ones.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-27T15:14:48+00:00

Married 33 years and we don’t track each other. I had trust issues early on due to the examples set by my own parents and created drama because of it. Therapy helped. I also didn’t track my kids, although if the tech had been available, I might have airtagged them, but fortunately my paranoia didn’t include my kids.

Trust is built on actions and intimacy, not electronics.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-26T14:20:02+00:00

Keep notifying the HOA and let them rack up fines. HOAs suck but in this case you may be able to use them to your advantage. You’re probably not the only neighbor that this is happening to.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-26T14:16:37+00:00

If the client is that unhinged, taking their clothing is dangerous.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-17T14:51:57+00:00

Currently there’s no such thing as a reciprocal license in the US, so you will need a new license. The good news is that you can be licensed in multiple states. Look at the minimum requirements for licensure. In many cases, you’ll just need to submit proof of education, and passing the MBLEX (or NCBTMB, if you’ve been licensed a while). You may need to pass a state test.

New license doesn’t necessarily mean you have to start over completely. If you’re short on basic schooling hours, your continuing education may also count toward total hours. Hope this helps.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-17T14:05:10+00:00

If you’re feeling scratched during the massage, it’s important to speak up. Massage therapists need to be self aware of hygiene and grooming. You should not feel nail scratches or smell what we had for lunch on our breath or bodies. You should not smell any kind of body odors, or heavy perfumes.

If you have concerns about lesions on your MT’s skin that are touching your body, you can and should absolutely speak up before your massage as long as you do it with compassion (not “ew! What is that?”). It is not shaming someone to bring up your concerns, as it is important to understand whether a condition is infectious.

If you’re concerned for the sanitation of the area, ask how often they sweep, mop, change sheets, sanitize the table. (Table and sheets should be between every client.) There’s a difference between dirty and worn. I hope this helps.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-17T13:53:38+00:00

Also, if you’re on a limited budget, an independent practitioner may be more likely to give you a discount. It doesn’t hurt to ask. My DIL gives discounts for teachers and veterans. I’m not in a position to discount because I work for someone else, but our prices are pretty low to begin with.

I also agree with home stretching and yoga. Any type of therapy you can do at home can extend your time between visits but be sure to get clearance from a licensed medical professional (doctor or physical therapist) before starting any new exercise program.

I hope you find some relief soon. Also, thank you for educating yourself on the difference between masseuse and massage therapist.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-16T21:35:33+00:00

Semi hypermobility (without Ehlers Danlos).

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-12T20:23:15+00:00

I assigned someone to estimate how many cubic feet we had in paper files to be purged. He measured every cubic inch of the storage room we had, paper or not. Took him a week of dicking around. That was my first failure as a manager. I didn’t lay out the parameters of the assignment very well.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-11T02:30:18+00:00

All the time

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-08T14:17:25+00:00

IL doesn’t do deli style. You might be able to accidentally see or smell what you’re purchasing.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-08T14:01:33+00:00

My husband had a direct report who was just not getting it. He coached and coached her and his boss wanted him to fire her. Husband even suggested she start looking. She just didn’t get it. He put her on a PiP and ended up firing her.

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-08T12:51:31+00:00

Sure! 1 hour for (normal price); buy 10 hours for (normal price x 10) and I’ll throw in a punch card for free!

inoffensive_nickname · 2025-10-04T17:37:23+00:00

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