Therapist Notes from the Passenger Seat of a Low-Slung Sports Car

Sometimes when I am square in between someone’s shoulder blades, I find myself thinking about how some of these knots got there.
Most are whiplashes and hard work – a traffic encounter followed by running a lathe at the machine shop, or writing some intensely detailed thesis. No fun involved.
Once in a while somebody has a different combination.
This gentleman had back pain. He told me he had a brand new promotion and lots of extra stress with it.
 
As I worked on massaging his muscles, he told me the one fun thing about the promotion.
He celebrated by getting the dream car. Not that I know that much about cars, he was clearly having a ball driving his super-charged, T-topped Corvette.
“Have any trouble getting in and out of the car?” I asked.
There followed a long, ugly pause. His back stiffened.
“Some.”
Never mess with a dream.
“Tell you what, I bet you will love that car even more when I show you a couple of tricks
on getting in and out that will help your back.”
“Um. OK.” He started to relax.
Should this client be driving a roller skate with jet packs? Heck no.
But oh heck, later, when I stood looking at the Cherry-red (never maroon) super-finish of this slinky corvette I had to say: “Some people have all the toys!”
“Want a ride?
“You bet!”
Hair flying in the wind, I had to wonder: How am I going to get out of this car?   

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