First and foremost - HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BRO!
Okay, now for a quick update...
I'm about a month and half into my program and so far I like it. We are down to five people in my class which is SO nice because we get more one on one time with the instructors. One thing I am noticing is I don't like to tell people what I am in school for, they look at me like I'm crazy. So here is an explanation for those of you who have a one track mind and the only image you can conjour up is an ugly one. I am in a MEDICAL massage program. MEDICAL meaning there is some scientific proof behind this method of healing. For those of you who know me, research is my thing so I would not have taking this route if it was not morally or ethically sound nor if there was no proof behind the method. I am NOT a masseuse. I am a massage therapist. There is a difference. We are similar to a chiropractor and a physical therapist; we just use a different modality. We are expected to know all the bones, muscles, their origins, insertions, and actions. We take Anatomy and physiology, which just so happens to be the core in Kinesiology, the undergraduate degree I currently hold and soon down the road I'll hold a master degree in exercise physiology. Medical massage has gotten a bad rap over the years. Slowly but surely things are changing and more people are understanding that massage is a useful modality for certain sports injuries, low back pain, even cancer. We increase circulation not only in the circulatory system, but in the lymph system as well. As you can see it is not a crock. The best part is is the program is faith based, which means I have prayed more in the last month and half than I have since high school. At a point in my life where I feel lost and back to square one, deciding to attend this school is a blessing in disguise. The instructors and my classmates are supportive and I feel like at least here I belong.
So if anyone ever needs to explain what I do, I'm in the medical field, helping people.
