FAQs
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I used to suffer from daily headaches, with a few migraines every week. My headaches were making it impossible for me to do or enjoy anything& they weren't responsive to medications (over-the-counter or prescription), so I was stuck with them. For years and years. I got into massage therapy when I realised that I could make my headaches go away by playing around with the muscles in my neck. That's why I specialise in headachesif there's a muscle that can cause headaches, I've worked on it myself. Most massage therapists are afraid to focus work on the neck muscles because of all the arteries, nerves, & other delicate structures in the neck. But I'm not, because I know (through first-hand exploration) how to relieve tension in these muscles safely and effectively.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
Chronic headaches is by far the most common problem my clients originally came to me for. Because I used to suffer from daily headaches myself (and I figured out how to make them go away...permanently!), I'm extraordinarily good at treating headaches with massage. Most of my clients are headache-free after a month of receiving my massages. I've also had a lot of success treating carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. I've had clients who were about to get carpal tunnel surgery, who (it turns out) really didn't need the surgery. They just had some knots in their forearms. I make the knots go away, their wrist pain stops. Voila! My specialties are trigger point therapy and myofascial release. I've found that many common chronic pain complaints can be either resolved entirely or significantly reduced by treatment with these particular massage modalities. That's why I love to use them!
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
You want a therapist who knows their anatomy. And that's more unusual than you'd thinkmassage therapy as a profession tends to attract with really good hearts and good intentionsand while that does count for something, if you're looking for lasting relief, you need somebody who knows how bodies work, how people can screw their bodies up...and how to undo as much of that damage as possible, and teach you how to prevent it from happening again. And that's a pretty tall order. It involves a lot of studying medical texts and a lot of experience working with a variety of people who use their bodies in different ways. You need to find somebody who REALLY knows what they're doing with their hands.