Pain relief is the most common reason a person seeks out and independent Massage therapist. We leave the places that people go for relaxation so we can practice our skills at higher levels. As we mature in massage we become better at relieving pain. We become more sensitive to different textures of skin, muscles, ligaments and bones. We learn where the different muscles cause pain and how they affect joints. We become more proficient at relieving back, shoulder, knee, hip wrist elbow finger toe neck and head pain. This list is not exclusive. The other day I was treating phantom leg pain on an amputee. She told me a few weeks later she was much better.
When I started massaging full time I started hearing complements like:
Thanks for life changing massage. (19 year old female with low back pain of 9 years)
Thanks for listening to my body.
Most therapists massage the places that don't really need massage. Jim massages the places that need massage and does the rest too.
You don't just know about massage you know so many other health benefits. Thank you. ( A 60+ female)
As I continued I heard more complements.
Thanks for making me faster. ( a college swimmer)
You gave me my dignity make. ( an aging female loosing range of motion in her shoulder and hip)
My hand feels restored.( injured from a fall.)
I don't know if it is you or the vacuum cups but the effect is magical. (From a college swimmer.)
My body feels
written June 2018