Patient: Allen Abello
Body Type: 6'2'', built, toned
I massaged my cousin, Allen, for my eighth hour. It was the day before my tournament and I promised him I would massage him the last time I visited him in Las Vegas in March. We were in Reno for my tournament and I massaged him after he arrived from Las Vegas. Allen is 24 years old and works as an E.R. scribe as well as a UNLV T.A. He is moving to Florida in the fall to attend medical school.
I did the same massage I've been practicing but it took longer than usual. Instead of an hour it took an hour and a half because he was bigger than any of my hilot patients and he had a lot of knots. There were mostly around his upper back in his around his shoulders and shoulder blades.
Since I had no massage table, we managed with three blankets on top of the carpet floor. I didn't bring the oil either, so I used eucalyptus spearmint body lotion. Although it lacked the tingly feeling that the wintergreen oil has, it served its purpose. I just wanted to make sure that I didn't add any discomfort from friction of dry skin.
I was really excited about this hour because I love my older cousin a lot and I know he's really stressed. I was looking forward to relieving some tension from his daily life. I was already really happy that he came to watch me play but it was a privilege for me to make him feel better.
I was concentrated throughout the massage and I wasn't worried as I was before in previous massage sessions. Once I was done, I was physically exhausted but I was really satisfied. Allen expressed his appreciation and gratitude through a lot of thank yous and compliments. He even said he'd pay me (he never did). He said he felt a lot better and he didn't feel as tight. The next day he said he slept a lot better than he has in a while. That made me really happy.
I knew that massaging him would tire me out but not as much as it actually did. My hands were sore and so was my back. Since I had him on the floor I was crouching a lot more so I put a lot of stress on my shoulders and lower back. It's nothing that some good 'ole fashion stretching won't fix, but it added to my overall soreness after I played. I haven't received a massage myself in a long time and I'm really starting to miss it. Nevertheless, I just need to keep massaging and practicing even if it does tire me out. I'd rather work hard for someone else to feel better than just sit around and do nothing. The fatigue just reminds me that I made someone feel physically and mentally better that day.
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