use it during the 2016 Summer Games. Phelps, who won 28 medals overall, also gave credit to massage therapy, positive publicity for the industry.But that was fleeting — the Atlanta killings by a white gunman who targeted Asian spa businesses and the Watson case have cast therapists in a different light.
While there were no anti-Watson protests outside Cleveland's Huntingdon Convention Center nor any mention of the Browns quarterback inside, there was an undercurrent that suggested he was an impetus to what some believe needs to be done going forward. “This has been something I’ve been struggling with,” the 55-year-old said. “I’ve always had a safety plan, and that’s not right.”
“I actually twisted his arm ... and I said, ‘I touch you. You don’t touch me,'" said Krause, of Severna Park, Maryland. “He tried to hug me at the end of the session, and thank God I was in a more public place.”Dawn Menning of Aberdeen, South Dakota, said she wears scrubs to drive home the professional aspect of massage.
Tonia McGeorge, 36, of Ipswich, South Dakota, makes in-home visits, has her own mobile studio and also works at a spa in Aberdeen.