Lucas & Lucas, LLC - Advanced Massage Therapy

12/05/2025

If you like cheesecake, Lilliana, at Habaneros Tex-Mex Kitchen, makes one that is mild, has a wonderful “yummie” factor, and can be bought by the slice or the whole cake.

Today, I bought a slice of strawberry.

It gets the “Kiki stamp of approval”. Yum!😋

You can find them at:
5105 FM 2351
Friendswood, TX 77546
P: 832-569-2289

12/04/2025

Many of you know we’ve been frequent flyers at Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Physical Therapy - Friendswood, for the past year-*plus*.

If you are in Friendswood and need a vestibular specialist at this facility, we’ve found someone who is great! 🙂

Christopher “Chris” Shields, DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy), can deal with common and complicated vestibular issues.

If you are dizzy, have balance issues or just need general PT, these are all in his wheelhouse.

He was previously at Memorial Hermann | Rockets Sports Medicine Institute – Texas Medical Center & TIRR (TIRR Memorial Hermann offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care that address the individual needs of each patient who has experienced a life altering injury or illness.)

“Dr. Shields’ areas of interest and specialization include vestibular and concussion management, spine, and general orthopedic injuries.”

I also learned that he was the coordinator for the Concussion/Vestibular Program at Memorial Hermann and has lectured on concussion & vestibular management, presented research and been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

We are definitely thankful for his expertise. 😌

11/30/2025

What an interesting blog post, by the Danish company, Arturel.

Acoustic panels explained - Understand sound absorption, NRC values and design choices that create better spaces for work, meetings and living.

11/27/2025

I just finished *part one* of our insurance for the new year (many of ya’ll know this is the time of year I do it, because I don’t get a lot of phone calls or have other business to do over Thanksgiving).

I’ll get part two done in the coming days/week.

👉 While I am here, I’d like to say, I am very thankful for patients, clients, friends, family, those who have held us in their hearts this year… and the ACA. As a small business owner, we’d be toast without it.

Have a great day and I’ll see everyone soon! ❤️🍂🍁🦃

PS: If you are liking that yellow paper… I got it from our local Buy Nothing Friendswood (Galveston County), TX page, a number of years ago. It is the gift that keeps on giving! 😃

11/24/2025

Look at this beautiful little specimen of a good luck charm, who was sitting on my door at the FWD office, when I got to work this afternoon! ❤️

11/18/2025

The Clutter Fairy is discussing “…steps we can take to prepare for changes that injury, illness, or disability can necessitate in our homes.”

11/16/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝. —- 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

A Friendswood client reached out to me, wanting to refer her nephew to my Houston location (𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢).

But, she felt comfortable enough to ask if I knew anyone who was good at their work, in his area.

That is the kind of trust I strive to build in my practice. ❤️

It is more important to me, to help my patients and clients get the care they want and/or need… than to try to only keep you in my practice, without passing on useful info that could possibly help you.

That includes:

• supporting my clients (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴) in their choice to see another massage therapist or chiropractor, if my days, hours, location or style of practice isn’t what is needed.

• also, providing references to others who may be a better fit *or* for adjunct care (𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘵𝘤.) when needed.

I gave her two references for therapists I know. 👍

In the end, he has decided he wants to travel to the Houston office. And, I will do my best to help him. 😌

It is a terribly complicated case, which includes three years of severe pain, a rib resection surgery, failed chiropractic care, PT sessions with minimal results and Airrosti sessions which haven’t lasted.

At this point, he is seeking advanced massage therapy and someone who can spend time providing site-specific work. It’s a big portion of my practice.

I can’t guarantee I will be the one to make the difference. But, I will certainly do my best, with the knowledge and experience I have. *care*

I hope to report back in a few months, that this gentleman is on his way to a better life and some beneficial pain reduction.

Thank you for the referral, and your trust. I appreciate you. ❤️

11/06/2025

I’m working with a client who will be auditioning for the Friendswood Wranglerettes in the future. 👍

Keeping a regular schedule of bodywork, maintains fluidity and reduces damage & muscle fatigue, due to the stress these drill skills put on the body.

When a parent chooses me to provide the additional support, I am always honored. 😌

But, I also applaud these parents (and the young adults they are raising), for choosing to adopt this type of work into their already busy regimen…

because I know that bodywork is one piece of the puzzle which consistently gives the student a significant edge in their sport, and creates a more resilient athlete.

I’ve seen:

• swimmers get faster,
• reach extend in dancers,
• volleyball players gain height in jumping and become more able to dip further under the ball, for that all amazing “save”,
• baseball players throw further and faster,
• cheerleaders recover quicker,
• and even synchronized swimmers maintain better underwater stability,

once implementing a good bodywork regimen.

If you have a student who may be in need of that extra edge, please call me.

I have the experience to help. 😌

11/01/2025

It’s time to change your Daylight Saving clocks… 🙂

10/30/2025

10/30/2025: Allrighty! It’s taken a bit of effort, but I’ve been able to get all of my cancelled/wait-list appointments back in the schedule, and have left messages for a few who haven’t made it back in the books yet.👍

Below is the roughly ¾ schedule I’ll be working until approximately mid-December.

Please call if you want to come in. I am currently booked out by about 2 weeks.

👉 PS: If you know me.. you know there may be an “-ish” on some of these numbers. 😉

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10/28/2025

Manfred asked that I post this note from him. He’s on the mend. 😌

10/27/2025

Sometimes I get something that I really like, that works. I need to be better about spreading that info!

My mom got me one of these pencil sharpeners for Christmas last year ❤️, and I *immediately* took it to work.

It’s been so great, I bought another one for home. 😊

It gets the Kiki stamp of approval! 🙃

Find it on Amazon, here-
https://a.co/d/je3Hte9