A friend who is a traveling musician told me once that the one thing he REALLY needs on an airline flight is a tennis ball for the small of his back. Based on that, I took one with me the next time I flew. It was nice but not incredible… for me. But you might want to try it.
I give my wife a massage using a racquetball. It spreads the pressure around more evenly and keeps my fingers from getting tired (I use my palms to roll it along). The rough surface invigorates the skin as it rubs its way along and also exfoliates some of it. It is a good thing the balls are washable.
A tennis ball is great for getting knots out of your plantar fascia (bottom of the feet). I find a myoball works best for my back and shoulders… it’s bigger than a tennis ball and made out of firm foam, like the rollers you can find at the gym or physical therapy center.
mddshubby2005 about 3 years ago
“Fetch, lumbar, fetch!”
Concretionist about 3 years ago
A friend who is a traveling musician told me once that the one thing he REALLY needs on an airline flight is a tennis ball for the small of his back. Based on that, I took one with me the next time I flew. It was nice but not incredible… for me. But you might want to try it.
jpayne4040 about 3 years ago
I had a friend whose dog actually did this. My friend’s parents suspected that was the reason.
jel354 about 3 years ago
Shih tzu doing shiatsu.
DavidSharp Premium Member about 3 years ago
What’s wrong with a good old-fashioned stick? Dogs are spoiled rotten these days.
dflak about 3 years ago
I give my wife a massage using a racquetball. It spreads the pressure around more evenly and keeps my fingers from getting tired (I use my palms to roll it along). The rough surface invigorates the skin as it rubs its way along and also exfoliates some of it. It is a good thing the balls are washable.
J Short about 3 years ago
The trick is to find a 2 week old dead possum and roll on both at the same time; kind of a kill two birds kind of thing.
paddy about 3 years ago
My dog likes to roll in fox poo when we go for a walk in the woods. It’s disgusting.
Altar_Ego about 3 years ago
Our Britney-Fox Hound mix does this after several fetches
chromosome Premium Member about 3 years ago
A tennis ball is great for getting knots out of your plantar fascia (bottom of the feet). I find a myoball works best for my back and shoulders… it’s bigger than a tennis ball and made out of firm foam, like the rollers you can find at the gym or physical therapy center.
WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago
And by the time you’re about 11 years old, you’ll be needing 4 of them for a doggy walker.
Lightpainter Premium Member about 3 years ago
I tried using a tennis ball like the dog is doing, under my shoulder. Never again, it made the knots MUCH WORSE.
Daeder about 3 years ago
It really gets the ball rolling.
lindz.coop Premium Member about 3 years ago
Works for me.