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Pain Relieving Therapeutic, Spiky Acupressure Massage Balls

 

 

Using Your Theraballs

 

Use them to roll, rub, knead, twist, drag, and lean most of your sore spots away. You can use common solid objects to create deeper massage by leaning into your office chair, couch, walls, beds, floors and doors....Be creative and move around while you put pressure on the sore spots.

It should always feel good even if it's a little tender. If it hurts, use less pressure or discontinue treatment to that area. If the area gets worse or continues to cause you pain see a well trained registered massage therapist, physiotherapist, chiropractor or medical doctor. You should not suffer more than 5 to 7 days of pain in any particular area before seeking professional advice or treatment.

Warm Up the Area

To warm up your tissues, gently roll the ball over the area that you want to treat. Look for areas that are tender to your contact. Notice that the most tender areas usually feel more dense to your touch.

How to Release Your Neck and Shoulders

My favorite balls for this task are are the soft red and the orange. I like these because they have the most grip as you press, roll and twist these balls into your neck and shoulders.

These exercises work very well with a willing partner or by yourself, especially if they tend to put too much pressure into your neck and shoulders when they massage you with their hands.You may wish to leave this job to a professional

One technique which is great for preventing head aches is to place the the balls at the base of your neck roll into or away from the bony ridge.If you have a matching pair of balls you can also place them at the back of your neck and lie on them till your neck releases.

To help stretch your neck muscles, press the ball into your neck while you stretch away from the ball. Tracing the muscles in the front of your neck, start at the top of your collar bone rotating away from it. Continue to roll and twist the ball all the way up to the top of your neck just behind your ear.

How to Release Your Chest Muscles

Use the red or orange balls. With your hand, roll the ball over the top of your chest and along the side of your sternum (Pectoralis major and minor muscles). Roll lightly at first, locating some of the more tender areas. On the tender spots, anchor the ball and apply light to moderate pressure into the area while twisting the ball to stretch the skin. Your can also drag the ball, stretching the skin in an up, down and side to side motion.

How to Release Your Back Muscles.

Sitting at your office chair or couch place the blue, red, or yellow ball beside your spine. Slide your back sideways to push the ball outwards into the edge of the muscle (paraspinals) while breathing deeply. Inhale and then exhale slowly (count to seven each way). Focus on expanding and contracting your rib cage and spine into the ball. Hold for 30 seconds to 2 or 3 minutes. For extra effectiveness try moving your back to rotate your muscles over the ball.