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I have a baseball sized KNOT in my hamstring. No amount of stretching, yoga or pilates was having ANY effect at all. The foam roller and the stretch bands were not releasing the pain in my legs. So tight, that I was forced to get a massage today in order to run tomorrow. The massage was wonderful in a painful sorta way… She had to do a lot of work on my legs to loosen them up! The point that I was at, there is NO way that I could have comfortably ran today.
In addition to the massage, I am now a believer in Epsom Salts.
So, may all the gods shine on me for my 18 miler starting at 4:30AM. My leg is sore but loose enough to run.
Check out this info from EnzymeStuff :
What are Epsom salts and how do they work?
Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate. Salts are just molecules that form because the parts have opposite electrical charges that bind together. Magnesium has a positive charge. Sulfate has a negative charge, and performs all sorts of unique biological functions. The two elements dissociate in solution (English translation: break apart and separate in liquid). Epsom salts are available at most local grocers or health food stores, or inexpensively in bulk at agricultural supply stores.
The magnesium and sulfate in the salts are absorbed into the body through the skin. Because the sulfur is already in the sulfate form, it does not need to be converted like other forms of sulfur do. Sulfate is thought to circulate in the body up to about nine hours. Any Epsom salts left on the skin may continue to be absorbed as long as it is still on the skin, offering continuous ‘timed-released’ input into the bloodstream – like medications given through skin patches. Many people on a typical ‘modern’ processed diet are very deficient in magnesium as well, which Epsom salts also supply in a highly available form. Main effects of insufficient magnesium are hyperness, irritability, anxiety, and muscle twitching or spasms. So the salts may provide two-way assistance.
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Wish me luck and I’ll see you in the comments section!
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Fitarella // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:28 am
GO,GO,GO Rach!!! Sending you super, light, quick, flyin’ runner vibes! You got this my friend!!!
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2 Fit Mommy // Aug 8, 2008 at 10:30 am
Thanks. Couldn’t sleep waiting for the starting gun (so to speak) at the moment.
3 Mark Salinas // Aug 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Good luck! Massages do wonders…don’t they?
4 FatFighter // Aug 8, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Ouch – I hope you knot is better. I, too, am a believer in Epsom salt – it works wonders.
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