Relax Ladies Massage Therapy

🌅 WHY DOES YOUR HEEL HURT SO BADLY IN THE MORNING?

Ever wake up, put your feet on the floor, and feel like you’re stepping on a nail?

Here’s what’s happening!

While you sleep, your ankle often rests in a pointed position, and the plantar fascia and calf tissues are relatively unloaded.

When you stand up, those tissues suddenly have to tolerate your body weight again.

This can cause that familiar sharp heel pain!

🦶 Try this BEFORE getting out of bed:

1️⃣ Gently pull your toes toward your shin.

2️⃣ Hold for 20–30 seconds.

3️⃣ Repeat three times.

4️⃣ Slowly move your ankles up and down.

5️⃣ Stand up gradually.

💡 Consistent stretching and strengthening can help improve plantar fasciitis symptoms over time.

💆‍♀️ Massage may also help reduce discomfort in the calf and foot muscles.

🦶 DO YOUR HEELS HURT WHEN YOU FIRST GET OUT OF BED?

You may be experiencing plantar fasciitis!

The plantar fascia is a thick band of connective tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot, connecting your heel bone to your toes.

Its job is to:
✅ Support your foot’s arch
✅ Help absorb and transfer forces when walking
✅ Assist with stability and movement
✅ Help your foot function like a spring

When this tissue becomes overloaded, it can develop irritation and degenerative changes, resulting in plantar fasciitis, also called plantar fasciopathy.

🚨 Common symptoms include:
• Sharp pain underneath the heel
• Pain with your first steps in the morning
• Discomfort after sitting for long periods
• Pain after prolonged standing or walking

💆‍♀️ Massage therapy may help relieve surrounding muscle tension and improve comfort, especially when combined with appropriate stretching and strengthening.

🌿 Relax Ladies Massage Therapy & Renewal Studio

Starting November 1 I will be raising the Buccal massage and Plantar Fasciitis foot massage to $35 - 30m.

For the rest of October these massages will be $20 - 30m.

I have also extended my Friday and Saturday hours.

Appointments | Relax Ladies Massage Therapy

Massage opening for 60m or 90m today at 330p

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High cortisol levels, particularly when sustained for too long due to chronic stress or medical conditions, can lead to muscle wasting (atrophy) throughout the body, including the hip muscles. Cortisol promotes the breakdown of muscle protein, which can cause muscle weakness and loss of mass over time.

Cortisol not only increases protein breakdown but also inhibits protein synthesis, the process by which muscles are repaired and rebuilt. This double effect significantly contributes to muscle loss.

As proximal muscles—those closest to the center of the body, such as the hip and shoulder muscles—are particularly vulnerable to the effects of cortisol, weakening of the hip muscles is a common result of chronically elevated levels.

Chronic stress is one of the worst things for your body not only for this muscle loss, but also it steals your libido, causes weight gain, especially in the stomach and face, anxiety, depression, extreme cravings for sugary and sweet treats, brain fog, rage/over stimulation, chronic fatigue, and insomnia, and, if levels remain elevated for long enough, chronic stress can even lead to an autoimmune condition.

I suffered with all of these symptoms right down to the chronic hip pain for over eight years until I learned everything that was happening to me was truly being caused by stress. I am, however, like most of you, and am unable to reduce even one percent of my stress! That’s why the herb Rhodiola is the best thing for this hustle culture because Rhodiola is actually able to reduce your internal stress levels even when you can’t reduce external stress! I will expand on this much more in the comments, but I personally lost 60 pounds and healed all of those symptoms in myself by taking a tincture of the herb Rhodiola every day!

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📖 References
📑On Cortisol-Induced Muscle Atrophy & Signaling Pathways: Schakman, O., Kalista, S., Barbé, C., Loumaye, A., & Thissen, J. P. (2015). The regulation of muscle mass by endogenous glucocorticoids. Frontiers in Physiology, 6, 12. PMID: 25699032
📑On Proximal Myopathy Targeting the Hip Girdle: Bahrani, S., Safaei, A., & Dehghani, A. (2022). Proximal muscle weakness as the sole manifestation of Cushing's syndrome: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 16(1), 475. PMID: 36544218
📑On the Mechanisms of Cortisol and Protein Degradation: Braun, T. P., & Marks, D. L. (2015). The regulation of muscle mass by endogenous glucocorticoids. Frontiers in Physiology, 6, 12. PMID: 25699032
📑On Pathophysiology and Intramuscular Fat Accumulation around the Hips: Vogel, O., & Zopf, K. (2021). Cushing syndrome associated myopathy: It is time for a unified perspective. Endocrinology and Metabolism, 36(3), 512–519. PMID: 34134448
📑On General Glucocorticoid Physiology & Muscle Wasting: Thau, L., Gandhi, J., & Sharma, S. (2025). Physiology, Cortisol. StatPearls Publishing. PMID: 30855827

I want to thank EVERYONE for making appointments with me! I have not been this busy in years!
I’m so happy to announce that the feedback for the Buccal and plantar fasciitis massages has been incredible! It warms my heart to be able to help people who have been in pain for so long!

I wanted to let know that I have openings Saturday the 19th @
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
And
1pm

Just shoot me a text to schedule 615.631.3950