It's Good to be Kneaded

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Emma was born on Monday the 3rd. So I've taken most of the week off to help with the boys. I'll be back at it Saturday.

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Successful grilling sessions. Happy 4th! @ Lomita, California

Massage Therapy has been cleared to open in Los Angeles County. Effective June 19th. My phone is blowing up!

Effective today (Friday, June 19), the following sectors can reopen with physical distancing and infection control protocols in place. View the updated Health Officer Order here:http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/HOO/HOO_COVID-19_Safer_at_Work_and_in_the_Community-Phase%203_06182020_WITH_APPENDICES.pdf

Here is your next muscle anatomy lessons:

Tensor Fasciae Latae (tensor fas-ci·-ae la·-tae) is a small muscle that originates from the anterior iliac crest, merges with iliotibial band, and attaches to the lateral condyle of the tibia.

Though small in size, the TFL works with a number of muscle groups to assist in movement and stabilization of both the hip and the knee. It works with gluteus medius and gluteus minimus to internally rotate and abduct the hip and with the gluteus maximus via the IT band to abduct the hip. It assists the re**us femoris in the flexion of the hip.

When the TFL is tight and locked up, it may cause pain in the hip joint, groin, buttock, lower back (over sacroiliac joint) and even the lateral aspect of the thigh. The most common reason of tight TFL is sitting for long hours at a desk or commuting in cars, which causes shortening and tightness of the hip flexors. Tightness of TFL is also common among athletes involved in horse riding, running, and cycling.

This illustrates the importance of proper self care, stretching and foamrolling the TFL an the IT band as well as having a highly skilled Sports Massage Therapist on your recovery team, so that a simple injury doesn't interfere with your training.

If you have a new or old soft tissue injury and would like to schedule a Sports Massage, contact me. I'm always happy to be of service.

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