Product Description

Overview: Our original design, the Body Back Buddy Classic Trigger Point Massager is the granddaddy of massage tools. Well known for its ease of use and eleven therapy knobs, the Classic's generous curves reach farther and allow the greatest leveraged pressure of all our models. Larger and thicker than our other models, it comfortably accommodates large framed individuals. If you want deep, powerful and strong pressure, the Body Back Buddy Classic Trigger Point Massager is the tool for you. Overall length is 27 inches. Comes with a free 12 page instruction booklet.

Instructions: : Hook the Body Back Buddy Classic Trigger Point Massager 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 Classic Trigger Point Massager, take a moment to experiment and find out what works best for you. Use it standing, sitting, and lying down or with a partner. Place the therapy knob on the sore muscle and apply what you consider to be a comfortable amount of pressure. 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172 in Health and Beauty
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Body Back
• Model: Classic
• Dimensions: .75" h x 19.00" w x 24.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• The best in natural back care, Stimulates circulation!
• Recommended by doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists and massage therapists
• Relieve spasms, tight muscles, trigger points and pressure points
• Easily work on tight, difficult to reach muscles
• Overall length is 27 inches.

Customer Reviews

No way! It really works?!
That was my question to friends who have this crazy-looking self-massage tool. After 10 minutes, I was "hooked". The best thing is that you can relax--as one should when trying to reduce pain--and even laugh while you tie yourself in a pretzel exploring the impact of each knob on each pain spot. And it's incredibly versatile. Neck pain? Got it! Cramp in the arch of your foot? Fixed. Muscle knot that you can't reach yourself? No worries. Besides, even if it doesn't work, what a great conversation starter on a cold rainy night in the Pacific Northwest: "Top 10 ways to use the Buddy Massage Cane that aren't found in the directions."

Wonderful tool!
There is only one thing that I wish this tool would be and that is more travel friendly. It is a bit odd shaped and difficult to fit into a small to medium-sized gym bag and back pack. Otherwise I'd take it with me everywhere. It is very effective at getting rid of all the aches and pains developed after sleeping in a bad position, working long hours, sitting at a computer for too long, traveling, and over-exertion. I must have saved several hundred dollars in massage therapy and pain killer medication costs in the past year and a half that I've owned this.

One of the best self-massage tools around
First off, I usually have tightness in my shoulders and neck (probably from spending too much time in front of a computer all day at work). I also have stiffness in my lower back from time to time. The BBB is really effective at reaching all my knots and bringing relief through hitting those pressure points (on the neck, upper and lower shoulder blade, and all along the spine). What makes it so good is that when you position the "ball points" on those areas, the tool is designed so that you can use just modest leverage to get to the deep tissue. This is key because you can use this for quite a while and not get tired. I can't stress the importance of this enough. I find that with proper positioning, I can really get a lot of pressure by simply using my arm weight with modest effort.

Also, I find that with some practice you can actually slide the ball points along your tight areas, which more effectively mimics a real massage vs. just getting point pressure (which I find brings less relief). For instance, by gently laying on top of the bbb (facing up), I can get a very deep lower back massage - and all by myself!

The bbb is also very sturdy. Takes a little bit of experimentation to get used to it, but all in all, it's one of my favorite self-massage tools and I would highly recommend it.