Hand Yoga

I've just completed my first therapy session this morning, and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had feared. Initially, never having had therapy, I assumed it would be similar to a visit to a spa. All the girls I knew who majored in physical therapy gave great massages! However, after hearing the horror stories of pain and forced bending from a co-worker, I was no longer looking forward to it.

The first session laid to rest any apprehension I may have had coming in. The establishment reminded me of a cross between a nail salon and a hotel gym. There were stations setup (like in nail salons) where various clients were receiving treatment, and there were a couple of exercise bikes (presumably for patients with knee and/or leg trauma), one had a bumper sticker saying "I Love [insert name of restaurant which I've forgotten here] Pizza". And after spotting a sign reading "There will be a $5 charge for whining" I figured, I'm either about to be broke, or I'm in good hands.

First, my finger was wrapped in a big warm towel, kinda like the ones you get after dinner at a Japanese restaurant, only much bigger. Then, I received some sort of shock treatment to get the fluids moving around in my finger. Finally, I received a finger massage from a Japanese massage therapist. And while it was only my finger, you know it had to be a good massage, I mean...She's Japanese!

I managed to make it through my first visit without losing $5! I was also given hand exercises to do hourly. The diagram of the various positions makes me think of Yoga. I must say that these exercises aren't painless, and I probably would've been short $20 if I were back in the doctors office while I performed them. But so far, this is a much better experience than I was expecting.

P.S. This is the first blog I have typed using my right ring finger since August 14th! *high five* (not too hard on the finger)