One of the many things that gives me pleasure and reminds me why I chose this career field was seeing my clients leave my massage table with a smile on their faces and having a far different attitude from when they first hopped on it.
The treatment I gave her must've worked because I didn't see her book in a massage since that first time. Then last week I saw her name on my schedule list. She was my second to the last client Friday night. She told me she was fine up until she and her family went away on their trip over Christmas. Suffice to say I worked on the same problem areas we worked on last time, which gave her some bit of relief afterwards, but it wasn't up to par with her initial reaction to our first treatment.
I came in today not realizing she booked in a massage with me again. I heard from our receptionist that she was already shown to my treatment room because she can hardly walk or sit out in reception. I was worried, of course, because when I saw her last before the weekend she walked out of the clinic feeling fine and was really chatty with the ladies up front.
I walked in to the room and started asking her the usual questions. She explained to me what happened between Friday and today. I got right on fixing the problem, working her muscles hard and deep, hoping that I find the root of her problems. She only booked for a 60-minute treatment, and we were nearing the end of our allotted time when 'lo and behold, I found the sweet spot!
With less than 10 minutes before our appointment was up, we did some active movement treatment; muscle stripping and kneading of the area that was causing her so much pain and trouble. She was amazed (and a little light-headed too considering we did a lot of deep tissue and muscle work) and giddy with excitement that she was able to move again without feeling any stiffness or heck, she was doing the movement on her own and not wincing unlike when I was the one moving the limb for her.
We wrapped out our session, and I told her to take her time while I go grab her a glass of water to help with her lightheadedness. I advised her to take her time from jumping off my table and getting dressed because I don't want her having a spell and passing out.
Needless to say when she walked out of my treatment room she was walking upright and not hobbling like when she first walked in. She gave me a hug and she walked back to our reception area with a smile on her face...
