Mari was pleased that he was sitting, because yes, that did in fact help when it came to applying the pads, especially if the pain was on his neck and shoulders. "Okay, I'm going to have to ask you to take off your shirt. I know you're not used to doing things like that for girls, but this isn't show and tell. This is strictly medical." She grinned at him to let him know that she was joking. It was going to be harder to apply the pads if he had his shirt on still.
"You're going to have to be a little more specific than that," she said, as she gently touched parts of his neck and shoulders with her fingers. "Like, does it hurt here?" She slowly pressed on the base of his neck right over the bone that connected it to the shoulder. She continued on in a similar fashion all along his neck and shoulders, noting which places hurt so that she would have a better idea of where to apply the pads.