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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

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

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You might like to try a massage ball

You can also get ones with spikes.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ve got one with spikes but somehow it doesn’t work too well. It might be better to have a smaller firmer one

[–] AWStephen@mastodon.au 3 points 1 year ago

@melbaboutown @CEOofmyhouse56 a hard spikey massage ball like this little puppy can work wonders if muscle release is called for

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