After the First Session: Neck Pain Relief
Last Friday, I had a client come in for his second appointment. Jerry* has been suffering with neck pain for 4 years and has tried everything. He knows that a lot of stems from a car accident he had that left him with a whiplash injury that won’t go away. In addition, his long shifts at an overnight job with specific repetitive movements not set up for optimal posture have been keeping the pain going.
At Jerry’s first session we discussed his health history in detail as well as the basic approach of Structural Energetic Therapy. Then after a visual evaluation I applied the first step of SET protocol, cranial work, and then proceeded to work his muscles and soft tissue. In this session I mainly released the chest and front neck muscles. Jerry had some moments of “hurts good” and felt positive overall about the changes we were making. We set a second appointment for two weeks later.
One week after the first appointment I had a call from Jerry reporting substantial relief. He admitted that the pain wasn’t gone entirely but he had more days of relief than he’s had from almost any other therapy. I was thrilled.
At his second appointment, Jerry confirmed what he had told me the week before. He added that a few hours after the session he had a lot of painful soreness and was worried that it might stay. But then the next day it felt completely different, like a new neck, and he knew we had done something good.
Jerry left his second appointment feeling even more inspired that we are onto something wonderful. Not only relief from his neck pain but changes in his life beyond what he may have previously been able to imagine. I can’t wait to see what will come out of this unfolding journey.
*pseudonym