I just came home from my medical massage, feeling all ooey gooey, body relaxed. My granddaughter mentioned “lines” on my face – indentations from being face down on the massage table.
My first encounter with medical massage was about three years ago. Suddenly my back seized. I was in pain. It hurt to sit, stand, lie down, and move! Unsure how to deal with this phenomenon, I went to a favorite resource: Google!
The search yielded a couple of medical massage locations near me. The first one I called couldn’t get me in for a week. The other got me in the next day. Upon arrival I met a lovely young lady (younger than me!) who had me explain what was going on. She took notes, drawing on an outline of a body. Satisfied that she knew what needed to be done, she asked me first to sit on the table.
After a series of stretches, I was invited to lie on the table. Then she proceeded with a massage, pulling and stretching along with the regular massage rubbing. At the end of the hour, I was upright and mobile. Judy gave me instructions to do some unique (to me) stretching exercises. Within a day or two I was completely pain free.
That was the beginning of a happy relationship. Since that first encounter, I have seen Judy once a month. My monthly massage visits seem to keep me supple – moving better. Granted I realized the importance of exercise, so I began with simple stretches, core building, and eventually walking and riding my stationary bike.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not an exercise nerd and by no stretch of the imagination (pardon the pun) an athlete. I do enough to keep my 70-something body moving with minimal pain. The best outcome has been the friendship I have developed with this lady who is my daughter’s age. We have a mutual respect for each other’s skills and perspectives. She is fun, intelligent, adventurous, and extremely kind, not to mention quite knowledgeable about the musculoskeletal system. While I believe I get a lot more out of the relationship than she, I still believe it has been a winning combination for us both.
For more about Judy and her services, see: https://www.edmondmedicalmassage.com/
Silver Sage Sisters 