After the sports massage work I had done by my staff last week, I had to fight the compulsion to right a gushing Yelp! review as I typically would when someone goes above and beyond. I’ll go the blog post route instead.

About 8 months ago I partially tore my vastus lateralis in a snatch pull. It began as a typical quad pull but has settled in as a deep visceral ache in the lateral hip that keeps me from being able to put any pressure on that side and sometimes gets in the way of squatting motions. This is a nuisance as it wakes me up at night. I work the rehab/ prehab moves regularly and that keeps it functional during training but I haven’t caught any heavy snatches successfully in 8 months and the direct pressure issue is persistent. That is, until I had some deep tissue work done last week.

The work was indirect focusing mostly on the posterior side of the joint and distally near the lateral side of the knee at the muscle’s insertion. I can’t say that it was a pleasant experience but the local tenderness was gone immediately after the session. The next morning I woke up to the sound of my alarm for the first time in 8 months. I realized then that I usually wake with hip pain a couple times per night. I can now sleep on either side and I’ve hit 4 consecutive snatches at 95% of my 1RM. I’m now 100% for the 1RM snatch in event #4 of this weekend’s Crossfit West Regionals. These are the sorts of results that people need when they come to me for help here in the clinic. I am fortunate to work with such a talented team. I can say without reservation that when searching for the best sports massage in Seattle, look no further than Shannon Lindstrand and Sonya Rosenberger here at Sports Medicine Northwest.

Thank You!!!