Finally - I booked a massage!

Quite frankly, it took a bit of doing. That is, finding a massage therapist who participated in the Kaiser Permanente Affinity Program (see below) that was within a 20 mile range of my home AND who offered "sports" massage services. That is, massage focused on the needs of athletes. Doing the search was easy enough. I simply had to visit Choosehealthy.com and search based on my type of service needed and my zip code. I got a long list of massage providers, but the hard part was qualifying them. Choosehealthy.com didn't provide a lot of specific details and the majority of listed providers didn't have websites. So, I had to call several places to find one with whom I feel most comfortable. I called about 10 numbers. Surprisingly, many seemed clueless about "sport massage". In fact, a person called Dr. Acoba, with whom I spoke at The Wellness Center in Los Angeles (1055 Harper Ave.) seemed incompetent on the phone. Finally, I found Chiropractic West based in Santa Monica. They work with athletes, offer sports massage AND sounded smart/competent on the phone. So, I booked an appointment to check them out. Unfortunately, they are only open on Saturdays every other week. So, I have to wait a week to go for my first appointment. It's okay. With my schedule and LA traffic, I simply can't get to Santa Monica during the week.