I am very familiar with the brand, Massage Luxe, from their reputation from when I lived in St. Louis. They are headquartered there. I was very excited to see they were running a special on massages for $35. I bought myself one and my friend one for her Christmas present. She has yet to go, but I can't wait to hear about her experience once she does.
I booked my appointment on a day where I had been dealing with some back issues and needed to be stretched and massaged out. A couple of months ago, I suffered from a wreck and have been going to physical therapy. In addition to the physical therapy, I thought it would be beneficial to have both a massage and the aforementioned.
When I first arrived for my initial appointment, I was greeted by very nice staff who had smiles and a genuine interest in my business. They were communicative on what I should expect and explained to me how the session will go down.
You sign a consent form via iPad followed by being led into a room where water and tea are available to sip on while you wait for your massage therapist to come to retrieve you. Then they lead you to your massage room. You have a small consultation, they step out while you undress, then they return upon knocking on the door to make sure you're comfortable for them to enter the room. They ask if you have any areas you do not want to touch and you give consent on what is and is not comfortable for you.
My first time going, I had a female who I had a small consultation with. She did a couple of things on my back before she relented and acknowledged that she did not feel comfortable massaging my back due to the stuff we talked about with my injury. This in turn, really frustrated me, but I do not hold any ill-will against her. She took the liberty to get the manager of the place to come talk to me about it. I reciprocated her sentiment that I'd get a doctor's note giving Massage Luxe the OK to give me the massage.
The manager was very professional in how she handled the situation with me and how we discussed the matter at hand. She gave me a complimentary 30 minutes onto my session that I would book and return to the next day with a different massage therapist who would be comfortable to work on me. The initial therapist said she'd be fine to work on me as long as I had the doctor's note, but I opted to forgo using her altogether. This turned out to be a very sound decision.
Hunter, my massage therapist, turned out to be just what I needed. I had a 90 minutes session with him and he made me feel comfortable and at ease. He communicated with me throughout the session and offered to talk as little or as much as I engaged him. I usually do not talk during massage sessions, but due to the nature of my injury, the communication was necessary and enjoyable. He has a great demeanor and sense of humor. I valued his work ethic and his knowledge of how to soothe me despite the tension I had in my back and shoulders.
I feel that I had a very good experience here at Massage Luxe despite the first hiccup, but with that being all over and done with, I feel confident in my choice to return and hopefully make this an ongoing thing in my road to recovery for my back and physical sanity. read more