Thursday, February 18, 2010
Product Description
Body Back Buddy This popular design reflects years of feedback from massage therapists, chiropractors, and physical therapists. With 11 therapy knobs, the Body Back Buddy stimulates in between muscles and pinpoints trigger points for a more finely-tuned treatment. Engineered to be lightweight, strong and easy to use. Combines the best of the Body Back Buddy features for those who want the ultimate self massage tool. Overall length is 25 . Comes with a free 12 page instruction booklet. Directions: Hook the Body Back Buddy massage tool over your shoulder or around your side to treat hard to reach areas of the back, neck and shoulders. Hold it comfortably by the handles or the frame so that the therapy knob touches the affected muscle. Push away from your body with your lower or outside hand while guiding the therapy knob with the upper or inside hand. This leveraging technique creates self-directed pressure to the targeted muscle. You can also use the Body Back Buddy to apply healing pressure to many other parts of the body such as your legs, arms, feet, chest and hips. Its versatility allows you to approach each muscle from many angles in creative ways. Since there are hundreds of ways to use the Body Back Buddy, take a moment to experiment and find out what works best for you. Use it standing, sitting, lying down or with a partner. Place the therapy knob on the sore muscle (trigger point) and apply what you consider to be a comfortable amount of pressure. When this muscle compression is released it stimulates a therapeutic response. Pressure preferences vary from one person to another deep and intense or gentle and relaxing. However, only apply as much pressure as you feel comfortable with. More pressure is not necessarily better! Ten to thirty seconds is normally enough time to elicit a therapeutic response in the muscle. Applying too much pressure for too long causes the body to treat the pressure as an intrusion. For maximum results return to the treated areaTechnical Details
- Can be used effectively over the entire body
- Designed to apply pressure to trigger points
- 11 strategically placed therapy knobs
- Lifetime manufacturers warranty
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Customer Reviews
By tabbey (Oregon)
The Body Back Buddy is an excellent self massage tool. It was easy to manipulate to reach each trigger point on my body. It is a little awkward to use at first, but once you get the hang of it, it can be used easily. I use mine after every work out!
By Erin Vance (St. Louis, MO, USA)
I am constantly battling knots in my shoulders, and the Body Back Buddy is just what I need to get relief at the end of the day. The BBB is sturdy and well designed to allow you to work over most tight spots that are out of reach. The curved hook for shoulders alone is worth the price! I use it everyday, and I'm always finding new ways to apply it to different muscle groups. I am a triathlete and I use the BBB for post-workout recovery from longer or intense exercise. If you buy this product and a foam roller, you are going to be in great shape.
By All is on
After reading "The Trigger Point Therapy Book," I purchased the Body Back Buddy to work on my trigger points. I unfortunately got a little to harsh with the use of the Back Buddy...my nerves became inflamed. But I know now what pressure it takes to loosen the trigger points, especially in my back. Now I don't have to spend so much money going to massage or chiropractic.
