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Body Back Buddy

by Body Back Company
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (491 customer reviews)

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  • Can be used effectively over the entire body to treat aches, pains, and sore muscles
  • Alleviates pain and stress due to fibromyalgia and other chronic muscle conditions
  • Apply pressure to trigger points, and along the spine
  • Deep, powerful and strong pressure, that you control
  • Comes with a free 12 page instruction booklet

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Body Back Buddy + The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition + Trigger Points (Quick Study Academic)
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Product Description

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.

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 27 x 2 x 17 inches ; 1.5 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
  • ASIN: B0006VJ6TO
  • UPC: 827912060447
  • Item model number: 10100000003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (491 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
262 of 266 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Cadillac of Massage Tools January 22, 2010
By D. Kim
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The Body Back Buddy is by far the best hook massage tool in my collection for a number of reasons.

First off, I also own the standard S-Hook as well as the Theracane and from my experience with all three, this one is the winner by a long shot.

The S-Hook's main advantage is the ability to take it apart, which makes it very compact for travel purposes. But even still, I like to take the BBB with me unless compact space is absolutely critical.

The Thera-Cane's main advantage is its simplicity. It is one-sided and fairly light-weight compared to the BBB.

Now for the real review, the Body Back Buddy has many advantages over the above mentioned tools.

- 11 knobs in assorted sizes and shapes from small to round to pointy
- Large enough to command and control comfortably
- Handles are angled for better leverage compared to other tools
- Can use on practically every muscle group from abs, chest, shoulders, whole back, quads, hams, feet, neck, etc...
- Great conversation starter

Summary:
When I say I take my BBB with me everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE! It's that awesome! I'm at a computer for 10 hours-a-day almost every day and before I found the BBB, I had a hard time releasing tight muscles and trigger points. Although I did have the S-Hook and Theracane, I found myself not using them as much as I do the BBB. My best guess is that it just wasn't as effective and I quickly got tired of effort required. It's true that you can use your body weight and larger muscle groups to leverage the pressure on the aforementioned tools, but the BBB is just much better at it.

I especially love the pointy knobs for really digging into deep trigger points in the back, shoulder and feet. The center knob does a great job of releasing tension in the Multifidus muscles along the spine all the way up to the back of your neck.

TIPS:
- I highly recommend picking up The Frozen Shoulder Workbook and the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook if you're serious about learning how trigger points affect your body. The combination of the BBB and those books make a highly effective solution if you suffer from musculoskeletal issues. This combination helped me recover from a severe snowboarding accident as well as empower me to help myself AND learn about my body.
- There are so many creative ways to use this tool, years later, I still discover new uses!
- Try using the handle knobs to get your chest, abdomen areas. I've noticed that people often just ignore the handle knobs, myself included in the beginning.
- Breathing is crucial to getting that "release" or "squishing" on trigger points. Try to breathe and massage synergistically, focusing on expanding the area you're working on with the breath.
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77 of 80 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful tool! November 6, 2006
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.
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85 of 92 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars No way! It really works?! November 21, 2007
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."
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Made well
I have severe pain in neck and shoulders and I've had to wait to arrange an MD visit for evaluation. Read more
Published 2 days ago by C. Pottertacke
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Tool
Still learning how to use it. It is handy! Needs some getting used to. I would recomend this product to my friends and family.
Published 2 days ago by Fedon J. Capas Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars It works!
This Body Buddy really works well. It's just as good as the other more expensive models out on the market. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Jordan A. Bourne
4.0 out of 5 stars This helped me
I have a knot that shows up in my neck now and then and no (it's not from my wife) I sleep wrong and it shows up. Read more
Published 4 days ago by four lads
5.0 out of 5 stars Helps With Trigger Points
Who ever created this device put a lot of thought into the design and the location of the knobs. The most expensive piece of plastic I've probably ever purchased, but worth the... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Design Dude
5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly recommend for anyone with upper back and shoulder pain from...
This item is awesome!! I have had to pay for deep tissue massages for years. This lets me do the deep tissue massage to my shoulders all by myself, also allowing me to put just the... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Sherrie
3.0 out of 5 stars ok
Have not figured out exactly how to use. A little tricky getting in to positing. Still need to work with it more.
Published 13 days ago by Beverly Powers
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
This product is great! It serves its purpose more than adequately. My friends who have used mine were extremely impressed.
Published 16 days ago by Watergurl
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyday essential
I tried my friend's Back Buddy years ago and got this after I had a shiatsu massage, because even after the massage, I still had some knots in my shoulders. It works great. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Tu Thuy Tran
4.0 out of 5 stars Works great but DVD would be worth the extra bucks
All 5 of these similar items work the same, though this one has more knobs than any others. I'd have gladly paid an extra few bucks to see a physical therapist demonstrating how... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Gary S Rinzler MD
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