01/05/2026
⭐This is kind of a long post but, when a client shares their journey like this, it reminds me how powerful therapeutic massage can be. I'm so thankful for the trust, connection, and the ability to truly help people feel better in their bodies. Greatful beyond words ♥️
"Let me tell you about Marquelle Attewell, my therapeutic massage therapist.
I have had therapeutic massage before. I stress the word “therapeutic” because there is a difference between general massage and therapeutic massage. I needed to find a practitioner who knew how to provide therapeutic massage, and I wanted that practitioner to be within a 30-minute drive to my house. I do not know why, but I picked Marquelle out of the crowd of massage therapists. Yes, there are a lot of massage therapists, but as with any other profession, the quality varies greatly. Marquelle offered a first-visit, 1-hour therapeutic massage at a discount, so I made the appointment.
Because from my prior experience I knew what great therapeutic massage is, after that one hour, I knew I had found a great one.
I needed therapeutic massage because I have developed chronic pain in my abdomen, my back, my neck, and my right shoulder. Over the last 10 years, traditional medicine had run every test known to man on me and provided no answers. I also tried almost every type of medical intervention as well, but found no relief. And I did try pain medications, but they did nothing to relieve the pain.
But I believed therapeutic massage could help, IF I found the right therapist.
Marquelle is both a wonderful person and a wonderful massage therapist. She knows what therapeutic massage means, and I gave her permission to use all her skills and power (strong hands and arms) to try to get my body to respond in a way to begin to relieve my chronic pain.
Marquelle also introduced me to Gua Sha, an East Asian technique for helping release the fascia that is underneath your skin. Held in Marquelle’s hand, she would draw that tool across the surface of my skin with enough downward pressure to get the underlying fascia to re-adjust and move. This was a first for me, but because our human fascia is now being recognized as a key element of our overall health, I was grateful for Marquelle introducing Gua Sha into my treatment.
As I wrote above, there was a lot of points on my body to cover, and because she quickly showed me that she had the skills and stamina to meet the challenge, I asked her to extend the time of each of my sessions because I needed her to work on me from head-to-toe. At first, the benefits (reduced pain) of the sessions would extend for perhaps 2-3 hours afterwards. Then, that time grew longer. My reduced pain would continue for the remainder of the day; then after a few more weeks, my reduced pain would last until the middle of the following day; then after a few more weeks, my reduced pain would last until the end of the following day.
Marquelle is helping my body unwind over 40 years of limited range of motion, which had allowed my body to regress to a point that it started sending me pain signals to get me to do something about that.
Marquelle has turned out to be one of those few, gifted therapeutic massage therapists. She has helped me tremendously. I highly recommend her to you."
Bruce B.
