In my 17 years of doing massage there has always been this strange and wonderful thing that happens: more than occasionally I get a grouping of clients who present a similar complaint. Reflecting on the clients I had the privilege to work with these past few weeks, the shoulder had center stage. When I reviewed my files, it seems like I’ve seen a lot of shoulder clients last year at this time as well. And what’s neat about it is they were not all the same clients. It got me thinking as to why that might be. Does the wintry weather keep everybody turning inward clutching their coats with their shoulders to their ears to keep warm? Is it the introspective nature the winter season tends to inflict – a sort of “turning inward” for personal reflection? Is it that we have our heads down, working hard, trying to keep the promises we made to ourselves, the “clean slate” of the new year having worn off? Or maybe we simply need to adjust our work stations for better ergonomics… Whatever the case may be, I feel honored my clients ask me to help them in their unfolding of upper quarter strain and opening of their hearts through some gentle and effective work on the muscles that turn the shoulder inward. Spring is around the corner (I swear!) and as we break through the introspective shell of winter, we might need a hand. Let me help take the weight off your shoulders if only for just an hour. To quote my esteemed colleague Susan Salvo, “One gift of massage may be that, while in a relaxed state, [one] may contemplate additional solutions to life’s challenges that were unavailable to them during stress.”[1]
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[1] Salvo, Susan G., Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, Ed. 5. Saunders, 2015
