Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 11 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 11 Oct 2023
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Lower back pain 😑 Massaging the muscles at the sides of my hips helps but I don’t like the cheap foam roller. Trying to foam roll actually puts pressure on my joints from supporting my weight like that.
I end up just jamming my thumbs into the muscles but they bend back so I just use the heel of my hand. Wondering if a massage gun might be useful or is just a waste of money
Gluteus medius and minimus. They might be better accessed with a tennis ball or something firmer - rubber lacrosse or cricket balls maybe. I sometimes side-lie on my stainless water bottle as a way to self-massage them, it's a smaller diameter than my foam roller so it can get between the top part of the femur and the bony-wing of the pelvis, where those muscles hang out.
Good idea.
You might like to try a massage ball
You can also get ones with spikes.
I’ve got one with spikes but somehow it doesn’t work too well. It might be better to have a smaller firmer one
@melbaboutown @CEOofmyhouse56 a hard spikey massage ball like this little puppy can work wonders if muscle release is called for
Massage Guns are good but if you don't like to be roughed up then I'd look at massage seats. They slip on to a chair and you have a remote attached. Some of them can target problem areas.
My wife uses a tennis ball against the wall and leans into that.