She knows she bruises me and is always apologising for it. She has to release my muscles where they go into servere spasm. I was warned b4 we embarked on the cause of treatment that it is painful. The physio's were made to experience it and practice on each other b4 they were ever allow to use it on patients. And to be honest it's the only thing that's helped a bit 'nice' physio got me no where. I dread it but look forward to it, strange as it sounds lol