bebop, thanks for the tip. It would be just like me to make some sort of faux pas like that.

I did call my doctor's office and asked if they gave referrals to massage therapists. They said they would check with the doctor and call back. So a nurse called back and said the doctor wants to see me first. I told her I thought a massage could probably take care of this problem, but she wants the doc to see me and scheduled an appointment for Thursday. This is really strange because 2 weeks ago I was at my doctor's for something else (to see just a nurse) and I tried to get an appointment with my doctor for something unrelated and they told me they couldn't give me an appointment until the end of April because she is going on maternity leave in the first half of January and her schedule is booked solid. So today I call with a "non-problem"--the massage question--and she can suddenly fit me into her schedule in two days.

Well, that's off the massage topic, but I'll see what my doc says Thursday.

OrangeBlossom, thanks for the tip. I have not suffered sexual abuse so I hope I will be OK with the massage. I'm kind of a private person, but if they are professional and stick to the injured area, hopefully I will do OK.