I go to Fitness First at Newtown Central all time. Okay, well occasionally. One weekend I woke up in so much pain, I must have slept on my face again. Pain radiated from my neck into my skull, behind my eye and into my shoulder and back, all on the right side.
I arrived at the gym at some ungodly hour like 9.30am, having been unable to continue my usual lazy weekend morning slumber. I thought that a massage would be good, and then maybe some exercise if I felt better. Massage place - My Healthy Massage - doesn't open until 10. Damn!
Went and walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes, thinking that maybe I was just stiff. Unfortunately the pain continued but fortunately My Healthy Massage was open at 10am!
I got a $29, 30 minute neck, shoulder and back massage and it was sensational. It seemed to be a mixture of styles (of which I am no expert) but I did experience a more satisfying and ultimately more healing massage than a usual Chinese massage joint will offer. (You know the kind, which pound the life out of you and create pain in places you never knew to distract from the original pain?) Anyway, this wasn't like that. It was great! And my pain was alleviated. Success story! read more