Amber Blackford, LMT

A local farm girl, wife of a cattleman, and mom of four beautiful kids. Amber graduated from Life Path School of Massage Therapy, Peoria IL in 1998. Amber is member of the AMTA, certified in Equine Massage, and originally planned to work with Equine athletes. But after doing an internship at Personal Performance with Doug Kleber n 1998, she discoverd a passion for and a better understanding of the human body. She has had the privilege of working alongside three doctors in Richmond Indiana, tending to patients who suffered from chronic pain patterns like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and arthritis. Amber has also seen the benefits of massage in a spa atmosphere, working at the French Lick Spa, in French Lick Indiana, as well as a few health clubs. Her work has been diverse depending on each client's need. The majority of her career has been at Personal Performance, which she loves! Amber firmly believes that massage, nutrition, and exercise all are key components to overall health and wellbeing. Trained in trigger point, sports massage, Neurostructural Integration Technique,and Swedish massage, Amber is passionate about the positive effects of massage therapy on the body and mind. She can provide a massage for post workout to help with sore stiff muscles, help with recovery from injury, rehabilitation, or surgery - or to just simplyhelp you unwind and forget about life stresses for an hour of relaxation.

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