Questions for massage therapists about their clients with significant
health challenges first, then questions for clients:
How often do you treat clients who have health concerns? What kind of
problems do you encounter? How do you accommodate them? Are you ever
unable to accommodate them?
Do you keep/update records? Talk to doctors? Other experts? When and
about what?
Are there any modalities you've found especially beneficial to
specific ailments/limitations? Please describe.
Do you have any questions for experts, i.e. psychologists?
What did you learn in massage school about this topic? What do you
wish you had learned? What have you learned through experience?
How do you research diseases/syndromes? What about pharmaceuticals?
How do you decide if massage is contraindicated?
Are there any special rewards you receive from working with clients
with special concerns...please go into detail.
Tell me about any experiences you've had with clients who have health
limitations. They can be events that were resolved to your
satisfaction or left you feeling unsettled; events that lifted or
shattered your heart; events that instigated a change.
Questions for Clients:
Could you tell me how long ago you were diagnosed and with what? How
did you find your massage therapist? How often do you have a massage?
What kind of bodywork do you have done? What kind of challenges do
you encounter? How do you accommodate them? Are you ever unable to
accommodate them?
Did a therapist ever say or do anything that made you uncomfortable or
inspired you?
What do you wish your massage therapist knew about your condition?
What could he/she do to make it a better experience for you? What
makes the difference between mediocre, good and great massages? What
are the exact effects that help your condition?
Are there any modalities you've found especially beneficial? Please
describe. Do you have any questions for experts, i.e. psychologists?
Physical therapists?
