Reflex Balls

Reflex Balls

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Pain from muscle tension and strain is a common condition seen by healthcare professionals such as myotherapists and physiotherapists. The pain and tension can occur as an effect of an injury, or through daily activities and postures. Reflex balls are self-massage tools which utilize the principles of acupuncture, trigger point therapy and massage to maintain the benefits of your therapy session, and help you to continue to work out the problem areas. The simple, yet effective design, consists of densely packed rubber spines covering the surface of the ball. These spines act to stimulate the sensory organs of the skin, and the massaging action works to promote blood flow to the area. The combination of effects of the reflex ball act to promote healing, as well as reducing tension and pain. The reflex ball can be used with varying pressure, and can be centered on a single area or rolled to affect a broader area. The size of the ball appropriate for...
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Foam Rollers

Foam Rollers

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Self massage tools are becoming increasingly popular products in health care. Self massage allows you to prolong the benefits of your therapy session and continue to work out those tight, recurring problem areas. Foam Rollers can be used in many ways to target specific areas and conditions of the body. The general method of using a foam roller utilizes body weight to apply pressure to the desired area, with the roller underneath. While the roller can be used for almost any area of the body, it has been found to work best for the legs. When the foam roller originally came into use, athletes were instructed to use the roller to apply pressure to sensitive areas in their muscles, or areas of increased muscle density/tension sometimes called knots or trigger points. Today the roller is more commonly used to apply longer, more sweeping strokes to the large muscle groups such as the calves, quadriceps, and adductors and smaller more directed force to areas...
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Break Point for Rafa and his body

Break Point for Rafa and his body

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Already, Rafa Nadal is arguably the best tennis player of all-time, having dominated the strongest era of mens’ tennis for most of the last decade. But with ongoing back and knee problems, coupled with a recent wrist injury and surgery for appendicitis, it seems as though injuries may keep Rafa from elevating his greatness beyond debate. He is being treated by the top doctors from https://thememorialhospital.org/ for his back pain, but after every match, due to his rigorous gameplay, the back pain gets worse. This article will focus on his struggle with lower back pain and the increasingly-less-controversial stem cell treatment he will receive, as confirmed by his doctor yesterday. Nadal famously hurt his back for the first time in the 2014 Australian Open final against Stan Wawrinka, in which he was an overwhelming pre-match favourite to win his 14th grand slam. Why did this happen? Rafa later said that he first felt discomfort during the on-court warm-up for the final, before...
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