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' is a colloquial term for the practice of a provider offering sexual release to a client. This is sometimes offered as an addition to any other type of massage, typically in the form of a handjob. The documentary Happy Endings? The film focuses on "full service" massage parlors, although "rub and tug" massage parlors where only handjobs are offered are also covered.
Prostitution in Rhode Island was legal at the time of filming. In some jurisdictions, an erotic massage may be legal, while prostitution is not. Sex therapy[ edit ] 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 gratification , intended to heighten the sensitivity of an individual prior to another engagement where sexual arousal and fulfillment is intended. In other cases, erotic massage may be used professionally to help men address issues of premature ejaculation. Methods employed may teach the recipient to relax the musculature of his pelvis and thus prolong arousal and increase pleasure.
In , Pieter van Foreest [2] advised the technique of genital massage for a disease called "womb disease" to bring the woman into "hysterical paroxysm ". Such cases were quite profitable 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-consuming for physicians. The technique was difficult 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. Already at the turn of the century, hydrotherapy devices were available at Bath , and by the midth century, they were popular at many high-profile bathing resorts across Europe and in America.
