推拿不等于按摩

I was sending my son to his violin lesson on Sunday. Instead of waiting boringly in the music centre for 1 hour, I decided to have a wlk around in the neighbourhood.

At the bottom of the building, I found this medical hall chain 马光 clinic. The cost of a 30 mins TCM 推拿 looks quite reasonable. So i think it will be a good way to relax for 30 mins and get my muscle relaxed.

The therapist who attended me is a qulaified TCM physician and accupunchrist. He is also quite bulky build. Asked me if I had been treated before, and replied "only occassional massage". Then he tab around my back muscle and told me my muscles are all very stiff and if i can endure pain. I replied, I think can tahan abit lor....

Then to my horror the physician actually started to relax my stiff muscles - BY USING HIS BODY WEIGHT PRESS HARD UPON HIS PIN POINTED ALBOW ONTO MY ACCUPUNCTURE POINTS.

For the next 10-15 mins is nothing but pure painfulness. all over my back and shoulder. Starting to see stars in my eyes. He told me to shout if I cannot take it...the problem is I am so painful that I cannot even shout....so he thinks it's OK and add 10-15% extra strength every time asking if I was ok.....

below are some conversation we strike during the session:

“痛不痛？”
“。。。。还好啦。。。。（猛流冷汗）”
“喔？ 你要是在战场上，会是个英雄。”
“吓？为什么？“
“你很会忍痛！ 被敌军拷打，应该可以承受得起，哈哈哈。“
“可是我不会忍饿怎么办？“
“通常啊，第一次来推拿的客人，一般都痛得呱呱叫，跳起来的都有。“
“噢？ 我觉得痛是痛， 但还好啦。。。况且我又死爱面子“
“但你居然吭都不吭一声， 很会耐痛。“
“我是老师，麻木了。。。“
“噢？你站得久会麻木吗？？“
“不。。。教书较久了，吐血吐多了， 人就麻木了。“
“哈哈，你真幽默。乱乱讲。“

So in the end, my muscles are very relax, but very painful. Butyou feel light and good strangely. My shoulder and back strain are gone. And he told me 2 conclusions after the session:

"1. your are really a tough guy...
2. your health and back are OK"

After so many years, I finally realise : 推拿不等于按摩!! 推拿 is really hard core massage!!! Dun try it unless you are ready for the pain!!