It’s Not Unusual
I thought about embedding the Tom Jones video from Mars Attacks but, decided against it. This is going to be entertaining enough. Most people show up because they hurt or have a functional issue, some have lymphadema. Usually it is a problem or pathology they are willing to explain to us so that we can set goals and create a session or several for them. Most often people will say their friend referred them or their physician referred them or they found us on the internet. I just thought it would be fun to share a couple of more unusual reasons people ended up on our tables for your amusement and perhaps inspiration in case you are still trying to convince yourself or someone else to book an appointment.
- 92 year old female, never had a massage before requested one for her birthday and her granddaughter bought her a gift certificate and accompanied her to her appointment. She didn’t even have any complaints, didn’t mark a thing on the client intake form. So of course I had to ask why she would like to have a massage today, is there any pain or something you would like me to address? Here is her answer. “I just wanted one more cheap thrill before I died.” She went on to have quite a few more massages before she passed away quietly in her sleep after spending the afternoon weeding her garden and canning tomatoes. Her family loved it that they had finally found something they felt like they could do for her and splurge for her by getting her gift certificates for massages.
- 68 year old male, never had a massage before. His wife scheduled his appointment and dropped him off instructing him he had an appointment and she would be back later. He was more than surprised he had a massage appointment. I asked him if he had any pain or injuries or if there was a reason he could think of that his wife would believe he needed a massage. He had no clue. He was also quite relieved that I empathized with him and agreed that it would have been better if he had known about it before he arrived. He was also quite relieved that I was not going to require him to get a massage and was not going to charge them for this. So, I got him a drink of water and asked him if he would like to call his wife. He said no because she would be mad. So, he sat in the reception are just a few minutes reading a National Geographic Magazine. Because I was in a group practice at this time he had the opportunity to watch people go in and out of the office. Then suddenly it dawned on him. He said “excuse me, did I hear you say you did massage for pain?” I told him yes and he said “Did I just hear that person say their back felt better after their massage?” I said I was sure he had. He said “I had no clue massage could help with pain, I just came her because my dang wife abandoned me. Do we still have time, would you be willing to work on my back just a bit. It is killing me?” I worked on his back a number of times and his wife was quite happy with the results.
- 47 year old male, very healthy, never had a massage before scheduled an appointment because; his online spiritual healer/counselor referred him to me because the numerology of my name and energetic reading of our website would resonate with him. This was a very educated man who said he wanted to take his health seriously but, no doctor would tell him anything was wrong or tell him anything to do because he was healthy. So, he had a massage. He wanted to try everything on the menu. So he scheduled several sessions. I did eventually convince him to see a wonderful Physician that had a client centered wellness approach to his practice. So the Physician encouraged him to exercise and explore some different ways to do that, got him involved in some healthy cooking classes and he was thrilled. Somehow I imagine his online spiritual healer/counselor won’t be sending me any more referrals
- 26 year old female, very healthy, never had a massage before. Her husband was waiting for us when we arrived at work one morning before 8 am. We actually thought he was a homeless person. He looked rumpled, unshaven, puffy eyes and just messy. He was quite polite and said he knew we hadn’t opened yet but, if he went home he might forget to pick up the gift certificates. We of course said we would be glad get those together for him immediately. He wanted twelve and wanted to make certain they wouldn’t expire for at least a year. Not a problem, we have never expired a gift certificate. We really wanted to know more but, he just paid for them, picked them up, said thank you and left. So when his lovely wife showed up a week later she explained. Their twins had just arrived. They were not expecting twins. He had just left the hospital when he came to our office. She told us when he gave her the gift certificates he told her he thought this was the best way to show her that he promised to help and give her time to take care of herself. One massage a month is a great way to do that.
So please don’t think you need to go to extremes or have a really unusual reason to book an appointment with us. On the other hand, you probably won’t surprise us either but, we are up to it. To book your appointment click here or give us a call at 610-933-3666 or 610-906-2322