Gets the spot between my shoulder blades
That knot I could never reach with my hands, this gets it in about two minutes against a wall. Hurts in the good way.
Three positions that cover most of what a desk does to your upper back.
Put the ball between the wall and the tight spot, lean in, and move slowly until you find the sore point. Hold it there for 20 to 30 seconds and keep breathing. Start here if it is your first time.
The same idea with your bodyweight behind it. Lie back with the ball under one side of your upper back, knees bent, and shift slowly. Keep it off your spine itself.
That is a full session. Longer is not better with trigger point work, and a few minutes daily beats one long go at the weekend.
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That knot I could never reach with my hands, this gets it in about two minutes against a wall. Hurts in the good way.
Ten minutes on this at lunch and my shoulders drop about an inch. Use it most days.
Took a few goes to get used to the spikes. Start light against a wall rather than lying on it on the floor.
My old lacrosse ball just slid around. The spikes actually grip and dig in properly.
Bought it for my back but I use it on my feet in the evening more than anything.
It's a spiky ball and it works. Nothing fancy. Wish it came in a slightly bigger size as well.
I was paying for a massage every month for shoulder tension. Have not booked one since.
Used it daily for six weeks and it has not gone soft or lost any spikes.
On carpet it grips fine. On my kitchen floor it shoots out from under you, so use it against a wall there.
Twenty minutes on this after a heavy pull session and my upper back is fine the next day.
One for home, one for the office. At this price it was not worth carrying it back and forth.
Getting the angle right against a wall took me a week. Once you find it, it is very effective.