I've been coming to Orchid Massage for...must be going on 15 years now, with all manner of muscular…read moregripes and complaints, and each time I have walked out completely refreshed and rejuvenated. I have a favorite masseuse, who knows me on sight (despite my having lost a good 50lbs since the last time I saw him), and he is incredible: frightfully strong, competent hands, that somehow know what I'm suffering from, and how to fix it, without me uttering a word.
Last night's visit was a little different. My wife has been suffering from a pinched nerve in her back for almost two weeks now, which has caused all manner of excruciating pain in her neck, shoulder blade, and radiating all down her right arm, to the point of bringing her to tears. Despite her incredibly high pain tolerance, she has declared, on more than one occasion, that she would "rather be in labor again" than have to deal with the agony any longer.
It was time to call in the big guns.
Fortunately, my long time masseuse was still there, and available. After sitting her down and explaining her situation, he went to work for 30 minutes, focusing on all of the locations mentioned. He seemed to intuitively know what to do, and at the end of it all, my wife sighed in relief...the first time in two weeks...at the almost total alleviation of her pain.
Overnight, the pain did come back, but greatly reduced from before, along with a little expected soreness. Whereas before she was nearly paralyzed at times, she's able to move about, and function like a human being again. Issues like this rarely go away after a single treatment, but as several chiropractic and urgent care visits, as well as a cocktail of pain killers, haven't been able to mitigate her suffering at all, the fact that a single visit to Orchid Massage was enough to set her to rights is just about the best recommendation I could give for this place.
We'll absolutely be back for a follow-up visit (or two) for her, and maybe I'll get around to addressing that knot in the back of my neck, as well. I know just the guy who can do something about it!