chair to table transition

[GATORADE]

Hi, was wondering if you will share your technique/dialogue to transition a new person from the chair to the table for the longer (paying) massage.  Everyone says how wonderful the seated massage is/was, but I never see them again.  Well, they will be back in the salon in 5-6 weeks..........thanks, mick

 

[??Lonely Soul??]

Well, first of all, though I have a chair, I can't really say I enjoyed doing a lot of chair massage. I've done some at the salon I used to work for, but they usually have the hair stylist do that since they are allowed to, by Wisconsin state law they can "massage above the waist."I would usually only get assigned a chair massage client if the stylist was busy.  But, despite that here goes...When I had finished the chair massage I would ask, "So, how do you feel?" My client would then usually say, "That was great." Or something to that effect. At which point I would usually say to them, "If you think that was good, you should see me do a massage on my table!  I feel that's where I do my best work.  I think you'd really enjoy it, and I'd be able to get better access to (name area of concern) in that position.The chair is great for a quick treatment, but there are some areas where the chair is less than ideal. (For instance, it doesn't usually let us work on QL and the low back muscles properly.) Massage they say has a cummulative affect, the more you get, the better you feel. Would you like to try a table massage for that (name area of concern again)? When would you like to schedule your next appointment so we can do that? Would you like to schedule a half hour or an hour?"Does that sound ok to you Mick?

 

[jessid928]

Yes Yes Yes where do I sign up?  Is now too soon?  Thanks................mk

 

[balle b]

Near the end of my chair massage I'll hit the "trouble spot" pretty deep and say something like, "I think this shoulder could definately benefit from more work."  Or if it's a low back complaint I'll tell them, "I'd like to do more work on this spot, but it's a lot more effective to get to your low back on the massage table."I follow that with, "I still have a couple of openings later this week if you'd like to try and get in.  I think it'd help quite a bit.  If you have health insurance, you should definately have our office manager check to see if it covers massage."Since I'm working for a chiro, I'm supposed to encourage them to get a consult.  In turn he recommends massage to his patients.Katykangaroo8