How often do you hurt?

[Kristopher A]

Hi all

I was just wondering as fellow MT's how often would you say that you feel discomfort or soreness in parts or all of your body as a result of your work???? Never, often, daily etc?
At the moment I've had a few big weeks so I'm feeling a bit sore by the weekend.
Even though I use an electric lift table I was getting constant pain in my left lower back & left shoulder. So, I made two small wedge blocks from wood (3inch wide x 4 inch long) & put them either side of my table on the floor & I rest the foot that is closest to the head of the table on it (if that makes sense). I spend most of the time on the left side of the table so it has made a big difference to my shoulder etc & as the blocks are light I just kick them around to where I need them. Probably sounds strange but it works for me I also stretch twice daily now.
Hope you guys are relatively pain free.

Cheers
Oz

 

[Pompal 09.]

I was doing ok until this morning. I was lying on my right side and my husband who is a very big, muscular man was getting out of bed and changed his mind at the last moment and just fell back into bed right onto my left shoulder. I felt instant pain between my shoulder blades and my arms went a little numb. I am getting a massage tomorrow, but I am very stiff from my neck down to midback with a burning sensation in between my shoulder blades. My right ES is really tight too. Business has just began to pick up for me...I have 23 massages booked for the month of May already, and I really, really hope this works out soon.

 

[James C]

I would go to the chiropractor. It sounds like your husband accidentally adjusted you out of alignment. A good chiropractor should be able to put you back in place in just one or two sessions.

 

[Charma]

Thanks Bliss... and I know this is silly, but I don't know if I could relax enough for him to adjust me. I know how beneficial it is and I know there are excellent chiropractors out there, but it will take everything in me and more to make myself go.

 

[Chirag Ashok]

Oh, there are gentle chiropractors. The one I go to uses the Activator Method. There's no snap-crackle-pop. It's a no-fear, no-stress adjustment. I don't know where you live, but you can find a chiropractor who practices this method on the following website:

http://www.activator.com/qualified_doctors.asp

I'm not someone who recommends chiropractic for everything. But if my body gets jolted like that, it just makes sense to me to have it put back into place (by a qualified professional) .

 

[Revolution]

I really notice it when my body mechanics are lazy. My right forearm will start to feel funky and my wrist will feel inflammed and my thumb a bit tingly. As soon as I adjust my body mechanics though I do very well.

Lately my body mechanics have been slack and I was starting to think I was doomed to carpel tunnel, but then I focused on my stance and pressure delivery and I realized I was being lazy...not bending my knees but just using upper body strength to deliver pressure. Man, when I bent my kness and started using full body movements to deliver pressure I found instant relief!

 

[Envy]

Oh, there are gentle chiropractors. The one I go to uses the Activator Method. There's no snap-crackle-pop. It's a no-fear, no-stress adjustment. I don't know where you live, but you can find a chiropractor who practices this method on the following website:

http://www.activator.com/qualified_doctors.asp

I'm not someone who recommends chiropractic for everything. But if my body gets jolted like that, it just makes sense to me to have it put back into place (by a qualified professional) .

I know you are right and thanks for posting the link...I at least have a name and number and if I'm not better in a few days, I'm going to call. Thanks again.

 

[esa8025]

I really notice it when my body mechanics are lazy. My right forearm will start to feel funky and my wrist will feel inflammed and my thumb a bit tingly. As soon as I adjust my body mechanics though I do very well.

Lately my body mechanics have been slack and I was starting to think I was doomed to carpel tunnel, but then I focused on my stance and pressure delivery and I realized I was being lazy...not bending my knees but just using upper body strength to deliver pressure. Man, when I bent my kness and started using full body movements to deliver pressure I found instant relief!

I know exactly what you mean. It really makes all the difference. I started my massage career at 40ish and I have to be extra careful that I use proper body mechanics or I'll pay dearly for it. :::walking off holding back::: lol

 

[fizixx]

discomfort

Wrists, forearms and shoulders hurt daily. After centering and starting a massage the discomfort usually recedes into the background. A phenomenon akin, perhaps, to 'the hair of the dog that bit you the night before"?

After a large # of massages, however, the discomfort intensifies and appears sporadically thoughout a massage.
Knowing this changes nothing. I will be richer all the days of my life for these aches & pains. What a bargain!

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[How_Would_I_Know]

I havent had a twinge of pain since january (about a month after I stopped seeing a client who wants intense trigger point work and likes to move and stretch at the same time I am applying the pressure.) It took me a while to figure out what was going on. But not treating one particular client did the trick.