“I feel a need to share what a true body healer this woman is. Karen lives and breathes her practice, desire to learn, and application of her layers of techniques to aide the person to recovery. She has helped me with back pain, my husband post shoulder and knee surgeries, and our growing athletic daughter, with painful joint paint from those growing pains. Karen is unlike any other therapist that I have met (and I work in a rehab facility). A gem. Thank you Karen for your healing hands, your passion to heal others, and the passion for yourself in being an excelled athlete. You amaze me and I admire your natural gift to heal and excel.”
- Molly Turner
“I experienced a bicycle crash 8 weeks prior to Ironman Vineman 140.6. The crash left me with a separated shoulder and 6 broken ribs (2 with multiple breaks). I was convinced my race season was over. I saw Karen Messersmith at Athletes Aligned two days after my accident. She treated me using Fascial Counterstrain. I experienced immediate pain relief increased range of motion and greatly improved breathing. I completed that race with PR and finished my season strongly. It would not have been possible without Karen’s treatments. I highly recommend Karen Messersmith and Athletes Aligned to athletes or anyone with injuries, decreased range of motion or experiencing pain.”
- Bruce Tidrick
I am an elite cat1 cyclist traveling the country and training full time for 2018. After The Tour of Gila (a 5 day stage race in NM) I came home to a mind and body that needed a break from rigorous training and bikes in general. Holding a space for endurance sports I decided to sign up for a marathon to add some variety and change things up. Soon after a few weeks of running to build some base, I started having some major hip pain. The type of pain that is begging for injury. Experience and listening to my body told me I had to recover and back it off. Though after some week or so later, something was still nagging and it wasn't seeming to get any better, in fact maybe worse. So I had a friend refer me to Karen at Athletes Aligned. We set an appointment days after reaching with her and I was ready for some relief. I even believed that I would never run again, that is until she explained the process, and after some time working with her not only did we clear all the issues I was back running days later and was on my way to new PRs and a body that felt brand new. I have recommended Karen to family, friends, and other athletes in my area. Any time I have an issue or need some tweaking I just reach out to her for some full body support and alignment.
- Darin Morgan
- Molly Turner
“I experienced a bicycle crash 8 weeks prior to Ironman Vineman 140.6. The crash left me with a separated shoulder and 6 broken ribs (2 with multiple breaks). I was convinced my race season was over. I saw Karen Messersmith at Athletes Aligned two days after my accident. She treated me using Fascial Counterstrain. I experienced immediate pain relief increased range of motion and greatly improved breathing. I completed that race with PR and finished my season strongly. It would not have been possible without Karen’s treatments. I highly recommend Karen Messersmith and Athletes Aligned to athletes or anyone with injuries, decreased range of motion or experiencing pain.”
- Bruce Tidrick
I am an elite cat1 cyclist traveling the country and training full time for 2018. After The Tour of Gila (a 5 day stage race in NM) I came home to a mind and body that needed a break from rigorous training and bikes in general. Holding a space for endurance sports I decided to sign up for a marathon to add some variety and change things up. Soon after a few weeks of running to build some base, I started having some major hip pain. The type of pain that is begging for injury. Experience and listening to my body told me I had to recover and back it off. Though after some week or so later, something was still nagging and it wasn't seeming to get any better, in fact maybe worse. So I had a friend refer me to Karen at Athletes Aligned. We set an appointment days after reaching with her and I was ready for some relief. I even believed that I would never run again, that is until she explained the process, and after some time working with her not only did we clear all the issues I was back running days later and was on my way to new PRs and a body that felt brand new. I have recommended Karen to family, friends, and other athletes in my area. Any time I have an issue or need some tweaking I just reach out to her for some full body support and alignment.
- Darin Morgan