What Equipment Every Massage Therapist Should Have In Their Arsenal

If you plan to become a professional massage therapist then you have to know what massage equipment you should have in your possession. Having the necessary massage equipment along with your massage skills will help you boost the quality of your massage services to make massage a pleasurable experience for your clients.

As every client's purpose of having a massage is to free their mind and body of everyday stresses, you as the massage therapist should have the proper equipments to meet their needs and that includes their comfort and safety. For the massage equipment to help with your success, take note of the following on out list.

• First on our list is the massage table, the equipment that you should pay careful attention to since you will have to consider a lot of things before buying one. For client's safety as well as yours, you should make sure that the table you are going to buy is made of durable materials that should support even the heavier clients.


• To further meet your client's needs you should purchase accessories such as head rest to support the client's face and neck and foot rest that will serve as an extension for clients who are taller than the massage table.


• Along with the table you need to buy massage table covers that you can spread over the tabletop so that the client will not come in direct contact with the surface of the table, which can be quite uncomfortable. In buying table covers, be sure to buy a material that is hypoallergenic since you will never know if the client has skin allergies, and can withstand frequent washings since you will have to wash them after each use.


• Linens and towels are also a must for massage therapist. There are massage sessions that will require the client to take off their clothes in which case you will need the linen to cover the body parts that does not need to be exposed. Towels on the other hand are used after the massage session to wipe off excess oils or lotion from the body.


• For both massage equipment, it is important that the material is made of durable cloth but at the same time it should be smooth to the touch. As a reminder, you will have to buy several of these equipments since you will have to use one per client.


• The last but not the least on our list is the all important massage oils, creams and lotions. As massage therapies primarily involve rubbing movements there is a need to apply these to the skin to serve as a lubricant to make the massage movements smooth. And since it will depend on the client whether they want oil, cream or lotion it is better to stock one for each.

Buying the must-have massage equipment on the list is an absolute necessary to make your venture a successful. Customer satisfaction will not only depend on your massage skills but will also depend on how you take care of them by the quality of your equipments so remember to invest wisely.