Just what is therapeutic stretching?

My mind immediately goes to………….

…….what is NON-therapeutic stretching?

 

Snapping an Achilles tendon with an overly-zealous foot stretch?

 

Rotating a low-back vertebrae into orbit with too much forced back torsion?

Sounds interesting…………….!

A person should always approach providing therapy with a calm, conscientious, soothing demeanor.

 

I must be a good actress, because I have been doing that for years……..

………….New’s Flash:  it’s not the real me………….HA!

Here’s an example…….I worked with professional tennis for thirteen years and no one knew I liked horses…….(?)…….Double HA!

 

See…….I’m good at the illusion.

 

 

There’s a song by the Governor in the movie, “The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas”

I apply and employ that philosophy a lot in my life.

………….but the imperial C.E.U.’s (continuing educational units) can neither be denied nor ignored.

I had to go to yet another conference in order to maintain my other licensed-credential…….Massage Therapy.

But I didn’t have to listen.

And I didn’t have to participate…….(although they made me).

It was all about…………………..Therapeutic Stretching…

Tra!  La!

I had to take my massage table, but I have the wisened-experience to know that I could leave it in my truck and not schlepp it into the hotel conference room…………………I left that to the multitude of younger chippies who were there to impress.

 

I just made sure I had heavy socks, warm warm-up pants, (and a bra) and my better underpants.

 

Lotions?  Nope.

Oils?  Nope.

 

Linens?  Nope…….(I’m not doing extra laundry——-again, that’s for the young chippies.)

There were no vendors…….so there were no sports medical supply samples to five-finger-discount for Mary Constance…

and no Constant Comment tea either…

No tiny mints…

 

 

 

No mini chocolate bars…

…………………then WHAT’S THE POINT!!!???!!!

AND (because I procrastinated and needed A LOT of C.E.U.’s) it lasted from 8:00AM until 9:00PM!!!

I scoped out the attendance roster upon arrival and saw that I couldn’t duck out early…….

…….the Instructor had separate sign-in sheets for after lunch and after dinner…

He was good…….

I had to Stay…

Sit…

and Listen…

BUT——-I didn’t have to like it.