- The words therapeutic massage are always an indicator that the massage is for health purposes, with no “extras.”
- Massage therapists are more vulnerable in someone’s hotel room than they are in a spa, so don’t be surprised if they spell out that it’s a therapeutic massage. Be considerate of their need for safety.
- If the concierge set it up for you, it’s a therapeutic massage.
- Asking for or initiating sexual contact during a therapeutic massage is not only rude, but it is also illegal sexual harassment.
- If you ask for sexual contact or behave in a sexual way, the therapist has the right to, and should, stop the massage right there.


