Hello!
Come on in ... welcome to... wait ...
Are you ...?
*Gasp*
No!
I do
not
believe it. Is that really you?
It's me -- Sara, Sara Jenkins! Remember me?
Oh my gosh! Come here and give me a great big hug right now!
No, I didn't know it was you coming in! How could I? I mean, I saw your name on the list, but it's not exactly uncommon... how the heck are you? How's Janice? Bob? Caitlin?
Holy cow, it must be ages since I last saw you all. Well, I moved away about six years ago, so at least that long. How old are you now?
NO.
No. Way.
Eighteen?
That's not possible! I mean, I feel like it was just last week I used to babysit you. Jeez, come to think of it, that's how old I was back then. Oh my god, I feel ancient.
Well, it really is good to see you. What a crazy coincidence. So you live nearby now?
Ah, okay... that makes sense. We get a lot of athletes from Tech sent here. So is this a sports-related injury?
Let me jot that down. What sport do you... never mind, let me guess. Basketball.
Ha,
easy. What are you, like six-five now?
Hey, I got a good eye. And to think you used to come up to here on me... So what's the issue, specifically?
Hm, I see. Any tension anywhere else? Like -- sorry to get in your space -- in this area?
Okay, good to know. So, aside from focusing on the upper leg, I'll aim to give you a good overall treatment. Anything else I should know about?
Perfect! And with that, I'll step out for a second. Here's a towel... Just make sure to take everything off, lie down on the table face down, and get under the towel. Sound good?
Sorry?
Yes, that's right.
Yep, including your underwear. You can leave everything on the chair.
Oh... Is this your first therapeutic massage then?
Well, like I said: it may just be the quadrecep area that's in question, but it's necessary to check out the whole of the lower body for possible issues, even including the core. You'd be surprised how much other muscle areas, if too tight, can contribute to the acuteness of the pain. Often more of a symptom than a cause. We have a very comprehensive approach.
No problem! There's always a first time. Just get comfy and relax. Be back in a bit.
***
Knock, knock!
All set in there?
All right, let's get started, with the feet... And just gonna drizzle some oil here... there we go... gonna rub that right in to help loosen you up... let me know if it's too much pressure at any time.
Sorry, I... I just still can't believe it's you! You were always this cute little boy, and... now look at you ... Like, these are the legs of a man,
haha
.
Oh, I'm embarrassing you now. I'll shut up. But I mean, seriously, it's so weird for me. Must be for you too, I bet ... I gotta look so old to you now.
Oh, you're sweet. But like, do you really think so?
Well, thank you. I will say this though: working with athletes is a good incentive to keep in shape.
Haha...
No, not like that... although yeah, it's crazy how many of these guys ask me out. Even the college kids. Uh, inappropriate!
Dead serious. And they're like your age! So funny.
Moving up to your left calf... Ooo, yeah, that needs some oil... definitely recommend doing more leg stretches before practice...
Honestly, I mean the women I work on. You should see some of the bodies on them. Just flawless. The
butts
on these girls today....I can either be jealous or try and keep up. Seems like guys today all want these big dump trucks ... like, I have... boobs ... but not...
that
, y'know?
What do you think? Like, which do you prefer: butts or boobs?
Ha!
Did I make you blush? Sorry... you don't have to answer that.
*giggle*
Okay... just gonna... fold the towel up a bit, to get to the hamstrings, okay?
There we go... mmhmm... starting above the knee, working on the medial side... gonna gently knead up to the sit bone...
Oh! No, no, it's --
ha
-- it's okay, no need to apologize... guess that part's sensitive, huh? Is it tight, or just nerves?
I mean, sometimes, if it's an area that's not... used to touch?
Oh... okay, sure... yeah, like I said, this can be the real source of the issue... a reflex like that means we're getting somewhere. Just breathe through it. The more you relax, the more you're gonna get out of this... yeah, that's it. Just relax... how's that feel now?
Good... good. Here, gonna lift the towel
juuust
a smidge more... mmhmm... and let me spread the legs a bit.
A little more. Don't tense up, now. Breathe. There you go.
*Giggle*
What's that? Oh, it's nothing.
No! No, no, I'm not laughing at you. Well, I mean... I was just... oh, this is funny but... an old memory just popped into my head... do you remember that time when I was babysitting, and we all were gonna go swimming?
And I had to change into my suit, so I used your room, and you were, uh, hiding in the closet?
Yeah, I figured you would. Caitlin started banging on the door, going: "He's in the closet! He's in the closet!"
At first I didn't even know what she was talking about. I looked over, and you had one of those accordion doors with slats, and I heard a rustling or something... I was just about to take my shirt off too... so I opened the closet door wide... and there you were, in your little bathing suit... just staring at me ... eyes wide open, frozen stiff.
Christ, I shrieked my head off. It was so freaky! I think I jumped a mile.
Gosh, now that I think about it, that was probably the last time I babysat you... y'know, for obvious reasons,
haha
. At the time I think I was pissed, but oh my god that is funny as hell looking back at it.
Oh, stop, it was a hundred years ago. You were just a kid! I mean, I always kinda figured you had a crush on me.
Well, you made it fairly obvious. Totally natural at that age. Well, the crush, at least... I dunno about the spying. Maybe a little ... pervy?
Ha,
sorry! I'm totally embarrassing you now. Well, you probably deserve it,
haha
.
Okay, back to work... speaking of which, gonna work some on the glutes now. Gotta lift this all the way up, okay?
Yes, the towel, silly.
Uh, yep, pretty necessary. Can't do it justice through the material. So often tightness in the piriformis muscle -- that's this area right here -- can compress the sciatic nerve and cause pain or numbness throughout the legs and back. Watch, let me press it.
Wow, see that? Honestly, you are so tense, all throughout this area. So we're gonna release all that tension with a deep tissue massage. And in order to do that... I'm just gonna... take this... off.
Mm.
Okay then... rubbing some more oil here, into the skin. No, no, keep the legs slightly spread, please.
Shhh
... easy now. Easy.
Hey, you okay?
*giggle*
You sure? I feel like you're tensing up again.
Aw, don't be bashful. Remember, I'm a healthcare professional.
Is it... is it because ... well, I'm your old babysitter?
I mean, I get it... like, I can see how it would be a little weird...
*giggle*
... but honestly, you have nothing to worry about. I work on butts all day long. And for what it's worth, you have a... really... nice one?
What? Seriously, some really nice definition. And like, for as long as your leg muscles are, you have some... weight back here. Like, I gotta use two hands just on this side.
