If a spa massage is all you’ve ever had, this runs differently. So here’s the whole thing, front to back.
Call or text. Two sentences about what hurts is plenty and I’ll tell you what kind of modality makes sense and how long it ought to be. If you’d be better off at a doctor’s office, I’ll say so on the phone instead of taking your money.
There’s no waiting room, so come at your time rather than early. Park out front at 1030 Andrews Hwy, main entrance, Suite 116. Call me from the lot if you can’t spot the door and I’ll come out and get you.
We talk before you get on the table. What hurts, how long it’s been going on, what you’ve already tried. PT, injections, a chiropractor, a foam roller in the living room. All of it tells me something.
Then I look at you standing. Front, back, side on. Takes two minutes and it decides where the whole hour goes.
You stay draped the whole time. I only uncover what I’m working on, and if the positioning bothers you at all, say so and we’ll change it.
Fascia work is slow and steady rather than sharp. There’s a real difference between pressure that’s doing something and pressure that’s just hurting you, and I want to hear which one you’re getting. Me not hearing anything isn’t the same as you telling me to push harder.
I talk while I work. You’ll hear what I’m finding as I find it. It’s your body, you ought to know what’s going on in it.
Two or three stretches, and why each one matters. Not a printed sheet with twenty on it. Most of the progress happens between visits, so I’d rather you did three things right.
You pay me directly at the end of the session. I don’t bill insurance, but ask and I’ll write you a receipt for an HSA or a flexible spending account.
Drink water, and expect to feel worked on for a day or so. That’s normal after deep fascia work. Doesn’t mean anything went wrong.
How many modalities you need depends on what’s going on and how long it’s been going on. Some people come the one time for the one problem. Anything chronic usually takes a run of them and then the odd tune-up. I’ll give you an honest guess after the first session, and if it turns out to be fewer than you were braced for, I’ll tell you that too.
If you’ve got to cancel, give me what notice you can. One room and one therapist means an empty hour stays empty, but life happens and I’m not going to charge you over it.