[Vickie]

Wow I love this expansion of the discussion of managing a healthy back. Exercise is necessary but these tools are viable and I use them in my practice daily.

There is a tool that also can help you reach your pressure points without straining your body or needing another person to assist and is more specific than balls. You can get it in any good health food store (not the GNC). It is shaped like an "S" and is probably about 2-3 feet long. It has a number of stretegically placed blunt nose nodules that you can place exactly on your pressure/trigger point and because of the curves you can apply pressure with the greatest of ease.

When I return from the client I am running out now to see I will find a resource on the internet and supply a link. I don't want to endorse any one provider and personally love to support my local businesses when I can but a picture is worth a thousand words and you can know better what you are looking for.

Vickie