Erotic massage

This article is about the massage technique. For the Dog teach the recipient to relax the musculature of his pelvis
Fashion Disco album, see Erotic Massage (album).
and thus prolong arousal and increase pleasure.
Erotic massage or sensuous massage is the use

3 Neotantra
Main article: Neotantra
Neotantra, or tantric sex, is the modern, Western variation of tantra. This includes both the new age and
modern Western interpretations of traditional Indian and
Buddhist tantra. Tantric massage is a form of erotic massage carried out within this tradition.
Le massage by Edouard Debat-Ponsan, 1883

4 Commercial erotic and sexual

massage

of massage techniques by a person on another persons

erogenous zones to achieve or enhance their sexual excitation or arousal. Massages have been used for medical
purposes for a very long time, and their use for erotic purposes also has a long history. In the case of women, the
two focal areas are the breasts and pubis, while in case of
men, the focal area is the male genitals. When the massage is of a partners genitals, the act is usually referred
to as mutual masturbation.

These may be provided by independent providers,

providers of broader sexual services, or through organized massage parlors or brothels. It takes many forms,
from massage techniques that aim to integrate the sexual, spiritual and physical, to massage whose purpose is
the achievement of an orgasm through a handjob, oral
sex, or sexual intercourse. A 'happy ending' (typically
Today, erotic massage is used by some people on occasion
a handjob) is sometimes oered as an addition to any
as a part of sex, either as foreplay or as the nal sex act,
other type of massage. The legality of commercial sexual
or as part of sex therapy.
massage varies by jurisdiction. Given the restrictions imposed upon most striptease venues, some erotic massage
venues are now also oering a service where the client
1 Amateur erotic massage
can masturbate himself while watching an artist perform
a striptease.[1]
A wide range of erotic massage books, videos, accessories and oils are marketed for private use.

5 Use in medicine

Sex therapy

In the Western medical tradition, genital massage of a

woman to orgasm by a physician or midwife was a standard treatment for female hysteria, an ailment considered common and chronic in women. In 1653, Pieter van
Foreest[2] advised the technique of genital massage for a
disease called womb disease to bring the woman into
hysterical paroxysm".

Erotic massage may be used in sex therapy as a means of

stimulating the libido or increasing the ability of a person to respond positively to sensual stimulus. In some
cases, erotic massage can be a form of foreplay without
sexual gratication, intended to heighten the sensitivity of
an individual prior to another engagement where sexual
arousal and fulllment is intended. In other cases, erotic
massage may be used professionally to help men address
issues of premature ejaculation. Methods employed may

Such cases were quite protable for physicians, since the

patients were at no risk of death but needed constant treatment. However, the vaginal massage procedure (generally referred to as 'pelvic massage') was tedious and time
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prole bathing resorts across Europe and in America.

By 1870, a clockwork-driven vibrator was available for
physicians. In 1873, the rst electromechanical vibrator
was used at an asylum in France for the treatment of hysteria.
While physicians of the period acknowledged that the disorder stemmed from sexual dissatisfaction, they seemed
unaware of or unwilling to admit the sexual purposes of
the devices used to treat it. In fact, the introduction of
the speculum was far more controversial than that of the
vibrator.
French pelvic douche, circa 1860

By the turn of the 20th century, the spread of home electricity brought the vibrator to the consumer market. The
appeal of cheaper treatment in the privacy of ones own
home understandably made the vibrator a popular early
home appliance. In fact, the electric home vibrator was
on the market before many other home appliance 'essentials: nine years before the electric vacuum cleaner and
10 years before the electric iron. A page from a Sears catalog of home electrical appliances from 1918 includes a
portable vibrator with attachments, billed as very useful
and satisfactory for home service.[3]

6 Cultural references
The expression happy ending is a colloquial term for the
practice of a provider oering sexual release to a client.
The 2009 documentary Happy Endings? follows women
who work in Asian massage parlors in Rhode Island
where prostitution was legal at the time of lming. Although the lm focuses on full service massage parlors,
rub and tug massage parlours (where only handjobs are
oered) are also covered.[4]
A 1918 Sears, Roebuck and Co. ad with several models of vibrators

consuming for physicians. The technique was dicult

for a physician to master and could take hours to achieve
hysterical paroxysm. Referral to midwives, which had
been common practice, meant a loss of business for the
physician, and, at times, husbands were asked to assist.[3]

5.1

Development of the vibrator

Main article: Vibrator (sex toy)

A solution was the invention of massage devices, which
shortened the needed treatment from hours to minutes,
removing the need for midwives and increasing a physicians treatment capacity. Already at the turn of the century, hydrotherapy devices were available at Bath, and by
the mid-19th century, they were popular at many high-

7 See also
Prostate massage
Massage parlor
Masturbation
Prostitution

8 References
[1] BODYROTIC Striptease
[2] In a medical compendium titled Observationem et Curationem Medicinalium ac Chirurgicarum Opera Omnia
[3] Maines, Rachel P. (1998). The Technology of Orgasm:
Hysteria, the Vibrator, and Womens Sexual Satisfaction.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN
0-8018-6646-4.

[4] Arditi, Lynn (2009-05-24). Film Chronicles RIs Asian

Brothels. Providence Journal.

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