Chest Pain Following a Barefoot Massage!! | Random Chamber Talk | Mar 12, 2025

Ashiatsu massage, or barefoot massage, is practiced in some parts of the world. I have little knowledge about it. However, it's not uncommon to get a barefoot massage from a small kid (ask the kid to stand on the back or foot, etc) at home. Today's random talk is about such a case!

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An above 40 patient visited me a few days ago. He suffered quite discomforting pain in his right lower chest area (over the lower ribs area).
How did he get the pain?
He had a barefoot massage at home by his teenage son.
How old was his son?
Around 16-17 years!!
Did his son have any experience doing that before?
No!

So, while he (son) stood on his (the patient/father's) body, he somewhat got an injury to his right lower chest area. There was no external injury! The examination didn't reveal any serious issues. Hence, I prescribed some medicines to relieve his pain.

After consulting the patient, when I went outside, I found a "big boy" sitting in the waiting area. His body weight would be 60 kg plus! I asked the patient, "Is that the massager"?
Yes!

Okay. That makes sense. A 60 kg inexperienced boy will stand on the body without an injury, it's unlikely!

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