True practitioners offended by story

I am responding to the off-the-wall article that appeared May 5 written by Monte Morin of the Los Angeles Times on chiropractors turning to prostitution (“Some LA chiropractors turning to prostitution,” news article). Why would The Herald print such garbage? There are a tremendous number of students coming out of chiropractic and massage schools that are building legitimate practices and doing incredible healing work. As a massage therapist with 1 years of experience, licensed midwife for 32 years, herbalist and horse therapist, my life has been about healing others, with “above all, do no harm” dedication.

I teach people about safe touch, healing and balancing of self. I have grown used to slack from the medical profession about assisting women in their pregnancies, as I did home deliveries before it was popular, did massage before it was labeled “new age.” It is not new.

I, and many like me, have practices that are thriving and legitimate. My 25-year-old daughter and I have a practice together in Monroe, where we specialize in injury treatment and deep tissue massage. We are professionals. We get referrals from doctors, surgeons, hospitals, and elder care homes.

We receive phone inquiries and walk-ins to see if we do “extras.” We do not. However, we do turn the health intake forms and names into the local police department.

For us, your article and those inquiries are degrading to us and our profession. Our work is hardly even considered relaxation, it is injury treatment and doesn’t always feel good. We have files of clients who have reached 100 percent pre-injury recovery. We build relationships with our clients and they come back repeatedly and also refer their loved ones to us.

I am proud of my work as a healer and we as professional therapists have worked hard to establish a good reputation and disperse the idea of our office being a “shady place,” or if you will, a “massage parlor” where you can receive special favors!

How about printing an article on the benefits of massage and chiropractic and the dedication the healers have to their clients? There are many of us who make a good legitimate living while loving our profession and improving people’s way of life. Show your readers how the massage and chiropractic professions really are in Washington. This is not LA!

Snohomish

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