Tennis balls or foam rollers for back pain relief; which is better and is self treatment a good idea?
Tennis balls or foam rollers for back pain relief; which is better and is self treatment a good idea? A recent article in Men’s Health suggested that using a tennis ball on sore muscles is a good way to get relief of back pain. The idea is based off of a 2009 study in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) stating that self massage on acupuncture points or sore areas in muscles can help relieve back pain by 28%. Read their article here. A tennis ball is a good tool because it is not too stiff, but can penetrate areas of
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