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Grateful Grandma


I am a 67 year old grandmother and I just wanted to let you know why I decided to do the short course with Mel and Mandy.

I was diagnosed with arthritis about 8 months ago, in my right hip, two knees and lower spine. I have been shown to have had Sherman's disease in lower spine which gives me pain and stiffness down the right leg.

My lovely daughter gives me some money to have a nice relaxing massage as a Xmas gift. I finally got around to doing this in late March and booked with Mel Harrison who I did not know.

I will never forget that visit and her comments. Did you know your pelvis is on an angle? It is a long time since I have seen such a locked up pelvis? She asked if she could do some remedial massage and Emmett tech. and I said go for it. She did manage to give me a lovely relaxing 10mins massage at end of the session.

Coming out I felt good so off to local coffee shop for a drink. Rain started very heavy and when time to get to car 50metres away I knew I would have to run. Half way to car I though….. boy you are running. Prior to this running was not a pretty sight and very slow.

I had been trying to hang and change curtains in four rooms of house and getting up and down unto chair was not comfortable trying to lift right leg.

I came home and went on and off the chair like a teenager.

I walk for 30 mins each morning but a slower pace only. Next morning I could walk quickly I was amazed.

The pain was also gone from my legs but did return after a few days.

I decided to book in to see Mel 3 weeks later. She worked very hard in our half hour session and when I had turned onto my back she did some Emmett moves and said "Look at your right foot when you first turned over it was turned out now it has straightened."

I have walked with my right foot at 45% angle all my life, my half sister also does the same and we were told it is hereditary. About age five or six parents sent me to have built up supports in shoes to try and correct this. Did not work.

Mel corrected this for me in this second massage I am so impressed. I have now been walking straight for over a month.

I am so impressed with your wonderful Emm Tech that I decided to do the short course and told many people about what wonderful changes I have had with the moves.

The course I really enjoyed both instructors were most helpful very happy and willing to help and guide us. It was well presented and explained with good breaks and going out for fresh air breaks worked well. I myself felt a bit overwhelmed by it all as I could not pick some of the moves up as well as the others but this is just an age thing. I had some pain running down outside of right leg and making knee sore last night so I did the ITB release and it worked like magic pain gone. Unfortunately it came back next morning.

I hope to use the course for my husband who suffers from sciatica and shoulder pain especially after doing hard work. I know my family will also appreciate mum trying to learn her techniques on their aches and pains.

I am so grateful to Mel for her lovely caring nature and giving me such wonderful relief from this condition. I had been walking with a limp for six months or more and that has gone.

Many thanks to you Mel and Mandy.

Rosemary