Retired East York high school teacher Mike Pasquale is 70 but he still likes to lace up his skates and compete with pals as young as 55. Some of them are 80, in fact. He’s known many for decades. In the winter, Mike travels from his Parkview Hills home twice a week to play at East York Arena and Ted Reeve Arena. “It’s a good game of shinny but, we all skate hard, no slap shots, no hitting and, we are competitive,” says Mike. It’s good laughs and social too. That’s why a flare-up of the piriformis muscle in the lower back was “not a good scenario.” When the inflamed muscle pushes down on the sciatic nerve it causes major pain. Mike brought his problem to Hand and Stone Massage Spa at 85 Laird Drive (in Leaside Village). “Within some time, they had me back up on my skates and I was able to skate without pain and back to playing hockey.” Read Mike’s full testimonial.
