I left off yesterday’s blog with my friends and I gathered at a friend’s house, enjoying the incredible talents of one of those friends who just so happens to be one of the country’s top rehabilitative, physical, massage therapists.  Waiting patiently, I enjoyed watching each of my friends have their pains eased away by our therapist friend.  When it came my turn, I was surprised at just how good our girlfriend is.

I was no exception to my girlfriend’s talents.  Within seconds of laying her hands on me, she noted that I carry my stress in my neck and shoulders.  Course, that wasn’t news to me.  But then my girlfriend illuminated why I carry stress there.  She told me that I do so because I clench my jaw in my sleep, which creates knots in my facial muscles right where the top of my jaw meets with the muscles. 

Fascinating!

Having discovered the root of my discomfort, my girlfriend set about “fixing” the problem, least temporarily, by massaging the knot away from my jaw/muscle joint.  Man…was that painful!  But I must admit that as soon as the massage was over, I felt quite a release from the stress pain I’d arrived with earlier.

My massage over, I thanked my girlfriend and asked if she finally felt like she’d accomplished something tonight.  As she so often does, she got a wicked little grin and said, “Not quite yet.  My boyfriend doesn’t know it yet, but I’m gonna work on his aches and pains for about an hour and a half when we get home.”

Oh, geez!  Hope he’s up for that….

Like I said, this girlfriend’s got talent, stamina and strength the likes of which I’ve never seen before.  

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012

Thursday, December 6, 2012

A number of friends and I got together this evening.  In between sipping wine, nibbling on cheese, crackers and other delicious treats, we caught up with one another.  A short while later, there was a knock on the door.  In came another friend along with her boyfriend.  Now, to look at this girlfriend, one would never imagine what she does for a living or just how strong she is. 

Don’t let her darling dimples and curvy1950’s housewife image fool you.  This gal’s got immeasurable strength that can go the mile…and beyond.  In addition, based on her youth, one might not imagine just how accomplished she is.  Again, don’t let looks deceive. 

Our girlfriend joined in on our conversation, her boyfriend right along with her.  Sitting at an open spot on the sofa, she asked, “Who wants to be my first ‘victim’?”

You wouldn’t believe the smiles that brought and how many hands shot up.  Chuckling in her oh-so-adorable manner, she received her first victim—an interrogator for the US military.  He happily sat on the floor, leaning his back against the front of the sofa to gain her better access.  That’s when our girlfriend worked her magic. 

Guess I should explain.  This girlfriend is one of the country’s top rehabilitative, physical, massage therapists.  In fact, she was offered the position to go and work on the Olympic athletes for this past Olympics. 

Despite her having already put in an-eight hour day, our girlfriend looked forward to being able to work on any of us in need.  Why?  Well, as she states it, she doesn’t feel she’s accomplished anything if she isn’t sore herself by the end of the day. 

LOL.

And that’s the challenge.  Like I said, this girlfriend is stronger—waaaaaay stronger—than she looks.  She can deliver the most intense deep tissue therapeutic massages for eight hours straight and not even begin to lose the strength in her hands, fingers, etc! 

Each of the friends in attendance was about the same age—mine.  As such, we each arrived with our baggage of past injuries, aches and pains—just what our therapist girlfriend thrives on.  So, as we continued to catch up with one another amidst sipping wine, nibbling on cheese, crackers and other delicious treats, we took turns having our girlfriend ease the aches out of our bodies.  My turn came last.  And even then, after having spent several hours working on each of us, our girlfriend’s grip was a strong as ever.

Oh, did I mention why this gal is one of the country’s top rehabilitative, physical, massage therapists?  She has an uncanny ability to identify, within the first few minutes of having her hands on a person, their current and past injuries.  And…she knows just how to set about working out those aches in a safe manner that may leave the person feeling a bit sore, but by the next day will have them feeling better than they have in years.

Incredible!

Tune in tomorrow to learn more about this amazingly talented girlfriend and what she did for me.