While I am on the subject of time, another case history came to mind. A lady staggered in to see me with a sore back some time ago. She worked hard on a farm and was not as young as she was. Because she had the sore back she booked in to see a remedial massage therapist with a prominent practice. This person who liked to turn over clients quite quickly rubbed only the sore side of her back then hurried her out the door. Soon afterward she went into spasm and was in agony. What lack of care and what lack of basic massage knowledge! I could not believe my ears and eyes - she was bent right over to one side!
Again the hurried appointment may be needed to fund our pay, so we need to turn over more clients per day but really, I would rather pay a little more and get a thorough job - it is better for my health and a balanced massage should be delivered covering the trouble area and related tissues so the body does not go into spasms or some bizarre compensatory pattern making the client worse.
Hurried, deep massage doees not allow the reciever to relax and without relaxation the body often rejects the treatment percieving it as an external stressor. If treatment can be provided for a period of over 20 minutes the body will naturally begin to relax. If the therapy is at an appropriate level and of an appropriate type - it will be well recieved by the body, any deep painful work can be done but should be short and to the point, then the body will not reject it.
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