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What is Gay Massage?

Massage is an ancient healing art: Chinese records document its use for at least 3,000 years ; ancient Hindus, Persians and Egyptians prescribed forms of massage for many ailments; and even Hippocrates wrote papers recommending the use of rubbing and friction, accurate descriptions of modern massage techniques, for joint and circulatory problems.

Massage therapy offers results both obvious and nuanced and is widely accepted as part of many physical rehabilitation programs. Massage and bodywork have provide ongoing relief for many chronic conditions: low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, diabetes, immunity suppression, fatigue, high blood pressure, infertility, smoking cessation, depression, and many more. Many millions would attest to the fact that massage also helps relieve the stress and tension of everyday living, stress that can lead to disease and illness.

Massage is not only a wonderful therapy. Massage and bodywork can touch the very core of the sensual nature of both the one providing the healing touch, and the one who receives. Massage cannot help but involve the touch of strong hands on skin, and beneath that skin, on muscles and tissues manipulated for healing and stress reduction. for many, the therapuetic value of bodywork and massage are paramount, for others, the sensual value reigns. Even one whose only aim is to enhance sensuality canot help but benefit from from the resulting reduction in stress, physical and mental/emotional stress, with the inherent health benefits proceeding hand in hand with the elimination of this root cause of health debilitation.

What do the terms mean?

Massage: Application of techniques of soft-tissue manipulation to the body, intended to reduce stress and fatigue by improving circulation.

Bodywork: Touch therapies that using manipulation, movement, repatterning to affect structural changes to the body.

Gay Massage: Gay massage can involve any massage technique, its defining characteristic is that both participants, the masseur or massage therapist and the recipient are both gay or bisexual.

There are more than 200 varieties of massage and many thousands of practitioners who may use one, several or many methods. The techniques may include stroking, kneading, tapping, compression, vibration, rocking, friction, and pressure to muscles and/or soft tissues. The techniques can be non-forceful, passive or active movement, techniques the use of oils, lotions, and powders to reduce friction on the skin or to enhance the tactile experience.

Does Insurance Cover Massage?

Masseur services may be covered by health insurance if prescribed by a physician, chiropractor or osteopath. If you would like to further explore whether your insurance covers massage or massage therapy offered by the professionals on Find a Masseur, please carefully read the certifications of the therapists and inquire with your physician or other health care provider and your insurance representatives.

Sensual Gay Massage

It it obvious to even the casual observer that alongside gay masseurs gifted and experienced in therapeutic techniques are practicioners whose practice is partly or wholly devoted to sensual massage. Indeed some providers of gay massage could be more accurately described as sex industry workers.

This seemingly incongruous state, in fact, makes sense. For some, sexual tension is one barier to the relaxation that is the goal of professional massage. Release from that sexual tension helps the client achieve the total relaxed state he sought, muscles, mind and emotions brought to fulfilling restfulness. For gay clients, this can only be possible in gay massage, without the dangers of condemnation, without having to hide his secrets, the client avoids and eliminates the tension he may feel in many other parts of his life, where he is unable to be fully open about this intimate and significant aspect of his self.

By no means do all or even most gay masseurs offer sensual massage. Moreover, may sensual massage techniques are illegal to offer or receive for pay or hire. If you desire sensual techniques as part of your gay massage experience, please exercise caution, and communicate your expectations with prospective masseurs.

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