
Is Patient Offloading Healthy During Bodywork?
by Lisa T.
Offloading means the patient is in a pretty negative state of mind and heart due to stress at work or at home. It’s a bit of “kick the dog” syndrome or “scream at the waitress” kind of thing where the practitioner, me, is considered sort of a neutral person they don’t live with and maybe could be replaced if the client doesn’t get their way. It’s childish. Maybe they think they’re paying me to listen to them offload when that’s […]
Categories: boundaries, massage therapy, medical massage, patient management, Uncategorized • Tags: offloading, patient management, professional boundaries