By Ms Book (Roseburg, Oregon United States)
This has made a huge difference in my life!! I keep telling others about it, but I can't even get my husband to try it. It works!! It took a couple months of consistent use for me to finally get rid of the back pain I have had for years. I would suggest also buying a book on Trigger point therapy. I bought two: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition (Paperback)by Clair Davies and Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches & Migraines: Your Self-Treatment Workbook for Pain Relief (Paperback) Valerie Delaune (Author) . What I have gleaned from these is that you have to learn about your own body. For me, I can trigger migraines when too aggressive in my neck and head and can only use my hands lightly for these. The back buddy I use for my shoulders and back and use ice afterwards when the pain is more acute, its a learning process. I want to emphasize this, we are all different and you need to find what works for you, how much pressure, how long to hold the trigger point, how often to use the Backbuddy etc. The book is great because many times the trigger point is NOT where the pain is. After sitting for 2 months, when I was off work due to back pain and migraines, I ended up with some low back pain and some leg pain that also responded fairly quickly to the trigger point therapy since it had not been chronic. Acute pain ( new onset) may respond quicker than pain you have had for a long time. What I am dealing with now is because I stopped using the back buddy for 6-8 weeks at the end of the year because I had no pain, and my migraines had stopped!! yeah, but they came back, so like I said this is a process of learning about your own body. I guess I need to use the back buddy for maintenance when not having pain. Now, one month after the migraines started up again, and the back pain, the migraines have decreased considerably, but I still have many tender trigger points on my back. I was originally using the backbuddy for 30-60 secs for each trigger point when I first bought it August of 2009. This time I did not want to trigger a migraine since I was so tender, and started with 10 seconds. The books state 10- 60 seconds. I am now doing maybe 10-20 seconds and it seems enough. Another important point from the book is if pain is only on one side of your body you need to use the back buddy on BOTH sides. One of the books also states the trigger point should not be over a 7/10 pain with the back buddy- lighten up if too intense of a pain. After 3 months off and returning to work last year , my feet also hurt and I had a muscle at the side of my knee / calf that felt like I pulled it and hurt frequently. It took a couple months, but this pain also went away and the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook was necessary to know where the trigger points are for these areas. Now, I just go across my shoulders, down my spine and under my scapula and any other area on my back that is sore. Low back pain though has trigger points in buttocks and hips that the book really helped with identifying.
I have waited 6 months to write a review, so I could give a thorough review. I have had Migraines for about 20 years, they probably started earlier but were not frequent. I always had headaches, so did my Mom and sister. After working as a nursing assistant for 4 1/2 years after high school then another 30 years as an RN, I did manage to protect my low back, which is a common back problem, however my upper back, neck and shoulders ache. I have gone to massage for about 10 years and just tried to manage the migraines and ignore the back pain, not realizing how much ignoring the pain would be an issue. Finally last year, it became so bad I literally could not move without starting a migraine. Just standing up, going to the kitchen made the pain go from a 2 to 6/10 and taking a shower made it go to a level 10/10 pain. I ended up in Physical therapy for 2 months which helped me identify the cause of the pain which was just lifting my right arm. My whole time in Physical therapy was spent on relaxing the muscles with me having to ask for exercise after the first month, when my Doctor asked how much I could lift etc. I always thought physical therapy was about exercising, but my muscles were too tight I guess and they spent the time trying to relax my muscles. the first exercise I tried, I could feel the pain down my neck and down my back when I lifted my arm and pulled down with resistance.One physical therapist did spinal mobilization which helped me a lot, but its difficult to find someone trained in this. On my last day, I asked how I was going to manage the pain. It was better but not totally gone, and my massage therapist said my muscles felt so much better, but I could still feel the pain. The physical therapist suggested the theracane, and when I searched this on Amazon the Back Buddy came up also. This has made a HUGE difference in my life !! It is not expensive and even the books I mentioned are not expensive I especially recommend the first book Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, . The Backbuddy is supposed to come with instructions, but mine came with nothing and I looked it up online and the information that comes with the Backbuddy is very minimal. I think the book is essential to understanding Trigger Point therapy and how to use it to manage your pain. The books actually arrived a day or two before the backbuddy which gave me time to read first. Even though I ordered it all at the same time and I have Amazon Prime , I could not get support to understand all the products should have the same arrival date :) It worked out ok anyway. Now I am looking at The Original Backnobber II for travel ( it comes apart ). I use the point on the Backbuddy that points inward. I like this more than the round one and the Backnobber II only has the round ends, but it may be better than nothing. The Backbuddy is a bit large for travel, depending on where you are going. Hope this review helps, The backbuddy has been a lifesaver for me and I wish I had know about it years ago! I am using it in the morning and in the evening while I watch TV :)
By Malona
I bought this item expecting to use it for my back but it didn't come with an instruction booklet which was supposed to be included. Now it's a useless item. I wrote to the company who made it but they didn't even respond back.
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