CASE STUDY
Name: John
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Grey hair, slightly balding, nervous
Treatment 1
The first treatment was held in the morning in John’s conservatory. It is a very light and warm room. It has blinds so is still private. John doesn’t like much fuss so we chose not to use music, candles or incense sticks.
I was concerned as to whether to use the Indian Head Chair as John’s knee may have made it uncomfortable for him to sit in the same position for a long period of time. However, he was keen to try the chair and found the position to be very comfortable.
The first treatment was performed over a t-shirt as I felt it would be more beneficial for him to adjust to having a massage before having to take his shirt off. During the treatment we talked about the benefits of massage and he relaxed quite quickly. I noticed some areas of tension in his neck and right shoulder. The right shoulder is slightly bigger than the left due to years of carrying a heavy post bag.
The treatment lasted 40 minutes.
I advised him to drink plenty of water and increase his water intake in general as he doesn’t drink much at all. He had not yet had any breakfast so he was advised to eat a light meal rather than a cooked breakfast.
We arranged an appointment for the following week.
Follow up/ Client feedback
After the treatment John was very pleased and said he felt great. He said that the chair had been very comfortable but it was a shame that the head rest wasn’t a bit bigger for the face to fit into. He didn’t experience any after effects.
CASE STUDY
Name: John
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Grey hair, slightly balding, nervous
Treatment 2
The second treatment was performed on an afternoon in the conservatory again.
John had a bad cough following on from a cold he had just after the last treatment. He hadn’t been sleeping very well and felt a bit run down in general. I asked whether he was happy having the treatment today but he said he felt fine apart from the cough and the massage may help him sleep better.
This time we used a dining chair so that he wouldn’t feel so restricted if he needed to cough. I used jasmine oil this time as the aroma would help his cold.
The treatment was difficult to keep flowing as John needed to cough frequently and have a drink. I carried out the full routine and worked for longer on his face to help ease the sinus pressure.
The treatment lasted 50 minutes.
John didn’t want a hot towel after the treatment, he said he would shower later, so I advised him how to wash out the oil on his hair. I also advised John as to which pressure points to massage on his face if the sinus pain wouldn’t ease and advised to drink plenty of fluids to flush the toxins out of his system.
We arranged an appointment again for the following week.
Follow up/ Client feedback
After the treatment John said he felt a bit better. He had struggled with drinking plenty of water after the last treatment but understood the importance of it.
CASE STUDY 2
Name: John
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Grey hair, slightly balding, nervous
Treatment 3
The third treatment was performed on an afternoon in the conservatory again.
John felt better than he had the previous week and the cough had eased up a lot.
The treatment was performed on the Indian Head Chair using Jasmine oil again. I spent a lot of time working on the tension in John’s shoulders, especially on the larger muscle on the right side. John finds that he sometimes experiences pain in his groin on the right side and thinks it is caused by the weight he carried on that side of his body when working as a postman. He doesn’t feel that there is any cause for concern but I advised that if he had too much discomfort he should consult his GP.
The treatment lasted for 40 minutes.
In addition to the usual aftercare advice, I suggested that he takes gentle exercise on a daily basis as if he isn’t at work he doesn’t tend to do much. I thought that this would benefit him long term and increase his flexibility and muscle aches.
Follow up/ Client feedback
After the treatment John said he had enjoyed the course of treatments. He now had more of an understanding of the course that I am doing and also of complementary medicine.
