leg massage for achy muscles, does it help?

mikeouk
mikeouk Posts: 148
edited September 2012 in Road general
my legs ache today, and theres a thai massage place down the road, its raining, im bored, and wondered if its worth paying for a leg massage? does it help ease achy cycling legs? and guys, seriously, they actually do massage :mrgreen:

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  • kentphil
    kentphil Posts: 479
    try sitting in a cold bath. this pushes the blood to the leg core aiding muscle recovery. try an ice cold bath if your brave!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    you'll need a deep tissue massage, sadly, and they are painful
  • nutter_bed
    nutter_bed Posts: 87
    Hope this story had a happy ending ;)
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    A lot of those places have ladyboys in their employ. Massage isn't all you go there for :lol:
  • ovi
    ovi Posts: 396
    I use a bit of 4inch drainage pipe 2 ft long and just roll my legs on that about 10 times, if that helps.
  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    Rest ice compression elevation RICE works well for me, but not as much fun
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  • RichardKingston
    RichardKingston Posts: 60
    I had a deep tissue massage after London to Dover whenever it was this year. Usually there's a big queue as its free but as I managed to make it as one of the first down there I didn't have to wait. It hurt like hell and gave me cramp twice.

    I felt much better afterwards though!

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