I had been having severe hamstring pain in my right leg for months. I could be sitting or standing and at any time, my leg muscles would seize up like a winch. In July I saw a new massage therapist. While working my feet, she noticed that the toes on my right foot felt stiff. She suggested that I buy some yoga toes which are like the toe spacers used to keep toes separated while toenails are being painted but more sturdy than flimsy foam. They are designed to hold toes ap

It wasn’t there, and then rather suddenly, it was. Low back pain. Severe. Sharp. Scary. In my case, the pain started in my left low back when it was most severe. It subsided, and I thought I was in the clear. Within days, it moved to my right side and started sending pain into my right buttock. I was afraid it was a bulging disc, but because the pain was intermittent, I figured it was a pinched nerve. This was confirmed by an X-ray. I knew what had contributed to it.

As a client, do you feel there is a communication gap that has become standard in the massage industry? Do you feel that you are not being heard because you are not getting the help you need? Or as a therapist, do you feel unsure about your level of responsibility in acquiring information from your clients? Do you assume that they will always tell you what they need? To Therapists: Make sure that you don’t lose the thread during the session especially if your client likes