“I stayed up from 2am till 6am last night trying to read as much as I could.”
This is a letter from “W----”, a Registered Massage Therapist in Ontario, Canada, explaining why she purchased SaveYourself.ca’s e-boxed set of tutorials. W’s name has been withheld to protect her from any perception that she is criticizing the profession of massage therapy, which could be construed as unethical by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.
Dear Paul,
I am so pleased to have found your site online. I am an RMT in Toronto, but since I only graduated last year and started practising in the fall. I have encountered a few challenges and generated lots of questions in my mind during my practice in the past few months.
As you know, in Ontario, our schooling for massage therapy is around 2200 hours only, [Note: she says “only” because 2200 is less than the 3000-hour program in BC, but 2200 is still much more training than most places. — Paul] but, depending on the school you go to, the instructors, and the curriculum, students may graduate with varying degrees of knowledge. I have so many questions it is ridiculous. Your articles and tutorials are so easy to understand that they answer many of my questions and relieve my self-doubts. I feel I can more easily explain things to my clients now.
When I saw that you have been a pioneer out there, that you have already created all these tutorials, I stayed up from 2am till 6am last night trying to read as much as I could. Of course today my eyes are extremely tired. The reason I am so desperate is because I have a client that came to me on Saturday saying that she does erging (rowing) and has ‘jumper’s knee’ (self-diagnosed), but it sounded to me more like PFPS, so I was trying to search for information on the internet after I exhausted the sources from my textbooks.
I think your site is one of the best things that has happened in the massage therapy community.
It is hard to figure what sources on the internet are trustworthy. Your sources are all clearly cited, which gives me a lot more confidence. Right now, I am using your site as a resource to equip myself professionally and to understand all those blurry concepts better. Your site is like 'Wikipedia + MythBusters' for musculoskeletal health care.
I found you using Google. I was searching for what was the best way to stretch Vastus Lateralis, and I found your article ‘Massage Therapy for Your Quads.’ Then I found that you actually have so many other interesting topics available that I have been hooked since then.
Have a wonderful day!
Regards,
W-----
Ontario, Canada
My thanks to W---- for that incredible letter, and allowing me to publish it!
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