Did you know that a massage therapist can spend a whole hour on just your feet? Well, I was a little skeptical, but it is true! However, before I go there, I want to talk about my adjustment last week.
I started with just the massage and no adjustment, but when I got there I was informed that if I wanted an adjustment they could squeeze me in. So, I thought about it, and I noticed that my neck hurt, my hips felt a little stiff, and the L5 felt that it could use a little movement. Ok, I’m in – I need an adjustment!
So, I go back and Dr. Larry gets some awesome pops on the neck. Then, the mid back was not so mobile. My hips were normal, my ankle was really a big movement, but my low back was not a much as I had expected.
I then decided to take this time to brag about how my multifidus muscles felt much stronger when I was doing my PT exercises. Dr. Larry then tells me that my back does, in fact, feel more “balanced” 🙂 Hooray! It’s working!
Of course, after the whole session I am really feeling flexible and awesome. Then comes the massage on my feet.
I did get a tiny bit on my right shoulder because there was this knot right over the shoulder blade….oh, nevermind.
Anyway, Lynda actually spent one whole hour on my feet. She massaged the back of the heel (I keep meaning to look up what is back there anyway), and it was amazing the kinks that were there – I mean, who knew the back of the heel had issues?
Then, she worked on the top of the feet: the band that holds your ankle together (that’s a doozie); the posterior tibial tendon (all the way up the tibia) – it did a really nice release; the muslces on the outside (anterior) of the tibia; and, finally, the underside of the foot. Wow! That underside of my left foot was all kinds of messed up. That sucker was painful, but when she finished I had excellent range of motion and mobility in general.
Yes, folks, one whole hour on the feet (ok, maybe minus 10 mins on the shoulder). I highly recommend having an hour long foot massage. I highly recommend Lynda. However, you will have to wait until she has finished her bike ride across the entire state of Ohio.
Tags: chiropractor, massage therapist