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DIY Massage

By DIY Maven

One drawback of being an avid do-it-yourself-er is muscle aches. The pain in your back and shoulders you’re left with might make you wonder if your work was worth your trouble. To help ease your discomfort, here’s a little trick from my sister the gym bunny.

What you need:

A clean tennis ball

A wall

A sore back and/or shoulders

What you do:

1. With a tennis ball in hand, find the nearest wall.

2. Stand with your back against the wall;

3. place the tennis ball between your back and wall,

4. and then, using your back, start rolling the ball.

Small circular movements feel heavenly and will ease those aching muscles. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a date with Mr. Dunlop.

 

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June 20, 2007
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DIY Maven

July 24, 2007
Sis heard this tip from a physical therapist at the health club who suggested tennis. I think the stress ball might be too squishy and the baseball too hard. But, hey, you can always give the a shot!
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baconthecat

July 23, 2007
Are tennis balls best, or will other balls work too? Like a baseball or a 'hand de-stressor ball" (made of red foam for squeezing when you get stressed out... he got it from his last job)? Or any spheric object?
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DIY Maven

July 23, 2007
Tell Mr. Bacon that the tennis ball technique really works. Like drool coming out the side of your mouth, don't want to stop because if feels so good kind of thing. TMI?? Sorry ;)
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baconthecat

July 22, 2007
I will suggest to Mr. Bacon the Cat! His work is mostly physical, plus he hurt his back playing football in high school, so he's constantly complaining about his back. It's been a lot better lately and I've also tried my hand (literally...ha!) at giving him back massages, although I'm in no way an expert at all.

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