‘I see someone without pain and know I made a difference’ – massage therapist on why he has such a great job
Jack Morozov was born with a condition that left him nearly blind, and was bullied at school. Canadian doctors healed him, and he became a healer himself, learning massage therapy, which he practises on runners, dementia sufferers and others in Hong Kong
Jack Morozov came to Hong Kong from Canada three years ago to work as a massage therapist, a career that is not well known in the city.
“Our clients are mainly expats. Most locals have no idea what massage therapy is, they confuse us with conventional masseurs,” Morozov says.
Unlike sports massage, massage therapy also offers treatments for non-sports-related issues and for non-athletes: “We deal with problems like rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. We also have treatments for pregnant patients, and postnatal treatments,” he explains.
Morozov is now part of the team at Joint Dynamics. His work requires a genuine affinity for people. A regular client, popular ultra runner Samantha Chan, says: “He is kind and generous. You can feel that his motivation is fixing your problem, not making money. And he always smiles.”
Morozov’s own life, however, has not been all kindness and smiles.
He was born Evgeny Morozov, in Moscow, Russia, with an eye condition called chronic idiopathic uveitis – which causes extremely poor eyesight that can degenerate into total blindness.