2/5 Yolanda A. 6 months ago on Google
Per
the
recommendation
of
the
front
desk
(Curtis,
who
was
courteous
and
kind)
and
a
friend
who
gifted
me
this
session,
I
booked
a
one-hour
allegedly
"therapeutic"
massage
with
Willie.
If
I
had
known
that
Willie
follows
a
set
routine
using
an
iPad
program
that
he
will
not
veer
from,
I
would
have
chosen
someone
else.
(When
he
went
out
to
get
a
hot
towel
for
my
knee,
I
saw
his
iPad
in
the
corner
of
the
room.
I
didn't
have
my
glasses
on
so
it
was
a
bit
blurry,
but
it
looked
like
it
had
a
countdown
clock
showing
how
long
to
work
on
specific
highlighted
areas
of
the
body.)
Before
we
started,
I
told
Willie
to
forget
about
my
back
so
that
we
would
have
more
time
to
address
issues
with
my
arms,
hands,
legs,
feet
and
shoulders.
In
my
intake
form
I
specifically
did
NOT
choose
to
have
my
back
worked
on.
But
Willie
insisted
that
we
start
with
my
back.
I
told
him
that
would
be
okay
as
a
warmup,
but
to
spend
more
time
on
my
extremities
ā
and
especially
to
address
the
pain
in
my
left
knee
and
left
shoulder.
After
what
seemed
like
a
very
long
time
of
him
stroking
and
digging
into
my
back
(he
also
surprisingly
adjusted
my
spine
with
his
elbows,
after
which
I
told
him
I
had
already
seen
my
chiropractor
the
day
before),
I
said,
"I'm
concerned
about
the
time
you're
taking
on
my
back.
Please
stop
and
go
to
the
other
areas
of
my
body."
But
he
said
we
had
"plenty
of
time,"
and
stayed
with
my
back.
But
I
did
*not*
want
any
more
work
on
my
back!
It
took
several
attempts
to
get
him
finally
to
move
to
my
extremities.
(Maybe
his
iPad's
countdown
clock
gave
him
permission?)
He
did
some
work
on
my
left
shoulder
and
armpit,
but
it
was
ineffective.
A
day
later,
as
I
write
this
review,
it
still
hurts.
My
left
knee
is
also
not
any
better.
The
session
seemed
to
end
abruptly,
and
I
told
him
my
arms
and
legs
still
felt
incomplete.
So
he
stroked
my
left
arm
a
few
times
and
popped
my
left
hand's
fingers
(a
move
I
like,
which
he
had
done
to
the
right
arm
&
hand,
but
not
yet
on
the
left).
He
then
promised
that
next
time
he
would
spend
more
time
on
my
extremities.
I
didn't
reply,
but
thought
to
myself,
"Sorry,
Willie,
there
will
*not*
be
a
next
time."
As
I
was
leaving,
he
asked
me
to
come
back
next
month.
("No.")
SMH.
I
will
go
elsewhere
the
next
time
I
want
a
real
therapeutic
massage
given
by
someone
who
will
LISTEN
to
my
body
(and
me!).
I
felt
safe
with
Willie,
and
he's
a
nice
guy.
He
has
strong
hands
and
will
adjust
his
pressure
according
to
what
you
can
handle.
He
would
be
a
good
massage
therapist
for
someone
who
wants
to
relax
and
who
doesn't
need
to
address
specific
areas
of
pain.
Unfortunately,
Willie
doesn't
have
the
technical
expertise
for
a
truly
therapeutic
massage.
He's
gotten
into
a
massage
routine
pattern
and
doesn't
seem
to
be
able
to
handle
challenges.
Although
I
had
only
experienced
one
of
his
massages,
I
would
bet
that
every
massage
is
exactly
the
same.
(Some
people
like
that
cookie
cutter
approach.
Not
I.
I
prefer
the
LMT
to
adjust
the
focus
and
techniques
based
on
my
body's
needs
at
that
moment.)
I
hope
Willie
gets
his
deviated
septum
fixed
soon,
because
the
constant
sniffling
šš¾
was
distracting.
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