Rhonda Larkins
I was a package handler for 2 years, herniated a disc in my lower back which pinched my sciatic nerve and had a lumbar laminectomy in 2004. After surgery my entire left leg was numb. I went through physical therapy, had electromyograph done and then I experienced my first professional massage and could not believe how I felt afterwards. I walked out of the clinic feeling like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. It helped my morale and
physical well-being. I absolutely loved it. I learned that after an injury receiving a professional massage assists the healing process. From that moment on I had to figure out a way to tell anyone I came across how a professional massage can help in many ways. It took about 2 months before I could get the feeling in my left leg back since the disc had stopped the blood from flowing through the sciatic nerve for 5 months. (the sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in your body. It starts at the lower part of your back and extends down the legs and comes toward the pinky toe.) I've lost the pain sensations in my left leg and can literally follow the numbness down my leg to the left side of my foot. It has gotten better over the years. Since this incident I decided to discover the world of massage therapy and educate others on how important it can be in their life. I am the ONLY Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapist in the St. Louis area to be taught directly under the Founder Ruthie Piper Hardee for the advanced classes. I am currently on the Mastery Level.
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