Carrie Ann Inaba: Get a Massage to Benefit Arthritis Foundation - East Idaho News

Carrie Ann Inaba: Get a Massage to Benefit Arthritis Foundation

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133528 6526 ful?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1379495938221ABC/Adam Taylor(NEW YORK) — Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba encourages you to get a massage on Wednesday.

Inaba is a spokesperson for “Healing Hands for Arthritis,” a one-day event benefiting the Arthritis Foundation.  If you receive a one-hour massage or facial at a Massage Envy Spa location on Wednesday, it will donate $10 to the foundation.

Inaba herself suffers from an arthritic condition called spinal stenosis, in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. She says she first felt the effects of the condition several years ago.

Inaba recalls, “In 2007, while I was judging Dancing with the Stars, I noticed I was getting really severe pains in my neck and shoulders.  And I went to go find out what it was because it just wouldn’t quit and it wasn’t like anything I’d experienced before.”

She says she manages the pain through massages, acupuncture, and a diet of “non-inflammation foods.”

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