r/massage

85k members
r/massage is a subreddit with 85k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses massage, looking for, therapist, struggling, and pain, and they frequently recommend/review speaker system, scheduling software, and hand soap.
/r/massage is a community for respectful discussions of massage and massage therapists/practitioners. We'd like for this to be a great place for patients and clients to ask questions and for therapists to learn new information for better, safer, more effective treatment.

Popular Themes in r/massage

#1
Advice Requests
: "How to carry on with period pain"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Can any of you therapist recommend a good lotion that is easy to wash off?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "First massage made me cry for the first time in years"
4 posts

Popular Topics in r/massage

#1

Massage

: "Am I too fat for a Massage?"
142 posts
#2

Looking For

25 posts
#3

Therapist

: "Massage Therapists - anyone else hate giving chair massages?"
20 posts
#4

Struggling

19 posts
#5

Pain

: "Massage therapist - thumb Pain and need some advice"
11 posts
#6

Hard Time

10 posts
#7

Therapy

: "Just had a spiritual experience with craniosacral Therapy. Where do I go to learn more?"
10 posts
#8

Client

: "Grieving a Client death, even after years have passed."
8 posts
#9

Experience

: "Just had a spiritual Experience with craniosacral therapy. Where do I go to learn more?"
7 posts
#10

Annoying

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/massage

Speaker System

11 reviews
#1
Anker
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Harman Kardon
4.0 from 1 review
#3
JBL
4.0 from 1 review
#1
MassageBook
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Squarespace
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Vagaro
4.0 from 1 review

Hand Soap

5 reviews
#1
Dr. Bronner's
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Dawn
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Live Clean
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/massage

#1
Advice
: "Ringworm in massage"
22 posts
#2
General Question
: "Is it rude of me as a client if I fall asleep during a massage?"
17 posts
#3
NEWBIE
: "Is this normal? Lol"
4 posts
#4
US
: "The true of small businesses"
4 posts
#5
Support
: "Grieving a client death, even after years have passed."
3 posts
#6
Canada
: "Appropriate to ask?…"
3 posts
#7
Discussion
: "relaaaaaaxxxxxx"
2 posts
#8
Massage School
: "School life in VCMT: For recent graduates and current students"
1 post

Member Growth in r/massage

Yearly
+13k members(18.8%)

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Last updated: June 4, 2026