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LGharst

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sports massage therapist
Oct 21^st, 2009, 2:13pm

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a good sports massage therapist in the local area? After Farmdale I'm feeling pretty good, but:

a) I'm hoping any potential disposition toward particular injuries might be noticeable post-race. I'll be the first to admit I have less-than-perfect form.

b) After running last night, I think I might have overdone things just a wee bit and would like to address those issues

b) I just like to think I earned it! Cheesy

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

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jdavid Global Moderator Truth is, u can run faster- sometimes truth hurts. Posts: 253 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #1 - Oct 21^st, 2009, 2:43pm I have gone to Dawn Miller, Valerie at the OSF Center for Health, and Terry at By Nature's Hand in Dunlap. I've had very good results from all three. Jim
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LGharst IVS Marathoner Posts: 196 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #2 - Oct 21^st, 2009, 3:06pm Thanks Jim, That's 2 for Dawn Miller. Someone at work just told me about her too. I like the fact that she said Dawn didn't inflict more pain in the process (always a good thing...).
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Queen of the Dammed Squirrels IVS Ultra Marathoner Posts: 1291 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #3 - Oct 21^st, 2009, 3:25pm "someone at work"?! please refer to me by my self-appointed nom-de-plum, Ms. LGharst!
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LGharst IVS Marathoner Posts: 196 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #4 - Oct 21^st, 2009, 3:43pm Geez! Offense duly noted, oh Empress of impudent fuzzy woodland rodents! It shalt not come to pass again.
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ollie IVS Ultra Marathoner Posts: 906	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2009, 3:45pm Boyd's place (Steve Boyd) has fingers of steel; he'll get all of the knots out.
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LGharst

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Re: sports massage therapist
Reply #6 - Oct 22^nd, 2009, 11:10am

Ha! Thanks, Ollie! "Fingers of steel," huh?

I've actually only had one massage before. The masseuse found one particularly bad knot in my back and was quite, shall I say, enthusiastic about working it out. Although I felt much better afterward, I've never silently suffered through such excruciating pain in my life, not even childbirth.

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hkasube IVS Half Marathoner Running Rules! Posts: 82	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #7 - Oct 22^nd, 2009, 1:15pm Jody Brown in West Peoria can also help you a lot. She's a runner herself. Herb
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Thoroughbred_Filly

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Re: sports massage therapist
Reply #8 - Nov 15^th, 2009, 7:26pm

Quote from LGharst on Oct 22^nd, 2009, 11:10am:

Ha! Thanks, Ollie! "Fingers of steel," huh?

I've actually only had one massage before. The masseuse found one particularly bad knot in my back and was quite, shall I say, enthusiastic about working it out. Although I felt much better afterward, I've never silently suffered through such excruciating pain in my life, not even childbirth.

Oh yeah, that's worse than childbirth? I could believe it...I have knots the size of grapes all over my neck and along my spine and shoulder blades (a life of tension will do that, and throw in some decade-old nasty falls off my horse). My LMT likes to use some sort of trigger point therapy to work them out but holy mother do I want to SCREAM when she does it!

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E LAGODA IVS Marathoner Running Rules! Posts: 201	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #9 - Nov 19^th, 2009, 7:54pm Laura, For future sports massage call Artistic Touch in Bartonville, nice and close to home. Ask of Joan, she does my pre and post marathon massages. Ahhhhhh
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LGharst IVS Marathoner Posts: 196 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #10 - Nov 19^th, 2009, 9:31pm Thanks Elaine! I get my hair cut there, but I wasn't sure if their focus was more on frou-frou massages. I think I'll give her a try.
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The Big Willi Style IVS Ultra Marathoner Hawwww haw haw haw! Posts: 691 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #11 - Nov 21^st, 2009, 6:54pm I have got a felling lghast will fit in just fine on the forum. The Big Willi Style got a kick out of the Empress thing
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Queen of the Dammed Squirrels IVS Ultra Marathoner Posts: 1291 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #12 - Nov 21^st, 2009, 9:15pm The Big Willi Style may get a kick out of the "Empress Thing" but the Queen of the Dammed Squirrels DID NOT! If I ever meet this LGharst person, I'm going have my impudent fuzzy rodent friends kick her frou frou butt.
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Queen of the Dammed Squirrels IVS Ultra Marathoner Posts: 1291 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #13 - Nov 21^st, 2009, 9:17pm p.s. See ya tomorrow Laura...er... I mean Ms. LGharst.
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LGharst IVS Marathoner Posts: 196 Gender:	Re: sports massage therapist Reply #14 - Nov 21^st, 2009, 10:10pm Yeah, your little beasties will most definitely be able to kick my frou-frou behind tomorrow morning. I'm still hoping to get up to join you for your first loop - in which case I'll still be mostly asleep. If I'm not there by 6:15, don't wait - I'll just catch up with you at 8:00.
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