Two months ago I saw a new client who believed that she was heading for knee surgery.
Her doctor had informed her that there was nothing more to be done about her knee pain except surgery. They would go in and “clean it up”, maybe remove a portion of the fat pad. Her doctor told her the arthroscopic surgery should take care of her pain.
She thought she would try bodywork again before the surgery, mostly because her daughter was making her, because, as she said, she had received massage for this before and it did nothing. SMRT is not normal massage, however. My students would tell you it is magic, and now so would this client.
After one session, she no longer believed she would need knee surgery.
After three sessions, she was exercising again.
After two months, her life has returned to normal.