The greatest gift I have ever received was to become pain-free.
By 2006 I had been in 2 car accidents, in the first one I was hit by a drunk driver and the second accident 10 years later I was hit by an oncoming car at 70mph driven by a 17yr old who was talking on a cell phone, and had two on the job injuries while working at a major computer company. I was in constant pain.
I was at the hotel testing location to take the state test for my massage therapy license when I met Michael Critz. Mike was offering free demonstrations in the exhibition hall where massage products, tools and other continuing education demonstrations were going on.
After watching a few demonstrations, I volunteered to be on the table next. It was a different experience, the stretching, some pulling, repositioning, resistive stretching, but nothing he did caused me any pain. I had been to a chiropractor, doctors, physical therapy, triggerpoint massage, deep tissue massage, swedish massage, and sent home with pain pills and muscle relaxers, but I had never had lasting relief from my pain.
When the 10 or 15 minute demonstration was over, I stood up and I didn't hurt. I could remember where the pain had been, but it wasn't sore or hurting anymore.
Its been 5 years almost to the day, and my original pain has never re-occured. I've had another accident (rearended while in stop & go traffic), and I rebalanced myself, did my homework stretching, and I still have no pain.
I'm thrilled to have learned Critz Technique and I offer it at my own business now. There's no reason for people to continue to hurt.
My greatest gift that I give is to help someone else become pain-free.
