I had a new client today, I did a full consultation and everything was ok.
When I came back into the room to start the massage I noticed the man had a definite hump, imagine your shoulder blades, they both stuck out slightly and then from there to the next one was a firm hump.
I asked him a few questions and he seemed quite oblivious to it, said his wife had sometimes mentioned he had a hump.
He can't recall when it happened or why it was there, although he said he worked as a gardener, now retired.
I did a massage, and he is coming back next week, but am thinking, should I be asking further questions? Do anything differently?
What you're describing sounds like Thoracic Kyphosis. And if your client is retirement age then I would imagine that the problem is well established, and therefore there would be very little that could be done to reverse it (if he was younger you could advise postural exercises in addition to the massage to perhaps help).
What kind of massage did you give him (swedish, deep tissue, etc?). I think if you are just providing a normal swedish massage then you will not cause him any harm. Just be careful to work within his comfort levels. It doesn't sound like his 'hump' is causing him any specific pain, so I wouldn't worry about concentrating treatment in that area.
Whatever you did, he is obviously satisfied if he has booked again for next week, so that's the main thing.
Kitten
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thanks Kitten,
I did swedish with some deep tissue on the shoulders. I was gobsmacked that he didnt seem aware that he had it. I had to ask him a few questions about it but didn't want to embarrass the guy, I also referred to it as a dome rather than a hump.