To be able to understand and take the time to work with someone, get to know their story and then have them come back and say something like that to you is amazing.” “Because I was able to spend so much time with him and get to the root of the problem, he’s in the process of becoming better. “He kept saying ‘my soul feels better,’ but what he was trying to say was that he had hope that he was going to heal,” Tucker said. Through their sessions, Tucker was able to alleviate some of his chronic pain. Tucker worked with one patient despite a language barrier between them. “They say ‘I feel better and it doesn't hurt.’ One of the things I like to say to them is ‘only one of us is surprised.’” “I love the surprise that people get when they get off the table,” Tucker said. Most people that come to Synergy either have pain, or goals. Tucker said his most rewarding moments as a massage therapist is when he actively sees the positive change he has in a person’s life. Every single person that we work with, I’m using my exercise science degree.” “I’m so grateful for my degree from Auburn because I use it every day. Through massage, I am able to allow the soft tissue causing that dysfunction to return to its normal state, thus allowing the body to return to a more biomechanically neutral position.” “What I do is address biomechanical dysfunctions or disadvantages caused by repetitive stress or acute injuries. “I tell people all the time that I’ve never fixed a person, not in my entire life,” Tucker said. His Auburn biomechanics professor, Wendi Weimer, inspired him to truly understand how the body works. Tucker views his work through a more scientific lens utilizing measurement and biomechanics. A lot of times, a patient will say something that they don’t think is important but is a big part of what is going on with their body.” “I tell people all the time that I don’t listen to Enya I don’t have scented candles,” he said, laughing. Tucker’s approach as a massage therapist is a lot different than how most would view the profession. “Through massage therapy, I have much more time with them to be able to dive into what’s really going on.” I’m not going to get that interaction with them and truly understand the history of their injury and their body.”īuilding a relationship and a dialogue with his patients is crucial in aiding them in their health, Tucker said. “As a physical therapist, I would only see my patients maybe five to 10 minutes. “Massage therapy was everything I loved about being in sports medicine and helping support the sports industry, but with a lot less of the downside,” Tucker said. What he didn’t know was that he would fall in love with the profession and the thrill he still receives influencing people’s lives for the better. In 2007 he graduated from the Academy of Somatic Healing Arts, where he received certifications in Swedish, Clinical Sports and Neuromuscular Therapy. Wanting to take somewhat of a break from school between moving on to physical therapy training, Tucker thought massage therapy was a happy middle between wanting to continue in the same field while preparing for what he thought would be his career. After graduating from Auburn with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, he wanted to continue his education. Trey Tucker ’06 utilizes the words of the Auburn Creed, especially “the human touch,” to treat his patients with the best care possible as a massage therapist at Synergy Sports Wellness Institute in Atlanta.Īs a senior in high school, Tucker knew his path would lead him somewhere to sports medicine, but he didn’t know how.
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