The very first question I ask when I’m going to see a new therapist is will you massage my feet? If the answer is no, then you are not the right therapist for me.
Am I being a little too picky? Hell yeah, and so should you! After all, you are paying good money to have a massage.
But, seriously, why the feet? Please take a moment to think how much work your feet actually do on a daily basis. It is the foundation of your body, pure and simple. The feet carry all of your weight and they are usually neglected. I have worked with clients that suffered from lower back pain and the actual cause of that pain was their feet. Crazy, huh?
Another muscle that has been neglected is called the Subscapularis. (Did I spell that correctly?) I have to admit, it’s in a weird location and the best way to access it, in my opinion, is through the armpit. This muscle is located on the interior side of your scapula, kinda facing your spine. I hope that makes sense.
It is a muscle that we all use frequently every day and definitely needs to be worked on. I am astonished when I hear clients say they’ve never had that particular muscle addressed. The subscapularis is the muscle that is used for internal rotation of the shoulder. In plain English, this means whenever you extend your arm forward, it is with the assistance of the subscapularis muscle. And so, how many times a day does your arm go forward to grab, hold, type, etc? That’s why it needs to be worked on.
These are just two areas of the body that, in my experience, get neglected. I need them to be worked on and maybe you do as well. Whatever part of your body you feel needs to be addressed, discuss it with your massage therapist.
Now you understand why I am picky when it comes to my massages. You should be as well.
What do you think?