SIMPLE PAIN RELIEF with Kathryn Merrow, the Pain Relief Coach
It's NOT just "old age"! Discover the truth about why you hurt and the "secrets" to becoming pain free!
Got muscle spasms or knots in your upper back? Interestingly, this has been one of the most common complaints I have received in email and comments about lately. And it’s no surprise!
We used to swing from trees. (Well, okay, our ancestors used to swing from trees but maybe you did when you were a kid. At least, I hope so.)
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I recommend therapeutic massage for almost every type of physical pain.
Why? Because it works!
Massage is old medicine. It’s used all over the world for a wide variety of ailments.
Why? Because it works! (Oh, I already said that, didn’t I?) 🙂
But sometimes when you go to a massage therapist your pain doesn’t go away. Maybe it feels better for a short time, or even just while the therapist is working on your painful area. But, it comes right back. Or, it is back within just a few hours. Or, doesn’t feel better at all.
When that has happened to one of my clients, I told them what that means.
That means I was wrong about the cause of their symptom (their pain.) It means I didn’t work on the muscles or soft tissue that was the true cause of their pain. That means we have to try again.
The unfortunate thing is, many massage therapists only know how to do a relaxation-type massage. Relaxation or stress-reduction massages can be really great, but…
When you have pain, a relaxation massage probably won’t give you much benefit.
If you have pain symptoms, and you want relief, you will have to find a massage professional who “knows his or her stuff.” Someone who can assess WHY you are having pain. Someone who can figure out a “treatment” plan to help you become pain-free.
If your massage therapist rubs and presses on the painful area (and some will do this for the whole hour) and your pain doesn’t go away, then that therapist doesn’t “know their stuff.”
And, if that therapist can’t figure out why your muscle won’t release (relax) then she doesn’t “know her stuff.”
And, if she says it’s the worst “knot” she has ever seen, she should not be in the massage field at all, in my opinion. Her job is to help you feel better, not worse.
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