More myofascial release roller success...

[Debaser]

You may remember me posting about squat problems before, and I believed (and bignate/supreme confirmed it) that it could be from chronic tension in certain areas.

Lo and behold, the biofoam roller does it's magic again...I have tremendous trigger points in the glute area, that I didn't catch before because I didn't experiment as much with leaning to emphasize certain areas of the glutes (which was silly on my part by to my credit I didn't know there was a problem there when I was doing the other roller work). After working on those just tonight my hamstring flexibility has increased by inches, instantly!

I also have HORRIBLE tension in the lower to mid back, which may be an overly tight quadratus lumborum, I'm not sure but whatever it is I'm going to be lying on that roller for quite awhile. This lower back tension could be another big factor in my hip pain.

Guys, I can't emphasize enough how much this simple tool has helped me. Get one! It's prehab/rehab value cannot be more highly recommended. I got mine at performbetter.com.

In the search for a better/stronger body, 50% of the battle is building a physically "correct" body. And for the hardasses out there, take my word for it, some of the rolling maneuvers hurt like nothing you've ever felt before.

 

[supreme]

The foam roll is great; You can also check out the "Stick" which is awesome for legs- its a like a small foam rolling pin that you can easily work over trouble spots on the legs.

There is also thera-ball, 3 diferent size balls you can put under your back/ hips to give direct pressure to release muscles ( or just use a tennis ball) and there is thera-cane, a unique cane shaped device used to find & release trigger points.

S

 

[Debaser]

The foam roll is great; You can also check out the "Stick" which is awesome for legs- its a like a small foam rolling pin that you can easily work over trouble spots on the legs.

There is also thera-ball, 3 diferent size balls you can put under your bac/k hips to give direct pressure to release muscles ( or just use a tennis ball) and there is thera-cane, a unique cane shaped device used to find & release trigger points.

S

Oh yeah I have the thera-cane. Works awesomely, especially for hitting trigger points in the upper back and the rotator cuff muscles.

 

[supreme]

Karma to you for being one of the only people I know (besides myself) that knows about & actually owns a thera-cane. Meatheads would probably just poke their eye out!

S

 

[bignate73]

i usually use a tennis ball for small spots on the back. i was afraid to buy the theracane. looks sortof perverted. LOL.

 

[MikeMartial]

Anecdotal stuff like this is gonna make me break down a buy one, no question!

I have a left hanstring that I've pulled twice in the past 3 months....do you think this roller would be a good tool for prevention and/or rehab?

 

[supreme]

Definately, You can use any of them. If you want to do it the cheap way - take a tennis ball and sit on a hard wooden bench, like a piano bench and put the ball under your ham and roll around to hit the tender spots and sit there untill it releases

If this is a recurrent injury it could be do to a weak TVA. The TVA is connected to the hamstring via the sacrotuberus ligamnent. Both form part of the Deep Longitudinal System. If the TVA is weak, the hamstring is over recruited to try to stabilize the lumbar spine. This is very common in runners, espec. sprinters who do improper core training i.e. just crunches.

S