I have been fighting with my right shoulder for weeks now.  I would get relief at the massage therapist then next session a couple of days later, I would be back to square one.

So I tried pillows, putting my cordless mouse in my lap, endless stretches, you name it.  Mike was puzzles too.  He could not understand why at the end of the session he managed to get such a good range of motion, only to have it all for naught in 2 days.

Then I had an Aha moment. It was my cross over the shoulder purse strap rubbing against my clavicle.  I have had that purse for months so it was an insidious injury.

So this week I wore it across the other shoulder.  When I had my session with Mike I showed him the strap (having it straight between my two hands like a garrote) he did the hand to forehead with of course.

He as amazed at the difference.  He even got my shoulder to rotate past the table while I was on my back. Kept saying “Look at that range of motion.”  He even got my right shoulder better than my left.

I thought massage therapy was like snake oil, but it works.  I am happy.  The idea is to get my muscles to remember how limber they are.  He can’t make me a contortionist, but he can give me a better quality of life, and isn’t that what it’s all about?