In May of 2012, before even graduating high school, I started the massage program at Denver School of Massage Therapy. I was eager to get through the next seven and a half months, start my career at eight-teen, and continue on to the next chapter of my life. Not even half way through the second quarter in school I got injured. I was working for a dog wash and jumped off no more than three or four large bags of dog food. I ended up tearing the ACL and meniscus in my left knee from a jump that was no more than a foot and a half high. After getting an MRI, the Orthopedic Surgeon informed me the ACL was nearly completely torn and the meniscus almost split in two. I was going to need surgery to repair the damage. When I informed my school about
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On the bright side I applied my knowledge I had just learned in school to my own recovery and the physical therapist was shocked at the amount of mobility my knee had. One month after surgery I was able to walk with a single crutch. After two months I had moved on to walking with a limp. By the third month I was gaining muscle tone with near full mobility. I went back to massage school ready to get through the two and half months I had left to complete. The surgery was by far the hardest thing I had to face during my time in school but no matter what physical or mental stress I was under I overcame it and did what I had to get through it. Working as hard as I did paid off because finishing that program was one of the best things I have ever done. It allowed me to work for two wonderful chiropractors where I have met and helped numerous patients through their traumas and emotional stresses. I know what it’s like to struggle through classes and have to push myself no matter what is standing in my way. I want to be able to help and do more for people than I can with my massage
On the bright side I applied my knowledge I had just learned in school to my own recovery and the physical therapist was shocked at the amount of mobility my knee had. One month after surgery I was able to walk with a single crutch. After two months I had moved on to walking with a limp. By the third month I was gaining muscle tone with near full mobility. I went back to massage school ready to get through the two and half months I had left to complete. The surgery was by far the hardest thing I had to face during my time in school but no matter what physical or mental stress I was under I overcame it and did what I had to get through it. Working as hard as I did paid off because finishing that program was one of the best things I have ever done. It allowed me to work for two wonderful chiropractors where I have met and helped numerous patients through their traumas and emotional stresses. I know what it’s like to struggle through classes and have to push myself no matter what is standing in my way. I want to be able to help and do more for people than I can with my massage