The client should expect:

1) A clean, safe and comfortable environment before, during and after the massage.
2) Respect, courtesy, confidentiality and dignity.
3) Privacy while changing and right to remove clothing only to their level of comfort for the massage.
4) Draped appropriately by a sheet, towel or blanket, with only the area being massaged exposed.
5) A licensed/registered/certified professional massage therapist, working within their scope of practice and in an ethical manner.
6) The option to ask questions of the massage therapist and receive professional responses.
7) To be empowered to determine if there will be conversation, music or quiet during the massage.
An explanation of the nature of the massage and techniques to be used in advance of starting the massage.
9) The right to consent to the massage techniques and approaches, including manual pressure, used in the massage.
Source:

http://www.amtamassage.org/articles/2/PressRelease/detail/2242

A calming and soothing Hot Stone Massage can do wonders by providing an emotional boost, leaving the client with a happier and more positive outlook in life.

Long-term stressful situations can produce a lasting, low-level stress that’s hard on people. The nervous system senses continued pressure and may remain slightly activated and continue to pump out extra stress hormones over an extended period. This can wear out the body’s reserves, leave a person feeling depleted or overwhelmed, weaken the body’s immune system, and cause other problems.

Are you the primary caretaker of small children or a sick relative? Often the primary caretaker is lacks care and attention. A hot stone massage provides care for the caretaker.

Stress is a feeling you get when faced with a challenge. In small doses, stress can be good for you because it makes you more alert and gives you a burst of energy… But feeling stressed for a long time can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Even though it may seem hard to find ways to de-stress with all the things you have to do, it’s important to find those ways. Your health depends on it.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/stress-your-health.cfm

Clients are advised to drink plenty of water all massage sessions, including Hot Stone Massage to allow the body to flush out unhealthy toxins.

Massage can facilitate easy recovery from injuries such as sprains.

Certain key points on the body, known as energy centers can sometime become blocked. The heated stones placed on these key points may relieve the blockage and allow positive energy to flow throughout the body.

Manual manipulation of muscles combined with the heat of the warm stones may reduce muscle spasm and give comfort to painful muscle aches and pains.

It’s really hard to get a good quality sleep when you’re over fatigued. With the relaxation you get from this therapy, it makes it easier for you to doze off into a deep sleep which your body needs to recuperate from exhaustion. Hot Stone Massage is a great way to manage insomnia.