Moving Day and Myotherapy

Thursday May 11th – Today we moved back into the GDV training center. A new class will begin on Monday so all the staff will be there. While we have enjoyed the comforts of our little apartment we are excited to be back hanging around with Grant, Ron, Carrie, and Christina. It was quite a task to pack up all our stuff as the apartment looked like a tornado had hit! But we managed to transfer the debris from the apartment to the center in just a couple of hours.
The other major accomplishment of the day was that we all traveled our business routes under blindfold alone.
This evening we arranged for Simone’s sister to come to the center and give us massages. Monica is a myotherapist which is somewhat like a physiotherapist. According to Monica we don’t have Myotherapists in the US so I will give you a brief desription. Myotherapists assesses and physically treat myofascial pain, injury and dysfunction affecting movement and mobility. Pain or symptoms caused by muscle (myo) or fascia is described as myofascial. Myofascial pain is often described as a 'deep ache', 'tightness' or 'tenderness' in an area. It can vary in intensity and radiate to other areas. Other symptoms can include reduced range of motion of muscles and joints, stiffness, fatigue, weakness, numbness or a tingling sensation. Myotherapists use a combination of therapies to treat mysofascial pain including deep tissue massage, heat therapy, electric stimulation, acupressure and acupuncture.
Monica was awesome! She has the strongest hands of any therapist I have ever been to and regularly works on men from a Melbourne rugby team. The massage was great and she even did some acupuncture on me! I have never experienced acupuncture before and it was really weird knowing there were needles sticking out of me and I couldn’t even tell.
It was an excellent way to end a busy day!