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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (75059)	9/18/2003 6:25:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

The AMTA standard is fine. Here's a bit from the Q&A form AC Sports Massage. It meets the AMTA standard. Is this OK with him? <<Do I have to remove all my clothes? No. And remember, you never have to do anything you don't want to do. Being comfortable during your session is absolutely necessary. If you are uncomfortable for any reason, your massage therapist will be fighting a losing battle. Your comfort is much more important to a successful session than the amount of clothing you wear. During general or relaxation (often called Swedish Massage), your massage therapist will probably ask you to undress to whatever point you are comfortable -- you could remain fully clothed, get fully undressed or whatever combination in between you feel comfortable with. Your massage therapist will leave the room to give you time to undress and get onto the table, under a sheet or towel. During the massage, only the part of your body being worked on is uncovered. Those parts of your body generally considered private are not uncovered or worked on. If you have any particular preferences about parts of your body to be exposed and worked on or not exposed and not worked on, you should discuss this with the massage therapist before the session. If you are uncomfortable with any aspect of the massage, you should inform the therapist immediately. As you and your therapist build a rapport during repeated sessions, some of your preferences and level of comfort may change, at which time you may renegotiate any aspect of your treatment with the therapist. During pain relief work, your level of undressing will depend on two issues: What the problem is and where it is. It's important to remember that the source of the pain may not be where you are experiencing the most pain. What techniques your massage therapist uses to relieve that pain. Your therapist should tell you where and how she intends to work on you; then you'll be asked to undress to whatever degree is necessary for effective work to take place. You will still be covered by a sheet or towel. In the case of posture alignment therapy, the therapist needs to be able to view your whole body at once, and work on broad areas of your body at a time. For this reason you are minimally clothed during treatment. >> An issue of conscience should be founded upon some genuine grounds of not wanting to cause harm to self or others. You still haven't told me the harm at the level of his standard. I understand the harm at the level the AMTA sets.