@orville I totally understand your trepidation. I’m never sure what’s expected, what’s flirting, and what’s “Opps, I didn’t mean to touch that.” That is why I use escorts and not masseurs. No confusion. What I would do, and I’m probably too late for today, is wear a jock strap. I’d take off my pants and keep the jock on and draped. And remember, pain/soreness can move and extend. There is nothing to say that your back pain is moving to the lower back. That might help prove things. Good luck and beyond anything relax and enjoy. Isn’t that the point to getting a massage?