Tennis
balls or myoballs
(myofascial release
balls) are one of the most recommended physical therapy tools for recovery and
rehabilitation of soft tissue. They are
simple to use, readily available, and inexpensive. “How-to”
videos, pictures and articles are available for free online.
"Many
times I've heard claims that the material of a massage tool is “special,” and
found the claim to be as inflated as the price. But these balls not only do
feel kind of special to me, but they are inexpensive as well"
Paul Ingraham, RMT http://www.saveyourself.ca
Who
can benefit from tennis ball therapy?
EVERYONE and anyone! Balls are
used not only for physical therapy rehabilitation of shoulder injuries, back
injuries, IT Band syndrome, hips, glutes, quads, and calves….but also for day-to-day
self maintenance and recovery of soft tissue for active athletes including runners,
swimmers, weightlifters, anyone exercising a fitness regimen. Tennis ball
therapy can release the tight knotted sore muscles brough on by constant
sitting or bending over. The not only
can provide the deep soft tissue penetration or trigger point and myofascial
release, but also can be used to accomplish a level of joint mobilization.
ShiatsuMD
offers low cost MyoBalls
made of high density foam in a variety of sizes and densities to accommodate
different parts of the body and degrees of penetration need for trigger point
and myofascial release. The Shiatsu Bag
was created on that precept, and with multiple balls of varying density and
size provides several additional advantages over a single tennis ball or a few
balls in a sock. For the money, you can’t
beat a tennis ball or a Shiatsu Bag!
Here
are some links about tennis ball therapy and trigger
point release:
Tennis Ball
Massage for Myofascial
Pain Syndrome
Too many trigger points is known as myofascial pain syndrome.1 In this basic
Tennis
Ball Massage for Fibromyalgia Pain: Fibro Tip | Suite101.com
The tennis ball massage is a great way to relieve localized Fibromyalgia
... The tennis ball massage is easy to do. Simply take a tennis ball and rub it
...
Self-Myofascial
Release: Tennis Ball Underfoot
A couple of years ago at a Justin Price lecture, I heard him tell a group
of exercise ...
There are many misconceptions about the
use of tennis
balls, and many people are unaware of what a wonderful physical therapy aid
they can be.
Shoulder Rehab & Performance -
Information for Your Shoulder ...
Deep Tissue Massage with a tennis ball. If you've ever had shoulder pain,
then you know how miserable it can be. ... Physical Therapy Blogs ...
Tennis-ball
therapy
| The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii’s Newspaper
Tennis-ball trigger
point therapy can be helpful for aching feet
as well.
Acupressure and Trigger Point Therapy
for Sciatic Nerve Pain
when my sciatic nerve was really
irritated, the knee to chest exercise, the tennis ball treatments, trigger point therapy and
acupressure…
Stanford Sports Medicine Tip: Tennis Ball Therapy - Wellsphere
While a nice, deep tissue massage can often take care of…
Self Massage: Trigger Point Therapy | The Art of Balanced Living
I use a tennis ball to treat trigger points in my
back. ... my previous post about
self massage, I explained trigger
point therapy
T-Nation.com | Soft Tissue Work for Tough
Guys
A tennis
ball gives you the advantage of being MUCH more focused with your
soft tissue work…
Trigger Point Therapy
With A Tennis Ball |
Powerlifting Watch
Trigger Point Therapy With A
Tennis Ball
12 Keys to Shift: Tennis Ball Therapy
I used my old tennis balls
for trigger point therapy to
treat my sore and aching feet and back.
www.sagefitness.com/spage/spagebw1.html
Yemuna is a master instructor and author of
Body Rolling “On The Ball” therapy
Neck/Thoraccic Myofascial Release
Using a Tennis
Ball - No BS ...
Ok you meatheads, pay
attention. I've meant to do this for quite sometime