Runner’s knee is a common overuse injury.  There are several different reasons it may occur.  Runner’s knee most often happens when your patella(kneecap) is not in proper alignment.  Over time, the carriage on your patella can wear down.  When this occurs, you may feel pain around the patella, particularly when going up or down stairs, sitting for a long time with the knee bent, or when squatting.  You should not just suck it up and keep going when you feel knee pain.  If it is due to misalignment of the knee cap it can lead to further damage and cause permanent problems.  Rest and recovery are huge components when it comes to running injuries or for any injury.  Ice, elevation and stretching can also help  Combining strength training into your exercise routine is very important.  Lastly, for runners, proper sports massage can help keep balance in the muscles and prevent misalignment, aid in recovery, and allow you to slowly increase performance.  Exercise is a great way to take care of your boy and prolong long term health.  However, if you overwork it and don’t allow the muscles the proper recovery, it will lead to injury.

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Many people have asked me what Sports Massage is. I’ll do my best to answer some of these questions in this blog. Is it something that the elite athletes in the NBA or NFL receive after their games? Is it just for Olympic Athletes? Is Sports Massage it’s own technique or modality? My definition would be this: Sports Massage is not a specific modality or technique. It is applying certain massage techniques from a variety of modalities to a specific clientele. Athletes! What type of athletes? All of them! I personally have worked on ballet dancers, MMA fighters, roller derby girls, speed skaters, runners, rock climbers, triathletes, football players, baseball players, soccer players, fitness competitors, and even desk jockeys! You name the type of athlete and I’ve probably worked on them. So, my point is it’s for every athlete from the weekend jogger to the Professional athlete.

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Are you having neck pain? Neck tension is one of the top reasons we treat clients at Blue Water Bodywork. The term we like to use around the studio is “Tech Neck”. Most of us are sitting at a desk all day with our heads down and shoulders slumped forward staring at a monitor or a phone or some type of wireless device. This constant tilting forward of the head is called a chronic holding pattern. This particular holding pattern creates two problems. First, It causes the neck muscles in the anterior or front portion of the neck to become locked short. It’s kind of like the muscles are stuck in a shortened or contracted state. Next, the tight or short muscles in the front create elongated or overstretched muscles in the posterior or back of the neck. When ever a muscle or set up muscles in a contracted or shortened state, the antagonist or opposite muscle or set of muscles has no choice but to do the opposite. These overstretched muscles become rigid and weak and create tension on their attachments sights. The most common areas to feel pain are the base of the skull at the occipital ridge and the upper medial border of your scapula(shoulder blade). There are a few ways to try and correct this.

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