I have had massages for about 30 years. My sister was a masseuse and used me as her "practice person" while she was learning. That got me started on massage. A couple of years ago my new masseuse talked me into "cupping", and I tried it. I didn't find any relief from it and was paying extra to get it, so I stopped. Regular deep tissue massage was much better for my aches and pains. Then I read about ART (Active Release Technique) on Connect, and decided to try that for the chronic pain in my right hip, thigh, knee and ankle. In 6 sessions my pain was nearly completely gone!! I am SO happy with the results. I went back for my first monthly followup, and had further relief so I wasn't waking up in the night in pain anymore. My pain was completely gone after that. Amazingly I could go up steps without even a twinge of pain! I almost canceled my next followup, which is tomorrow. However, the pain at night has returned with a vengeance. I'm ok during the day with some pain, but I can hardly stand it at night. I think I caused this return of pain because we recently had to move from our home while it was going to be remodeled, so I helped pack, move (didn't lift anything),and then unpack everything we owned. Two weeks after we moved our daughter, with whom we live, decided not to remodel after she found the original estimate had doubled in cost. We had to repack, move and unpack again. That was just too much for me I guess. I didn't have any pain until after I unpacked the second time. So, I am keeping my appointment for ART tomorrow. You can read about the technique on Google. It has been amazing for me. I also have TMJ, and my chiropractor who does ART, works on that as well. ART is keeping me from having back surgery to fuse my F4-F5. I had a laminectomy in December, 2016, which eliminated my pain from L5-S1 nerve impingement and was not looking forward to another much more major surgery this year. Physical therapy for 3 months didn't help my right hip, thigh, knee and ankle pain, but 6 sessions of ART over 3 weeks did! Check it out. Most practitioners are chiropractors who get certified in the technique. It was expensive @$95/session, but worth every penny for me. I understand that we're all different in what helps us, and I encourage you to check out ART.

Warm regards, Gail B Ledesma