Fifteen years ago I was working for a neurologist and experiencing chronic headaches. The doctor I was working for was very concerned and had me tested to determine what may be causing the headaches. Multiple tests were performed, from a spinal tap to an MRI, and all the test results came back as normal.
One day, my roommate had a blind date and during my conversation with him, it came up that I was having chronic headaches. He was a massage therapist and asked if I had ever tried massage for my headaches. I had not, so the next day I found a massage therapist. For the first few months I received two to three massages a week and was eventually able to get weekly massages and my headaches were then manageable.
Massage was the BEST thing that ever happened to me. In the fall of 1998, I learned that the Utah College of Massage Therapy was opening a school in Lindon, Utah and I signed up to be in the first night class.
After graduation I became employed by the massage school as an instructor for the Sports Massage class and also worked in the office as the Volunteer Service Coordinator. While working in these positions I started my own personal massage practice, The Great Escape Professional Massage. One of my massage instructors had developed a massage technique for post-op plastic surgery clients and taught me. I have had referrals from plastic surgeon James Clayton for 14 years and I find it very rewarding to watch the client’s scar tissue soften and heal and know they’re happy with the final results.
I have had great success working with clients experiencing headaches over the years and I will be discussing this here. There are many ways to both take care of headaches for yourself and as well helping others through the massage techniques I will share without.
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