If you have not seen a spinal surgeon, I would recommend going to one. I have a herniated L-5 disc and I thought I was out of options after having three rounds of epidural shots that were not helping very much. I went to the surgeon and got a prescription for pain medicine and went to a physical therapist for treatment. After the PT and working on the core muscles, I am not having as much pain or very little pain. I have avoided surgery for now, which is the good thing. Good luck. I hope you are able to get better.

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The Foam Roller, Workout & Massage $17.99 This DVD guides you through a rejuvenating workout that offers a number of benefits brought on by improved core strength and deep muscle massage.The foam roller is inexpensive, easy to store, and takes the place of large, bulky exercise equipment. You can even use it to give yourself a nice, relaxing, full back massage. In just minutes a day, you’ll strengthen and tone your arms, shoulders and abs…

Disk 1 of 2 – The Foam Roller, Workout & Massage – BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED Collection 2 DVDs $19.99 Raise your level of fitness and your confidence with your overall appearance with only a mat and a foam roller! The foam roller is an inexpensive tool that can help spice up your mat workouts with great benefits: a heavenly free massage for your back, hips and thighs; improved posture; better balance; more muscle strength and flexibility; impressive core strength; improved breathing capacity and r…

Yoga Therapy for Back Pain $15.70 Yoga Therapy for Back Pain includes 13 routines to help restore proper function to the entire back. These safe and gentle exercises increase mobility and reduce pain. This beautifully filmed DVD features five 15 minute & five 30 minute routines for the upper back, sciatic pain, bulging disk and sacro-iliac joint pain. Each condition is addressed separately, so you will get the proper care for your…

The Whartons’ Stretch Book $9.55 One of the dirty secrets of the fitness world is that for all the talk about the importance of stretching, many athletes and other fit people don’t bother with it. It’s hard to gauge the benefits, and it seems as if the time could be better spent running, lifting weights, or perfecting sports skills. This sentiment is expressed by Dr. Bob Arnot in the foreword to “The Whartons’ Stretch Book,”…

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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised $16.05 Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport’s No. 1 icon. He hosts an annual bodybuilding contest in Columbus, Ohio, and allows a column to be ghost-written under his name in a muscle magazine. Today’s bodybuilders may have bigger muscles than Arnold ever did, but everyone inside and outside the iron game gives hi…

Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series) $28.98 This superbly illustrated text familiarizes students with individual muscles and muscle systems and demonstrates basic clinical massage therapy techniques. More than 550 full-color illustrations of internal structures are embedded into photographs of live models to show each muscle or muscle group, surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist’s hands. Students see clearly which mus…

Traditional Chinese Medicine Cupping Therapy, 2e $52.89 This new edition explores and describes techniques of cupping in the context of traditional Chinese medicine theory. It provides a clear and detailed set of practical guidelines for applying this technique to various common conditions, and looks closely at issues of safety, expectation and theoretical principles of action. A DVD containing videoclips showing the 11 methods of cupping therapy plus…

It all depends on what state you live in. Every state has their own requirement for attaining certification or licensure in massage therapy, although the average is 500 hours. In order to practice sports massage safely and effectively you will not only want to study massage therapy but also make sure that your school is accredited and that they do offer sports massage in their curriculum. Sports massage involves so much from stimulating circulation, to proper strectching, to relieving muscle tension.

I have a Bachelors degree and also work fulltime, but I’ve managed to study and get licensed in nail care, skin care and massage therapy. If you really want to do it, it’s really not that bad. But if that isn’t an option, I would suggest placing an ad for a volunteer sports massage therapist. You may luck out and find a new massage therapy graduate who needs experience in this field. Just make sure they are certified/licensed and that they have professional liability insurance.

Hope this helps!

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Deep Tissue and Neuromuscular Therapy, The Extremities Video on DVD – Learn 47 Techniques from Sean Riehl of Real Bodywork $41.95 This video covers the rotator cuff, elbow, wrist, fingers, thumb, ankle & knee! Learn to alleviate pain with 47 highly effective neuromuscular techniques! Get a 3-dimensional view of the muscles, which have been modeled out of clay and feature computer generated trigger point referral overlays. This great video not only covers neuromuscular therapy, but includes functional assessment work, so you …

The Massage Book: 25th Anniversary Edition $10.53 Published in 1972 and continuously in print since then, The Massage Book introduced Swedish massage to American culture.Still current and well regarded, The Massage Book was listed by National Health magazine as the first of twenty-five best books that have changed our thinking about our health and our world.  Today, as alternative treatments are being discovered by mainstream health plans, mass…

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Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques $13.50 Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice.The book is divided into three sections. “Fundamentals” covers basic skills of palpation, explaining the deeper layers of t…

Why would they give a legitimate massage and then finish you off? They can make tons of money just on the legit massges alone? Why risk jail trying to combine the two? Either they’re going to give one or the other, not both. Tell you what you could do: you could send a hooker to masseuse school and then use her services exclusively.

And if you automatically equate a non-chiropractic massage with something sexual, then there a bunch of big burly Eastern European guys at the Russian steam room on Damen and Division that would like to have a word with you.

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Qi Gong For Beginners $6.94 QI GONG FOR BEGINNERS/ is the perfect way to explore and experience the numerous benefits of Qi Gong. Used for thousands of years in China to build energy, improve & maintain health and cultivate peace of mind, these easy to learn practices are designed to enhance you vitality and well being. This DVD contains 8 customized routines to increase your physical and mental energy, reduce stress, improv…

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